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(No Ratings Yet)East Jerusalem lies at core of conflict (AP)
March 11, 2010AP – Israel’s plan to build 1,600 new apartments in contested east Jerusalem has thrown a spotlight on the city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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(No Ratings Yet)Mideast feels ‘tricked’ by nuclear arms treaty (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP – Middle Eastern countries feel tricked by the 40-year-old nuclear non proliferation treaty, an Egyptian diplomat warned on Wednesday, less than two months before crucial talks on the arms control deal.
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(No Ratings Yet)Israeli hostage dad urges EU aid pressure on Palestinians (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP – The father of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Wednesday urged Europe to use heavy aid to pressure the Palestinians into releasing him.
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(No Ratings Yet)European Parliament backs UN report on Gaza war (AP)
March 11, 2010AP – In a move likely to worsen EU ties with Israel, the European Parliament urged its 27-member states Wednesday to monitor the Israeli and Palestinian probes into alleged war crimes in Gaza.
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(No Ratings Yet)Trial begins over death of US activist in Gaza (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP – The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza accused the Israeli military of whitewashing its investigation into the death Wednesday in opening a civil case against Israel.
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(No Ratings Yet)Biden tells Abbas Israeli settlement move undermines trust (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP – US Vice President Joe Biden told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday Israel’s decision to expand settlement activity in Jerusalem “undermines” the trust needed for peace talks.
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(No Ratings Yet)Israel under pressure as prospects of talks fade (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP – Prospects for indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks lay in tatters after the Arab League came out against them unless Israel reversed its plans to build more settler homes in the occupied territories.
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(No Ratings Yet)Australia says new Israel settlement ‘not helpful’ (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP – Australia joined international condemnation Thursday of Israel’s plan to build 1,600 new homes in Jerusalem, saying the move was “not helpful” to building peace with the Palestinians.
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(No Ratings Yet)US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP – An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.
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