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Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

Abbas says doubts peace deal possible this year (Reuters)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:54:18 GMT

A Palestinian woman walks near the controversial Israeli barrier as she crosses a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem September 5, 2008, on her way to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying on Friday that he doubted a full peace deal with Israel could be reached this year and urged the next U.S. administration to continue negotiations.


Ninety thousand throng Jerusalem mosque for Ramadan (AFP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:47:09 GMT

Palestinian Muslim men pray at Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on the first Friday noon prayer of Ramadan. Police said ninety thousand Muslims attended the first prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City amid tight security.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)AFP - Ninety thousand Muslims attended the first prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday amid tight security, police said.


Abbas: reach peace agreement by year's end (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:40 GMT
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged Friday to try to reach a final status peace agreement with Israel by the end of the year — but he admitted the goal, set by U.S. President George W. Bush, might not be achieved.
Israel allows weapons transfer to Palestinians (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:56 GMT

Palestinian Muslim worshipers show their IDs as they stand in line waiting to cross at the Israeli army checkpoint at Kalandiya, between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Sep. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said 'thousands' of police were deployed around the city to 'prevent any disturbances.' (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Israel allowed Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to receive a shipment of about 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of bullets in a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian government there, an Israeli defense official said Friday.


Blair to AP: West Bank downward spiral halted (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:24:33 GMT

Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair tours an aluminum factory in Beit Iba near the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. For the past year as international Mideast envoy, Blair has been trying to boost the Palestinian economy. In an interview, he acknowledges he's made little progress, but will not give up. 'I'm content to work on it as long as I can and as long as I'm useful,' he says.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)AP - Tony Blair toured a Palestinian aluminum factory and was told it runs at one-third capacity because of Israeli import restrictions. He promised he'll take it up with Israeli authorities.


Israeli forces detain 12 Palestinians in West Bank (AFP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:26:35 GMT

An Israeli prison officer holds sets of handcuffs. Israeli security forces have detained 12 Palestinians near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, a military spokeswoman said.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Israeli security forces detained 12 Palestinians near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron overnight, a military spokeswoman said on Friday.


France gives boost to Israeli-Syrian talks (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Indian flood-affected villagers are transported to safety following their rescue in an Army operation in Poornia district on September 4. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland.(AFP/Diptendu Dutta)The Christian Science Monitor - While the prospect of Israeli-Syrian peace has been given a boost by French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visit to Damascus, any face to face dialogue between the two longtime enemies is likely to wait until new administrations are in place in both Jerusalem and Washington.


Pop star's slaying turns sordid political drama (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:24:20 GMT
AP - It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is brutally murdered in her luxury Dubai apartment, her throat slashed. Arrested in her death: One of Egypt's most politically connected businessmen, accused of paying $2 million to have her killed.
Syria makes peace proposal to Israel (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:04:37 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and Syria's President Bashar Assad walk together at the end of a summit in Damascus, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Sarkozy encouraged Syria to pursue face-to-face peace talks with Israel during his first trip  to the Arab nation. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)AP - Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians — a key Israeli demand.


Hezbollah chief defends 'accidental' fire on Lebanon chopper (AFP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:41:35 GMT

An image grab taken from the Hezbollah-run Manar TV shows Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivering a speech from the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh. Nasrallah acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that one of the Shiite group's militants was behind the downing of a Lebanese army helicopter last week.(AFP/Manar TV)AFP - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that one of the Shiite group's militants was behind the downing of a Lebanese army helicopter last week.


Israel court okays far-right demo in Arab town (AFP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:20:49 GMT

Israeli extreme right-wing activists from the Kach movement protest in central Jerusalem in July 2008. The Israeli High Court gave permission on Thursday for a demonstration by the far-right Jewish group to go ahead in an Arab town despite police objections on public order grounds, a judicial source said.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)AFP - The Israeli High Court gave permission on Thursday for a demonstration by a far-right Jewish group to go ahead in an Arab town despite police objections on public order grounds, a judicial source said.


Israelis warned of 'very high' risks in Egypt and Jordan (AFP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:34:08 GMT

An Israeli tourist is pictured at the border checkpoint between Taba and the Israeli resort of Eilat in 2004. Israel has warned its citizens of a AFP - Israel on Thursday warned its citizens of a "very high" risk of kidnapping or acts of terror if they travel to Jordan or Egypt, the two Arab countries which have made peace with the Jewish state.


Assad says "crucial" talks with Israel postponed (Reuters)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:08:38 GMT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during news conference at the end of the Damascus Summit September 4, 2008. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)Reuters - Syria and Israel have postponed a crucial round of indirect peace talks due to the resignation of the chief Israeli negotiator, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday.


Assad sends proposals to Israel for direct peace talks (AFP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:21:06 GMT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (left) welcomes his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy to Damascus on September 3. Syrian Assad has said a list of proposals has been sent to Israel via Turkish mediators aimed at laying the groundwork for direct peace talks between the two foes.(AFP/Pool/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday a list of proposals has been sent to Israel via Turkish mediators aimed at laying the groundwork for direct peace talks between the two foes.


Police to decide on Olmert indictment 'in days' (AFP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:13:40 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addresses the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in late August 2008. Israeli police have said they will decide within days whether to recommend that Olmert be charged in several different cases of suspected graft.(AFP/Pool/File/David Silverman)AFP - Israeli police said on Thursday they will decide within days whether to recommend that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be charged in several different cases of suspected graft.


Gaza hospitals strain under pressure of strikes (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:44:10 GMT

A Palestinian woman sits by a hospital bed at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.  A massive walkout of medical staff throughout Gaza has paralyzed hospitals and clinics in the territory, the latest in a series of strikes in key sectors that are deepening bitter divisions between rival groups Hamas and Fatah.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - A walkout of medical staff throughout Gaza has strained services at hospitals and clinics throughout the territory, the latest in a series of crippling strikes that are deepening bitter divisions between Gaza's militant Hamas rulers and loyalists of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Police to advise Israel's Olmert be indicted-reports (Reuters)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:47:49 GMT

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) listens to a student during a visit to a high school on the first day of school in the northern city of Nazareth September 1, 2008. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)Reuters - Police are likely to recommend on Sunday indicting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, Israeli media reported on Thursday.


Assad says "crucial" round of talks with Israel postponed (Reuters)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:19:29 GMT
Reuters - A "crucial" round of indirect talks between Syria and Israel has been postponed because of the resignation of an Israeli negotiator, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday.
Israeli govt to debate compensation plan for West Bank settlers (AFP)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:59:06 GMT

A Jewish settler hangs the Israeli flag on a pole over a vacated building in the Shdema Israeli army base in the West Bank town of Beit Sahur near the West Bank city of Jerusalem in August 2008. Israel's government will this weekend debate a plan to compensate West Bank settlers willing to leave their homes as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians, an official statement said Wednesdsay.(AFP/File/Musa al-Shaer)AFP - Israel's government will this weekend debate a plan to compensate West Bank settlers willing to leave their homes as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians, an official statement said Wednesdsay.


Sarkozy reaches out to Syria on peace prospects (AP)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:51:01 GMT

Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for their joint press conference at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace, in Damascus Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Wednesday on his first visit to Damascus, meant to help ease Syria's international isolation and explore prospects for direct peace between the Arab country and Israel. His visit, also the first to Syria by a French president in eight years is a push to bring Syria out of isolation and away from the influence of regional power Iran, which the U.S. and its European allies suspect of seeking to develop nuclear weapons.  (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy encouraged Syria to pursue face-to-face peace talks with Israel during his first trip Wednesday to the Arab nation — a visit also aimed at undercutting Iranian influence in Damascus.


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