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	<title>Breaking News &#187; West Bank</title>
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		<title>Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Hubbard</dc:creator>
		
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Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years.
As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/" title="Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel gives response to Hamas prisoner swap offer

JERUSALEM — Israel said Tuesday that it would not bargain &#8220;at any cost&#8221; to secure the release of a soldier held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, and relayed a list of Palestinian prisoners that it wants to deport as part of a proposed swap between two .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/radio-israel-has-relayed-its-response-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captured-soldier-247115/">Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Prisoner swap talks enter critical phase in Israel

JERUSALEM — Israel wrapped up marathon top-level meetings early Tuesday without announcing whether it has agreed to accept Gaza militants&#8217; demand to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a lone Israeli serviceman.
A decision to pay that lopsided price for 23-year-old Sgt. Gilad Schalit could reshuffle Mideast politics in unpredictable .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-cabinet-ministers-debate-whether-to-trade-1000-palestinian-prisoners-for-lone-soldier-246968/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered land swap

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed concessions.
The Palestinians did not respond to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-olmert-reportedly-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245208/" title="Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered land swap
JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed peace offer to the Palestinians.

The September ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-israels-olmert-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245136/" title="Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/haaretz-nespaper-says-olmert-offered-ceding-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settler-blocs-245132/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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paper: Olmert offered land swap for settlements

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed concessions.
The Palestinians did not respond ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haaretz-nespaper-says-olmert-offered-ceding-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settler-blocs-245132/">Read more : Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-olmert-offered-to-expand-gaza-in-exchange-for-settlement-blocs-245125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Newspaper: Olmert proposed expanding Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Haaretz daily says former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed giving the Palestinians 100 square kilometers (38 sq. miles) of Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip in exchange for West Bank settlement blocs.

Olmert presented this map to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in September 2008. Abbas did not respond and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-olmert-offered-to-expand-gaza-in-exchange-for-settlement-blocs-245125/">Source &nbsp;: Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas to Israel: if settlements frozen for 6 months, peace deal doable in that time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Abbas says peace deal possible in 6 months

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has told Israel&#8217;s defense minister a peace deal could be reached in six months if Israel freezes settlement construction during that time.
Abbas says he made the proposal when he spoke on the phone with Ehud Barak three weeks .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-to-israel-if-settlements-frozen-for-6-months-peace-deal-doable-in-that-time-244593/" title="Abbas to Israel: if settlements frozen for 6 months, peace deal doable in that time">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Hamas blames Israel for breakdown in Schalit talks

TEHRAN, Iran — Israeli intransigence caused a breakdown in negotiations to release an Israeli soldier held by the militant Palestinian group Hamas, its leader said Tuesday.
Speaking in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Khaled Mashaal said the Israelis have no choice but to free the Palestinian prisoners Hamas wants .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-chief-says-israel-will-only-get-back-schalit-if-it-agrees-to-groups-conditions-244372/">Source &nbsp;: Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian Christians during holiday season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-to-ease-restrictions-on-palestinian-christians-during-holiday-season-243844/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel eases restrictions on Palestinians for Xmas

GUSH ETZION, West Bank — Israeli military officials say they are easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank for the holiday season.
Lt. Col. Eyad Sirhan says thousands of West Bank Christians will be issued monthlong permits to enter Israel to visit Jerusalem&#8217;s holy sites. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-to-ease-restrictions-on-palestinian-christians-during-holiday-season-243844/">Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian Christians during holiday season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched

YASUF, West Bank — Israel&#8217;s chief rabbi has made a rare visit to a Palestinian village to condemn a mosque blaze that Palestinians say was carried out by Jewish West Bank settlers.
Rabbi Yona Metzger said during his visit to Yasuf on Monday that the Jewish people are particularly ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/">Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-anniversary-rally-draws-huge-crowd-showing-group-still-has-strong-support-after-war-243822/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas rally shows it still has strong Gaza support

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters thronged downtown Gaza City Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group&#8217;s founding, a massive display that showed the Islamic militants still enjoy broad support despite years of rule that have led to war, poverty ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-anniversary-rally-draws-huge-crowd-showing-group-still-has-strong-support-after-war-243822/">Read more : Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-celebrates-anniversary-of-1987-founding-with-rallies-amid-gazas-poverty-and-war-damage-243646/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas celebrates anniversary in war-damaged Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters thronged downtown Gaza City Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group&#8217;s founding, in a massive display that showed the Islamic militants still enjoy broad support despite years of rule that have led to war, poverty and isolation.
Gaza .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-celebrates-anniversary-of-1987-founding-with-rallies-amid-gazas-poverty-and-war-damage-243646/" title="Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli police: Assailants vandalize mosque, holy books in West Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Assailants vandalize West Bank mosque
YASUF, West Bank — Assailants vandalized a Palestinian mosque early Friday, burning prayer carpets and holy books, and leaving behind Hebrew graffiti indicating the rampage was the work of settlers angry over Israel&#8217;s plans to curb settlement construction.

Israeli settlers have repeatedly attacked Palestinians and their property in response to Israeli Prime .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-assailants-vandalize-mosque-holy-books-in-west-bank-242807/">Original article &nbsp;: Israeli police: Assailants vandalize mosque, holy books in West Bank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Facing uproar, Israeli prime minister offers funds, benefits to West Bank settlers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/facing-uproar-israeli-prime-minister-offers-funds-benefits-to-west-bank-settlers-242518/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli PM offers new benefits to settlers

JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s prime minister has proposed offering additional funds and new social benefits to tens of thousands of Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
The plan appears to be an attempt by Benjamin Netanyahu to soothe tensions with the settlers, who are furious over new restrictions on construction in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/facing-uproar-israeli-prime-minister-offers-funds-benefits-to-west-bank-settlers-242518/" title="Facing uproar, Israeli prime minister offers funds, benefits to West Bank settlers">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for &#8216;terrorist&#8217; label in &#8216;Bruno&#8217; movie</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-sues-sacha-baron-cohen-letterman-others-for-terrorist-label-in-bruno-movie-242249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinian files $110M libel suit over &#8216;Bruno&#8217;

WASHINGTON — A Palestinian shopkeeper and father portrayed as a terrorist in the movie &#8220;Bruno&#8221; is suing film star Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and others for libel and slander.
The lawsuit filed last week by Ayman Abu Aita in District of Columbia federal court seeks $110 million in damages.
In .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-sues-sacha-baron-cohen-letterman-others-for-terrorist-label-in-bruno-movie-242249/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for &#8216;terrorist&#8217; label in &#8216;Bruno&#8217; movie</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu says settlement freeze proves Israel wants peace, while Palestinians don&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Netanyahu: Building halt proves Israel wants peace

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Cabinet&#8217;s decision to freeze West Bank settlement construction proves Israel wants peace.
He also says Sunday that the Palestinians&#8217; rejection of his offer shows that they are an obstacle to a peace deal.
West Bank Jewish settlers are fuming over Netanyahu&#8217;s decision ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-says-settlement-freeze-proves-israel-wants-peace-while-palestinians-dont-240557/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Netanyahu says settlement freeze proves Israel wants peace, while Palestinians don&#8217;t</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Settler leaders vow to continue to resist Israel government order to freeze West Bank building</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Settlers resist Israeli building freeze order

JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers pressed on Thursday with their refusal to abide by a government-ordered freeze on building in West Bank settlements, and blocked inspectors from entering one such community to enforce the edict.
Leaders of the settlers met with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, who was expected to try to placate ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/settler-leaders-vow-to-continue-to-resist-israel-government-order-to-freeze-west-bank-building-239093/">Read more : Settler leaders vow to continue to resist Israel government order to freeze West Bank building</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli police arrest West Bank settler leader who blocked troops from stopping construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli police arrest settler leader in West Bank

JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers say police have arrested the mayor of a West Bank Jewish community after settlers blocked security from enforcing a construction freeze.
Settler spokesman Yishai Hollender say police apprehended Avi Naim for disrupting a police officer in the line of duty.
He said Naim and a group  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-arrest-west-bank-settler-leader-who-blocked-troops-from-stopping-construction-238662/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas official: Significant gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas: Gaps remain over prisoner deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A senior Hamas official says the Islamic militant group is still sparring with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.

The assessment signaled there are still significant gaps over the emerging deal. Last week, Israeli and Hamas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-official-significant-gaps-remain-over-prisoner-swap-with-israel-237614/">Source &nbsp;: Hamas official: Significant gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-expected-israeli-offer-for-settlement-freeze-is-not-enough-235705/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians cool to expected Israeli offer

JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials are rejecting an expected offer from Israel&#8217;s prime minister to partially freeze West Bank settlement construction, even before it is made public.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s office is refusing to comment on Israeli reports that he will announce the freeze later Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Israel TV said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-expected-israeli-offer-for-settlement-freeze-is-not-enough-235705/">Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas officials: prisoner swap deal snagging on names of top militants to be released</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-officials-prisoner-swap-deal-snagging-on-names-of-top-militants-to-be-released-235679/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas: Prisoner swap snagged on top militants

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Prisoner swap talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed and a deal is unlikely in the coming days, Hamas officials said Wednesday.
Israel is objecting to some of the names put forward ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-officials-prisoner-swap-deal-snagging-on-names-of-top-militants-to-be-released-235679/">Read : Hamas officials: prisoner swap deal snagging on names of top militants to be released</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal
JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants was imminent.

After three years of troubled negotiations, officials in Israel and the Gaza Strip have recently reported progress toward clinching a deal to swap Sgt. Gilad ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-no-prisoner-swap-deal-yet-and-there-might-not-be-one-235017/" title="Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-britain-criticize-israeli-plan-to-expand-jerusalem-jewish-neighborhood-231232/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinians, UK criticize Jerusalem building plan

JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday deposited a plan to build 900 more housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, drawing criticism from the Palestinians and Britain.
By depositing the plan, the Jerusalem district planning commission opened the proposed project to comments, objections and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-britain-criticize-israeli-plan-to-expand-jerusalem-jewish-neighborhood-231232/">Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest

JERUSALEM — The Israeli army has punished a group of soldiers for protesting the forcible evacuation of settler homes in the West Bank.
The army says the troops refused to follow orders during the military&#8217;s evacuation of settlers on Monday at an unauthorized outpost and hoisted a sign opposing settlement ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-military-punishes-troops-for-protesting-west-bank-settlement-evacuation-231020/">Original article on  : Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians seek EU support for independence

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli consent.
The idea of seeking U.N. intervention has been gaining steam in the Arab world as the impasse in peacemaking drags on. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-ask-eu-to-back-effort-to-win-un-recognition-of-independence-230561/">Original article on  : Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM — A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone.
A ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-want-un-to-endorse-state-israel-threatens-its-own-unilateral-steps-in-response-230109/">Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will respond to unilateral Palestinian steps with one-sided steps of its own. It was his first response to a Palestinian initiative to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a Palestinian state.
The new Palestinian initiative is seen as an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-unilateral-palestinian-steps-will-bring-israeli-response-230080/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel&#8217;s consent because they are losing faith in the peace talks.
The idea appeared to be largely symbolic. The U.S., Israel&#8217;s closest ally, would likely veto any initiative .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-say-they-will-seek-un-recognition-for-independence-without-israeli-consent-229923/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas to remain president as Palestinian elections delayed; militant group Hamas blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn&#8217;t want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast.
The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that January&#8217;s scheduled vote should be put off because of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-to-remain-president-as-palestinian-elections-delayed-militant-group-hamas-blamed-227555/">Read : Abbas to remain president as Palestinian elections delayed; militant group Hamas blamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court

JERUSALEM — A female Palestinian student who says she was handcuffed, blindfolded and hauled off to the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army in the middle of the night late last month, asked Israel&#8217;s supreme court Thursday to let her return to her studies in the West Bank.
The incident .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-bank-student-blindfolded-expelled-in-handcuffs-to-gaza-petitions-israel-to-return-227193/">Read the original article &nbsp;: West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opening way for Abbas to stay in office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January&#8217;s presidential vote, a step that could result in embattled President Mahmoud Abbas staying in office indefinitely.
Abbas, who must approve the recommendation, had vowed not to run for re-election because of his .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-recommend-calling-off-presidential-vote-opening-way-for-abbas-to-stay-in-office-226982/">Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opening way for Abbas to stay in office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opens way for Abbas to stay in office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians recommend calling off Jan. election

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian election officials have recommended calling off January&#8217;s presidential vote due to opposition by Hamas militants.
Election Commission chairman Hanna Nasser says it&#8217;s impossible to conduct the vote in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Without participation by all Palestinians, officials believe the election should not take place.
The Palestinians ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-recommend-calling-off-presidential-vote-opens-way-for-abbas-to-stay-in-office-226935/">Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opens way for Abbas to stay in office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 years after Arafat&#8217;s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinian hopes dim 5 years after Arafat death

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The tens of thousands of Palestinians who thronged Yasser Arafat&#8217;s grave Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death had a lot more to mourn than just their late leader.
Arafat&#8217;s dream of an independent state seems as distant as ever with the Palestinian ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-years-after-arafats-death-path-to-statehood-dim-for-divided-palestinians-226183/" title="5 years after Arafat&#8217;s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian negotiator: &#8216;Defining moment&#8217; in peace talks, Israel might have to deal with Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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JERUSALEM — The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
Negotiator Saeb Erekat and other Palestinian officials have been quoted as recommending dismantling the Palestinian Authority, set ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-negotiator-defining-moment-in-peace-talks-israel-might-have-to-deal-with-hamas-223666/">Palestinian negotiator: &#8216;Defining moment&#8217; in peace talks, Israel might have to deal with Hamas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli prime minister calls for immediate peace talks with Palestinians</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.
Netanyahu reiterated to an assembly of Jewish groups his view that peace negotiations should begin with no preconditions. He made ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-calls-for-immediate-peace-talks-with-palestinians-223446/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Israeli prime minister calls for immediate peace talks with Palestinians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House says Obama will meet Netanyahu on Monday; session was in question</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama would be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister&#8217;s trip to Washington to address Jewish groups, ending days of uncertainty.
Netanyahu was to arrive in the U.S. capital Sunday night for a speaking engagement at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-says-obama-will-meet-netanyahu-on-monday-session-was-in-question-222665/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : White House says Obama will meet Netanyahu on Monday; session was in question</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;There&#8217;s something wrong with you,&#8217; Islamic leader told shooting suspect after disturbing talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela K. Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday.
Osman ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/theres-something-wrong-with-you-islamic-leader-told-shooting-suspect-after-disturbing-talk-221875/" title="&#8216;There&#8217;s something wrong with you,&#8217; Islamic leader told shooting suspect after disturbing talk">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Islamic leader: Suspect asked for advice on what to tell soldiers going to fight Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday.
Osman Danquah, co-founder of the Islamic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/islamic-leader-suspect-asked-for-advice-on-what-to-tell-soldiers-going-to-fight-muslims-221767/">Original article on  : Islamic leader: Suspect asked for advice on what to tell soldiers going to fight Muslims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shock and sadness grip Fort Hood community as it struggles to make sense of shooting rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Skoloff</dc:creator>
		
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Shock, sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community

FORT HOOD, Texas — A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military post.
A grief ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shock-and-sadness-grip-fort-hood-community-as-it-struggles-to-make-sense-of-shooting-rampage-221729/">Shock and sadness grip Fort Hood community as it struggles to make sense of shooting rampage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood suspect says nephew loved US and wanted to serve his country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Uncle: Fort Hood suspect loved US
EL-BIREH, West Bank — The Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country.

Hasan allegedy shot 13 people and wounded 30 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas on Thursday.
Rafik Hamad, 64, said Saturday that .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-uncle-of-fort-hood-suspect-says-nephew-loved-us-and-wanted-to-serve-his-country-221599/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood, surrounding community mourn victims of deadly on-post shooting in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

FORT HOOD, Texas — A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.
A grief counseling .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-surrounding-community-mourn-victims-of-deadly-on-post-shooting-in-texas-221436/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas&#8217; reluctance to seek re-election reflects deep Palestinian despair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM — By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.
Neither strategy has yielded a Palestinian state, and Israeli settlements still encroach on lands that would make ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-reluctance-to-seek-re-election-reflects-deep-palestinian-despair-221041/">Abbas&#8217; reluctance to seek re-election reflects deep Palestinian despair</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect gave away belongings, said methodical goodbyes, before shooting rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes

FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspect-gave-away-belongings-said-methodical-goodbyes-before-shooting-rampage-221022/">Source &nbsp;: Fort Hood suspect gave away belongings, said methodical goodbyes, before shooting rampage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian cousin of Fort Hood suspect says he complained of anti-Muslim bias in US military</title>
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Cousin: US shooting suspect felt anti-Muslim bias

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A cousin of the man suspected of shooting fellow soldiers at a Texas military base says he had little contact with his Palestinian relatives in the West Bank but had told family there that he suffered discrimination in the U.S. Army because he is a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-cousin-of-fort-hood-suspect-says-he-complained-of-anti-muslim-bias-in-us-military-220898/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want another term as Palestinian president</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinian shock: President says he wants to quit
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn&#8217;t want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
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		<title>Palestinian president doesn&#8217;t want to seek re-election, says US backtracked on Mideast policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president said Thursday he does not want to run for another term in the January elections, blaming a stalemate in Mideast peace talks on Israel and the United States.
In a televised speech to the Palestinians, Mahmoud Abbas said he has .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-president-doesnt-want-to-seek-re-election-says-us-backtracked-on-mideast-policy-219380/">Palestinian president doesn&#8217;t want to seek re-election, says US backtracked on Mideast policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Abbas doesn&#8217;t want to run for January re-election
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in the January balloting.
Mahmoud Abbas says the stalemate in peace negotiations with Israel prompted his decision not to run again.
He charged the U.S. with backtracking on its Mideast policy and refusing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-says-he-doesnt-want-to-run-for-re-election-in-january-219348/">Original article &nbsp;: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aides: Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election because of impasse in peacemaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Aides: Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president plans to announce on Thursday that he won&#8217;t run in January elections because he is frustrated over the lack of progress in peacemaking with Israel, his aides said.
Mahmoud Abbas has threatened in the past not to run, and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aides-abbas-says-he-wont-run-in-january-election-because-of-impasse-in-peacemaking-218969/" title="Aides: Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election because of impasse in peacemaking">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian official threatens to demand 1-state solution to conflict with Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinians threaten Israel with 1-state solution

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians should give up seeking an independent state and pursue a single country in which they would enjoy equal rights with Israelis, the chief Palestinian negotiator in Mideast peace talks said Wednesday.
The remark by Saeb Erekat was not a novel idea — prominent Palestinians, including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-official-threatens-to-demand-1-state-solution-to-conflict-with-israel-217806/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Palestinian official threatens to demand 1-state solution to conflict with Israel</a>.]]></description>
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