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2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:22 GMT AP - The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza. |
Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:45:31 GMT
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Thursday to US Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.
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British journalist released from Hamas custody
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:53 GMT
AP - Gaza's Hamas rulers on Thursday released a British journalist they had held for a month amid allegations that he endangered the Palestinian territory's security.
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U.S. says it believes Mideast talks still on
(Reuters)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:02:30 GMT Reuters - The United States said on Thursday it believed indirect Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were still on, saying it had no confirmation that the Palestinians had decided to drop out. |
Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay
(Reuters)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:48 GMT
Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to start without delay despite Palestinian insistence that Israel first cancel a settlement project condemned by Washington.
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Jordan king tells Biden Israeli settlements threaten peace
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:31 GMT
AFP - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday told visiting US Vice President Joe Biden that Israel's new settlements plans threaten peace efforts and could lead to more regional violence.
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US sees no sign Palestinians have pulled out of peace talks
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:52 GMT
AFP - The United States said Thursday it had "nothing to indicate" the Palestinians have withdrawn from indirect talks with Israel over its plans to build 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem.
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Hamas releases British reporter held in Gaza
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:22:06 GMT
AFP - Hamas released on Thursday a British journalist held in its Gaza enclave, the only foreigner to be arrested in the territory since the Islamist group seized power in 2007.
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Israel charges soldiers with misconduct in Gaza war
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:19 GMT
AFP - Israeli army prosecutors on Thursday charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's fighting in Gaza, a military spokeswoman told AFP.
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Biden steers past spat over Israel settlement plan
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:54:53 GMT
AP - Vice President Joe Biden attempted to soothe tensions with Israel on Thursday in a speech extolling the countries' close relationship, signaling the U.S. wants to move beyond an embarrassing diplomatic spat over settlements that tarnished his three-day visit.
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Jordan king, Medvedev discuss Mideast
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:07 GMT
AFP - King Abdullah II of Jordan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks in Moscow Thursday aimed at finding ways to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians to the Middle East.
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Palestinians fire rocket into Israel, no casualties
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:02 GMT
AFP - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, damaging an empty kibbutz workshop but causing no casualties, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.
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Israeli settler plan 'unacceptable': Palestinians
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:55:39 GMT
AFP - The top Palestinian negotiator said on Thursday an Israeli apology to US Vice President Joe Biden over a controversial settlement expansion in east Jerusalem was "unacceptable".
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Women in charge in West Bank's key district
(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:38 GMT
AP - At 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance in this traditional society.
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Hamas frees British journalist in Gaza
(Reuters)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:50 GMT
Reuters - A British journalist left the Gaza Strip Thursday after nearly four weeks in a Hamas-run Palestinian jail facing accusations of spying for Israel.
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Biden 'appreciates' Israeli response to settlement row
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:14 GMT
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he "appreciates" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to a row caused by the announcement of plans for settlement expansion in east Jerusalem.
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Hamas frees British reporter held in Gaza
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:11 GMT
AFP - The Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza on Thursday released a British reporter, the only foreigner to be arrested by the group since it seized power in 2007.
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(AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:53 GMT AP - New early results show challenger to Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces, reflecting tight contest. |
China tells Israel to stop settlement plan
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:27:31 GMT
AFP - China on Thursday joined international condemnation of Israel's plan to build 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem and called on the Jewish state to put an end to the settlement project.
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Labour may quit Israel coalition over settlements
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:32:02 GMT
AFP - Israel's Labour Party may quit the ruling coalition over the decision to build 1,600 settler homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon warned on Thursday.
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