Republican Huckabee says 2 states in Holy Land ‘unrealistic,’ supports Israeli settlementsJERUSALEM — Former U.S. presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Tuesday there should be no Palestinian state in the West Bank and endorsed Israeli settlements there, sharply disagreeing with Washington and much of the world. Republican Huckabee says 2 states ‘unrealistic’ in Holy Land, backs Israel settlementsJERUSALEM — Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is pressing on with a provocative tour of Israel and backing Israel’s policies at the heart of increasingly tense U.S.-Israeli relations. Israel may publicly refuse settlement freeze, but officials say new projects quietly blockedJERUSALEM — Israel has quietly stopped approving new building projects in the West Bank while publicly still refusing U.S. demands for a formal settlement freeze, officials, peace activists and settlers said Tuesday. Obama wants Mubarak to play a greater role in facilitating talks between Israel, PalestiniansWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to restore Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak as the U.S. ace-in-the-hole in its decades-long effort to forge an elusive peace among Israel and the Arabs. Former Republican presidential hopeful Huckabee criticizes US policy on Israeli settlementsJERUSALEM — The U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements, hindering peace negotiations, former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Israel on Monday. Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some IsraelisJERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country’s culture wars. Hamas asserts control of Gaza Strip after bloody battle with radical Muslim groupGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s Hamas rulers said they had restored law and order to the seaside territory Sunday after a bloody weekend of clashes with an al-Qaida-inspired group. Hamas chief concerned about Iran turmoil, says it won’t affect support for his groupBEIRUT — The top Hamas leader said he is concerned about the postelection turmoil in Iran but does not think it will endanger Tehran’s support for the Palestinian militant group. Leader of al-Qaida-inspired group kills himself in Gaza shootout with HamasRAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas crushed an al-Qaida-inspired group in an hours-long standoff that came to a fiery end when a large explosion killed the radical Muslim group’s leader inside his Gaza home on Saturday. Hamas says leader of al-Qaida-inspired group killed in Gaza shootoutRAFAH, Gaza Strip — The leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group in the Gaza Strip blew himself up during a shootout Saturday with security forces that killed 24 people. The jihadis have posed one of the biggest challenges to Hamas since the militant group seized power in Gaza two years ago. Gunbattles between Islamic radicals and Hamas security forces kills 13, wounds 100 in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Islamic radicals from an al-Qaida-inspired group battled Hamas security in the Gaza Strip Friday in shootouts that killed at least 13 people. Gunbattle between Islamic radicals and Hamas security forces kills 7 in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Islamic radicals from an al-Qaida-inspired group battled Hamas security in the Gaza Strip Friday in a shootout that killed at least seven people. 5 dead in Gaza gunbattle between Islamic radicals and Hamas security forcesGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Islamic radicals from an al-Qaida-inspired group battled Hamas security in the Gaza Strip Friday in a shootout that killed five people. Human Rights Watch calls for probe into killings of Gaza civilians carrying white flagsJERUSALEM — A new report by Human Rights Watch charged Thursday that Israeli soldiers killed eleven unarmed Palestinian civilians who were carrying white flags in shooting incidents during Israel’s offensive in Gaza earlier this year. Palestinian Fatah movement brings in younger leaders in boost for Mideast peace effortsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Fatah has elected a rejuvenated leadership that will likely bring the mainstream Palestinian movement more in line with President Barack Obama’s vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, according to unofficial results released Tuesday. A look at some of the newly elected Fatah leadersA look at some of the main figures elected to the 23-member Central Committee of the Western-backed Fatah organization. New faces gain ground in historic vote for leadership of Palestinian Fatah movementBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering its credentials as the West’s best hope for Mideast peace, according to preliminary voting results. Palestinian Fatah movement puts forth some new faces in historic voteBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering the movement’s credentials as the West’s best hope for Mideast peace, according to early voting results. Early results show younger leaders elected in historic Palestinian Fatah movement voteBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Polling officials say the Palestinian Fatah movement has elected a slate of younger leaders to its highest body at its first conference in 20 years. Israeli aircraft bombed tunnel near Gaza border
Only Israeli member of Palestinian group seeks key position at Fatah conferenceBETHLEHEM, West Bank —The only known Israeli Jewish member of the Palestinian group Fatah announced Sunday he was seeking a position in the movement’s key decision-making body. Rare Fatah convention annoints Palestinian president as party leaderBETHLEHEM, West Bank —Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was re-elected to lead his Fatah movement Saturday at its first convention in two decades, giving him a new mandate for peace talks with Israel, if he can also heal divisions among his people. Israeli diplomat warns public clashes with US badly damaging Israeli standingJERUSALEM — A senior Israeli diplomat has warned that his government’s confrontational attitude toward the Obama administration is seriously harming Israel’s standing, according to a TV report broadcast Thursday. Rights group: “strong evidence” Hamas committed war crimes by targeting Israeli civiliansGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A prominent human rights group said there is “strong evidence” that Gaza’s Hamas rulers committed war crimes by allowing militants to fire rockets from the territory that killed civilians in Israel, according to a report released Thursday. Republican delegation in Israel criticizes Obama’s policy on Israel settlementsJERUSALEM — The Obama administration’s policy on Israel is misguided, puts too much emphasis on the issue of settlements and ignores the bigger threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, a U.S. delegation of Republican congressmen visiting Israel said Thursday. Angry arguments over money and elections erupt at first Fatah conference in 20 yearsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Angry arguments over elections and money erupted Wednesday between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah activists on the second day of the movement’s convention. At Fatah’s first convention in 20 years, Abbas asks delegates to give peace talks a chanceBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday urged members of his aging and rivalry-ridden Fatah movement — meeting for the first time in two decades — to give peace talks with Israel a chance, despite many setbacks and few achievements. Abbas tells party congress that Palestinians must stick with peace talksBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas launched his Fatah movement’s first conference in two decades Tuesday with a call for his people to limit their resistance to Israel to marches and protests and not to abandon peace talks despite years of setbacks. Palestinians’ Fatah movement seeks renewal, battles chaos in first convention in 20 yearsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinians’ Fatah movement came together Tuesday for its first convention in 20 years, trying to rise from division and defeat with a pragmatic political program and new leaders in what its supporters hope will be the final push toward Palestinian statehood. AP coverage of US Airways splashdown in Hudson River gets APME deadline reporting awardNEW YORK — AP’s fast, multidimensional coverage of the splashdown of a passenger jet into the Hudson River has been honored for Deadline Reporting by the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. |
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JERUSALEM —Israeli warplanes bombed a smuggling tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border early Monday in response to Palestinian rocket and mortar fire, in a brief flare-up of violence at a time of relative quiet in the volatile Palestinian territory.
