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Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in “Miral”

September 3, 2010, 7:14 am
Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in “Miral”

The story begins when the narrator asserts, “I was born in 1973, but my story really begins in 1947,” the year the state of Israel was declared, … Read More »

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Gaza militants vow wave of attacks against Israel

September 3, 2010, 3:08 am

GAZA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Militant groups in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday they had joined forces to step up attacks against Israel , … Read More »

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Gaza militants vow wave of attacks against Israel

September 3, 2010, 3:06 am
Gaza militants vow wave of attacks against Israel

GAZA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Palestinian militant groups have joined forces to step up attacks against Israel , possibly including suicide bombings, … Read More »

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Egypt says Israeli settlements block road to peace

September 1, 2010, 3:10 pm
Egypt says Israeli settlements block road to peace

CAIRO, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Israeli settlements in the West Bank are blocking the road to a peace deal with the Palestinians and Israel must extend a … Read More »

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Israel hints Jerusalem compromise in peace talks

September 1, 2010, 1:50 pm
Israel hints Jerusalem compromise in peace talks

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday the Jewish state would be willing to … Read More »

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Jewish settler killings blight new Mideast talks

September 1, 2010, 5:34 am
Jewish settler killings blight new Mideast talks

Palestinian leaders committed to the peace process joined Israel and the United States in condemning the attack and said direct Palestinian-Israeli … Read More »

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German Jewish group urges central banker’s sacking

August 31, 2010, 7:32 pm
German Jewish group urges central banker’s sacking

BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Germany’s Jewish community urged the central bank on Tuesday to sack a board member who polarised the nation … Read More »

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3M to pay $230 million for Israel’s Attenti

August 31, 2010, 4:16 pm
3M to pay $230 million for Israel’s Attenti

N) said it would pay $230 million in cash to buy Israel’s Attenti Holdings SA, which makes technology used to remotely monitor criminals and elder care … Read More »

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Israel Discount Bank Q2 profit slides 53 percent

August 31, 2010, 12:18 pm

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Israel Discount Bank (DSCT.TA) reported a 53 percent drop in quarterly net profit on Tuesday, hurt by a downturn in capital … Read More »

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UN says Lebanon caused deadly border clash – Israel

August 31, 2010, 2:14 am
UN says Lebanon caused deadly border clash – Israel

UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said earlier this month that Israeli soldiers were operating inside Israel on Aug. … Read More »

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INTERVIEW-U.N. Lebanon envoy wants border demarcation

August 30, 2010, 9:30 pm
INTERVIEW-U.N. Lebanon envoy wants border demarcation

By Dominic Evans BEIRUT, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel need to make progress demarcating their border to avoid a repeat of a cross border clash in … Read More »

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Egypt urges EU to bolster U.S.-led Mideast peace bid

August 30, 2010, 6:26 pm
Egypt urges EU to bolster U.S.-led Mideast peace bid

Mubarak, whose country in 1979 became the first Arab state to strike a peace deal with Israel , discussed the matter with French President Nicolas Sarkozy … Read More »

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Israel set to build wings for some 800 F-35s

August 30, 2010, 6:02 pm

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is in talks to build the wings for about a quarter of the United States’s new F-35 stealth … Read More »

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To Palestinians, third intifada as unlikely as peace

August 30, 2010, 5:14 pm
To Palestinians, third intifada as unlikely as peace

As a new round of US-sponsored peace talks gets underway, confrontations between Jewish settlers and villagers, or Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops … Read More »

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ANALYSIS – To Palestinians, third intifada as unlikely as peace

August 30, 2010, 4:50 pm
ANALYSIS – To Palestinians, third intifada as unlikely as peace

As a new round of US-sponsored peace talks gets underway, confrontations between Jewish settlers and villagers, or Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops … Read More »

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Ahead of talks, Abbas warns Israel on settlements

August 29, 2010, 11:52 pm
Ahead of talks, Abbas warns Israel on settlements

Abbas was referring to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, lands captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war and where the number of Jewish settlers now … Read More »

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Factbox: Key players in the Mideast peace talks

August 29, 2010, 7:14 pm
Factbox: Key players in the Mideast peace talks

The steps he takes on Jewish settlement construction, once a limited freeze expires on September 26, could be key to whether Israeli-Palestinian talks … Read More »

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Israeli actors boycott theatres in settlements

August 29, 2010, 1:20 pm

JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) – A group of Israeli actors and playwrights has refused to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank just … Read More »

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Factbox: Nuclear proliferation risks to watch

August 27, 2010, 3:04 pm
Factbox: Nuclear proliferation risks to watch

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has raised conditions for further discussions, for example saying the parties involved must first express a view on Israel’s … Read More »

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Palestinians torch cars in Jerusalem violence

August 26, 2010, 2:04 pm
Palestinians torch cars in Jerusalem violence

Israel captured East Jerusalem along with the West Bank in a 1967 war and regards all of Jerusalem as its capital, a claim that is not recognised … Read More »

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Prospects bleak for peace deal – Israel’s Lieberman

August 26, 2010, 12:24 am
Prospects bleak for peace deal – Israel’s Lieberman

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have virtually no chance of reaching a peace deal within the one-year target set by the … Read More »

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In Israel , UN atom watchdog asked to curb Iran

August 25, 2010, 10:50 pm
In Israel , UN atom watchdog asked to curb Iran

JERUSALEM, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Israel , facing new scrutiny at the UN nuclear watchdog agency for its assumed atomic arsenal, … Read More »

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In Israel , U.N. atom watchdog asked to curb Iran

August 25, 2010, 10:16 pm
In Israel , U.N. atom watchdog asked to curb Iran

Israel has conditioned its joining the NPT on comprehensive Middle East peace — something unlikely when powers like Iran refuse to recognize the Jewish … Read More »

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Factbox: Key statistics on West Bank and Gaza Strip

August 25, 2010, 3:34 pm
Factbox: Key statistics on West Bank and Gaza Strip

About half a million Jewish settlers live in communities scattered all over the West Bank which have the protection of Israeli armed forces, … Read More »

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Prospects bleak for peace deal – Israel’s Lieberman

August 25, 2010, 2:16 pm
Prospects bleak for peace deal – Israel’s Lieberman

But the negotiations could swiftly hit a bump on September 26, when a 10-month limited Israeli moratorium on new housing starts in Jewish settlements in the … Read More »

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Hamas says peace talks will deal blow to Palestinians

August 24, 2010, 11:26 pm
Hamas says peace talks will deal blow to Palestinians

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday that peace talks between Palestinians and Israel next week could … Read More »

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Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza

August 24, 2010, 6:58 pm
Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza

JABALYA Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Some locals blame it on internal Palestinian politics, others try to blame it on Israel . … Read More »

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Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza

August 24, 2010, 6:28 pm
Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza

JABALYA Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Some locals blame it on internal Palestinian politics, others try to blame it on Israel . Whatever the reason, constant … Read More »

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UPDATE 1-Bank of Israel holds rates, points to easing inflation

August 23, 2010, 7:22 pm

JERUSALEM Aug 23 (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel held its key short-term lending rate ILINR=ECI at 1.75 percent on Monday, citing signs of … Read More »

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Debt revamp helps Africa Israel swing to Q2 profit

August 23, 2010, 4:50 pm

JERUSALEM Aug 23 (Reuters) – Israeli real estate developer Africa Israel Investments (AFIL01.TA) swung to a net profit in the second quarter thanks to debt … Read More »

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Moody’s Israel unit cuts rating for Partner bonds

August 23, 2010, 11:44 am

O) is Israel’s second-largest mobile phone operator. “We estimate the trends anticipated in the market might erode the current level of profitability in the … Read More »

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Israel’s Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead

August 22, 2010, 7:18 pm
Israel’s Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead

2 — the scheduled end about three weeks later of Israel’s 10-month limited moratorium on Jewish settlement building in the occupied West Bank. … Read More »

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Israel cabinet approves joining OECD

August 22, 2010, 3:42 pm
Israel cabinet approves joining OECD

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved the country joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). … Read More »

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Israel’s Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead

August 22, 2010, 2:58 pm
Israel’s Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead

The borders of the Palestinian state, the fate of Jewish settlements built on occupied land and the future of Jerusalem are among the tough issues that the … Read More »

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Israel’s Barak names new army chief to end scandal

August 22, 2010, 1:36 pm
Israel’s Barak names new army chief to end scandal

JERUSALEM Aug 22 (Reuters) – Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak named a new head of the Jewish state’s military on Sunday, officials said, to try to end a … Read More »

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Africa Israel sells stake in highway for $125 mln

August 22, 2010, 1:14 pm

TEL AVIV Aug 22 (Reuters) – Israeli real estate developer Africa Israel Investments (AFIL01.TA) said on Sunday it agreed to sell its 37.5 percent stake in … Read More »

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Israel and Palestinians agree to direct peace talks

August 21, 2010, 8:46 am
Israel and Palestinians agree to direct peace talks

Israel’s 10-month moratorium on Jewish settlement building in the occupied West Bank is due to end on September 26. The invitation to the talks “contains … Read More »

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Q+A-Direct Mideast talks come into view – can they succeed?

August 20, 2010, 2:44 pm
Q+A-Direct Mideast talks come into view – can they succeed?

But his own party and some of his coalition allies oppose major concessions and support Jewish settlement on occupied Palestinian land. … Read More »

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Mideast peace process slows to stall speed

August 19, 2010, 8:46 pm
Mideast peace process slows to stall speed

US President Barack Obama wants face-to-face talks started well before Sept 26, when Israel’s 10-month moratorium on West Bank settlement building is due to … Read More »

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ANALYSIS-Lebanese doubt Hariri tribunal will deliver justice

August 19, 2010, 4:28 pm
ANALYSIS-Lebanese doubt Hariri tribunal will deliver justice

He also suggested that Lebanese arrested in recent months as spies for Israel , some of whom worked for telephone firms, could have manipulated cellphone … Read More »

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Israel and Greece seek to expand military ties

August 17, 2010, 11:54 pm
Israel and Greece seek to expand military ties

Netanyahu is the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit Greece, which only forged full diplomatic ties with the Jewish state in 1990, later than other … Read More »

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TIMELINE-Gaza since the end of a truce with Israel

August 17, 2010, 5:00 pm
TIMELINE-Gaza since the end of a truce with Israel

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Here is a timeline of events in the Gaza Strip since the start in late 2008 of a three-week war between Israel and Hamas militants. Dec. … Read More »

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Trivnet Powers MFS for Cellcom Israel

August 17, 2010, 4:20 pm

NETANYA, Israel , August 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Trivnet, provider of the most powerful transaction management platform for delivering secured Mobile … Read More »

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Israel’s Frutarom Q2 profit, revenue rise

August 17, 2010, 3:54 pm

JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuters) – Israeli food flavourings and specialty ingredients company Frutarom Industries Ltd (FRUT.TA) (FRUTq. … Read More »

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Netanyahu hopes for direct peace talks in near future

August 16, 2010, 9:52 pm
Netanyahu hopes for direct peace talks in near future

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses reporters during a news briefing in Athens August 16, 2010. Netanyahu began Israel’s highest-level … Read More »

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Hamas, secular groups oppose direct talks with Israel

August 16, 2010, 2:22 pm
Hamas, secular groups oppose direct talks with Israel

“Insisting on direct talk throws a life line to Israel as its isolation deepens,” Hamas said in a statement issued jointly after a meeting in the Syrian … Read More »

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Hamas, secular groups, oppose direct talks with Israel

August 15, 2010, 9:50 pm
Hamas, secular groups, oppose direct talks with Israel

“Insisting on direct talk throws a life line to Israel as its isolation deepens,” Hamas said in a statement issued jointly after a meeting in the Syrian … Read More »

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Israel’s Barak approves US F-35 fighters purchase

August 15, 2010, 6:22 pm
Israel’s Barak approves US F-35 fighters purchase

A ministry statement said Barak “approved in principle the recommendations of the Israel Defence Forces and the Defence Ministry to move ahead” with the … Read More »

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Six migrants shot dead near Egypt- Israel border

August 14, 2010, 4:10 pm

ISMAILIA Egypt, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Six African migrants were shot dead near Egypt’s border with Israel late on Friday, a security source said, … Read More »

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Israel said to reject Palestinian formula for talks

August 12, 2010, 2:50 pm
Israel said to reject Palestinian formula for talks

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has rejected a Palestinian proposal to begin face-to-face peace talks on the basis of a statement by major … Read More »

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Lebanon says aid to army must be unconditional

August 11, 2010, 6:12 pm
Lebanon says aid to army must be unconditional

Let them keep their money or give it to Israel . We will confront ( Israel ) with the capabilities we own.” Israel complained to the United States and France … Read More »

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Direct talks in sight as US envoy sees Netanyahu

August 11, 2010, 5:00 pm
Direct talks in sight as US envoy sees Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen before testifying to a state-appointed inquiry into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, … Read More »

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Israel wasn’t ready for flotilla resistance – general

August 11, 2010, 3:02 pm
Israel wasn’t ready for flotilla resistance – general

International condemnation of the raid persuaded Israel to ease restrictions of its Gaza blockade, which is aimed at preventing arms reaching the territory … Read More »

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Libya to fund Gaza homes after Israel approves aid

August 10, 2010, 7:28 pm
Libya to fund Gaza homes after Israel approves aid

The official said Hadad had been photographing old Jewish buildings and places of worship, was arrested because he told immigration authorities he was … Read More »

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Libya to fund Gaza homes after Israel approves aid

August 10, 2010, 7:12 pm
Libya to fund Gaza homes after Israel approves aid

GAZA, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A rare agreement between foes Israel and Libya will let Libya underwrite the rebuilding of 1250 Gaza Strip … Read More »

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Signs of movement in Middle East peace talks

August 10, 2010, 5:54 pm
Signs of movement in Middle East peace talks

Peace was “in the interests of the Palestinian people, the people of Israel and all the people of the region as well as in the national interest of the … Read More »

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Israel solely responsible for convoy deaths: Turkey

August 10, 2010, 3:52 pm
Israel solely responsible for convoy deaths: Turkey

The killing of the activists, all Turks, although one was a US citizen, almost caused a breakdown in relations between the Jewish state and its once close … Read More »

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Lebanon charges politician with spying for Israel

August 10, 2010, 3:18 pm
Lebanon charges politician with spying for Israel

Hezbollah, which fought Israel to a stalemate in a 2006 war, has blamed the Jewish state for the killing. Lebanon’s Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said his … Read More »

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Israel weighed all options in Gaza boat raid: defense minister

August 10, 2010, 3:12 pm
Israel weighed all options in Gaza boat raid: defense minister

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel exhausted all other options before carrying out its deadly raid on a Turkish aid flotilla enroute to the blockaded Gaza Strip, … Read More »

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Signs of movement in Middle East peace talks

August 10, 2010, 12:34 pm
Signs of movement in Middle East peace talks

Abbas insists that direct talks tackle all territory Israel has occupied since capturing them in the 1967 Middle East war. He includes Arab East Jerusalem, … Read More »

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