Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 13-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s relationship with the United States, a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, was under severe strain as diplomats scrambled on Saturday to save newborn U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.
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"Insulted" by Israel, U.S. scrambles to save talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 13-03-2010
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A recent wave of bellicose rhetoric between Israel and Lebanon has fuelled fears the two hostile neighbours could be headed for another conflict, the U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon said on Friday.
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U.N. worried by war of words between Israel, Lebanon
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 12-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military on Thursday indicted two of its soldiers for endangering the life of a Palestinian boy during Israel’s three-week offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip more than a year ago.
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Israel indicts two soldiers over Gaza war conduct
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 11-03-2010
WASHINGTON (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.
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U.S. says it believes Mideast talks still on
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 11-03-2010
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. 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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Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinians said on Thursday the United States must put pressure on Israel to revoke a settlement expansion decision before indirect peace talks can get underway.
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Palestinians say no peace talks for now
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 11-03-2010
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts.
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Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli court on Wednesday began hearing a civil damages lawsuit filed by the parents of an American woman who was killed by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip seven years ago.
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Israeli court hears suit over U.S. activist’s death
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.
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Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All options “should remain on the table” to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel’s top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.
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Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran