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Israel orders army to seal off West Bank
Articles: 10, Last update: Mar 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM, Start: Mar 12, 2010 8:07:00 AM
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Analysis: Will Jerusalem spat undo peacemaking?
Articles: 11, Last update: Mar 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM, Start: Mar 12, 2010 7:59:00 AM
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Gaza is open-air prison UN humanitarian chief criticises Israeli blockade
Articles: 11, Last update: Mar 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM, Start: Mar 12, 2010 3:41:00 AM
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Israel charges over human shield
Articles: 2, Last update: Mar 12, 2010 11:07:00 AM, Start: Mar 12, 2010 9:20:00 AM
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Netanyahu wants a piece of Palestine, but not peace
palestinepost Friday, March 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM CET | info 
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Entities: Benjamin Netanyahu[1];
By Joharah Baker Commentary by Friday, March 12, 2010 - Powered by The maxim “actions speak louder than words” may be a cliché but it is surely an accurate one when writing about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sincerity in reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians....
Joe Biden makes parting plea for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
palestinepost Friday, March 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[17]; Joshua Mitnick[1]; Matti Friedman[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Aron Heller[1]; Ehud Barak[1];
A four-day trip by Joe Biden designed to kick-start faltering talks between the and Palestinian leaderships ended in failure last night despite a parting plea for negotiations to begin with no delay. The efforts of the US Vice-President to rekindle peace initiatives were dealt a seemingly fatal blow.......
palestinepost Friday, March 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[18]; Paul Wood[1]; Gavin Rabinowitz[1]; Karin Laub[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[2];
By Gavin Rabinowitz, Agence France-PresseMarch 12, 2010 12:00 AM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologized to the visiting U.S. Vice-President yesterday, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians. Joe Biden welcomed Mr....
In Israel, Biden affirms US stance against Iran's nuclear ambitions
palestinepost Friday, March 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[23]; Paul Wood[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[3]; Aron Heller[1];
- Vice President Joe Biden yesterday assured Israelis that the is determined to prevent from acquiring a weapon and urged Arab states, equally worried about Tehran's nuclear program, to take steps toward with Israel . Biden drew a link between the effort to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions and that.......
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Miliband's grand Middle East delusion | Chris Phillips
guardian Friday, March 12, 2010 11:35:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Tony Blair[1]; David Miliband[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Marc Lynch[1]; Chris Philips[1];
Other categories: European Enterprise News;
The foreign secretary is wrong: Britain's soft power in the Middle East has much greater influence than its show of force in Iraq There is a common ritual that I, like most Britons, have regularly encountered when riding a taxi in Damascus, Amman or Cairo over the past seven years....
asiatimes Friday, March 12, 2010 11:33:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Mahmoud Abbas[1]; David Petraeus[1]; Amos Harel[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Saeb Erekat[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Robert Gates[1]; Eli Yishai[1]; George Mitchell[1]; Yukiya Amano[1];
Other categories: Security Council; Transport and Energy Security; EU-USA;
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Amos Harel writes: "Yishai faces fierce competition from within his party, but unlike Netanyahu, the interior minister can afford some criticism from Washington," "Actually, it might even help him among his voters"
News of Israel's plans to construct new housing in East Jerusalem shocked United States Vice President Joe Biden on his arrival in the country, not least for the explosive timing of the news. The Israeli government claims it was an unfortunate error; more likely it was a stern warning to Washington.......
Israel seals off West Bank amid heightened tension
smh Friday, March 12, 2010 11:32:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Mahmoud Abbas[1]; Joseph Biden[1]; George Mitchell[1]; Saeb Erekat[1]; Temple Mount[1]; Al-Aksa Mosque[2]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Ehud Barak[1];
Israel sealed off the West Bank on Friday amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound....
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Netanyahu wants a piece of Palestine, but not peace
arabpolitical Friday, March 12, 2010 11:24:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Benjamin Netanyahu[1];
By Joharah Baker Commentary by Friday, March 12, 2010 - Powered by The maxim “actions speak louder than words” may be a cliché but it is surely an ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)...
US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran
arabpolitical Friday, March 12, 2010 11:24:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Mahmoud Abbas[1]; Martin Krämer[1];
: The accused and of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism and of Muslims in Europe . In its annual report on human rights for 194 countries, the State Department also denounced North Korea's "deplorable" record, "egregious" abuses in Myanmar as well as "numerous and serious" violations in Cuba ....
Analysis: Will Jerusalem spat undo peacemaking?
arabpolitical Friday, March 12, 2010 11:24:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[21]; George Mitchell[1]; Barry Schweid[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[2];
BARRY SCHWEID AP Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden's trip to and the West Bank was designed to underscore the Obama administration's commitment to support Israeli security as it approaches indirect negotiations with the Palestinians. But the jarring Israeli announcement that 1,600.......
Spain calls for tougher EU stance on Israel
middle-east-online_en Friday, March 12, 2010 11:17:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Abdullah II of Jordan[1]; Miguel Angel Moratinos[2]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Abdoulaye Wade[1]; Ehud Barak[1]; Avigdor Lieberman[1];
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Abdoulaye Wade expressed: "grave concern following the decision by the Israeli government to authorise the building of new homes in east Jerusalem,"
Israel army seals off West Bank for 48 hours, launches airstrikes against besieged-Gaza....
Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
middle-east-online_en Friday, March 12, 2010 11:17:00 AM CET | info
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Palestinians amputated by Israeli missiles find treatment difficulties due to Israeli siege of Gaza....
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Israel charges over human shield
bbc Friday, March 12, 2010 11:07:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Cast Lead[2]; Richard Goldstone[1];
Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza....
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Israeli plans against Al-Aqsa to be executed next week
kuna-en Friday, March 12, 2010 10:56:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Al-Aksa Mosque[6];
GAZA, March 12 (KUNA) -- A Palestinian body warned on Friday that Israel would be executing several plans against Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem next week. Al-Aqsa Foundation for Awqaf and Palestinian Heritage said in a press release that the Israeli plans would be executed from Sunday to Tuesday....
bbc Friday, March 12, 2010 10:52:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Albert Einstein[1]; Max Brod[4]; Franz Kafka[2];
Like Kafka, Max Brod belonged to the German-speaking Jewish community of Prague. Brod was an ardent Zionist and when the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939, he packed Kafka's documents in a suitcase and fled to Tel Aviv. There, he formed a close relationship with his secretary, Esther Hoffe, also a refugee from Prague....
Articles published more than 1 hour ago
bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Ehud Barak[1];
West Bank for 48 hours until midnight on Saturday, an army spokesman said. The action was taken "for security reasons" including a risk of attacks, the spokesman said Friday. The area was......
Idf Seals Off West Bank Amid Jerusalem Tensions
bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Temple Mount[2]; Al-Aksa Mosque[1];
Defense Minister Ehud Barak decided on Thursday to impose a general closure on the West Bank, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel.The move was made in anticipation of renewed Jerusalem riots ......
Gaza Is open-air Prison Un Humanitarian Chief Criticises Israeli Blockade
bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Gilad Shalit[1]; John Holmes[1]; Hosni Mubarak[1];
Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;
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John Holmes said: “If those tunnels were blocked, however undesirable they may be, and however undesirable the effect they’re having on the Gazan society and Gazan economy, the situation without the tunnels would be completely unsustainable,”
John Holmes said: “What people in Gaza want to see is the opening of the crossings ... not only for goods but for people because they are living ... in a large open-air prison,”
The United Nations under secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator warned yesterday of an impending humanitarian disaster if Egypt succeeds in blocking the tunnels th......
Tunisia: Mrs. Leila Ben Ali Gives Interview to UPI
allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Habib Bourguiba[1]; Ben Ali[5]; Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[12];
Other categories: European Enterprise News; EU2020; Society; Environment (general); Gender Equality;
Tunisia's First Lady Mrs. Leila Ben Ali, and the Chairwoman of the Arab Women's Organization (AWO), gave an interview to United Press International (UPI) agency....
Gaza is open-air prison UN humanitarian chief criticises Israeli blockade
thenational Friday, March 12, 2010 10:25:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Gilad Shalit[1]; John Holmes[1]; Hosni Mubarak[1];
Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;
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John Holmes said: “If those tunnels were blocked, however undesirable they may be, and however undesirable the effect they’re having on the Gazan society and Gazan economy, the situation without the tunnels would be completely unsustainable,”
John Holmes said: “What people in Gaza want to see is the opening of the crossings ... not only for goods but for people because they are living ... in a large open-air prison,”
John Holmes warns of an impending humanitarian disaster if Egypt succeeds in blocking the tunnels that pass under its border into the Gaza Strip....
Can a Fatwa Against Terrorism Stop Extremists?
time Friday, March 12, 2010 10:24:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Sheikh Yusuf[1]; Ali Khamenei[1]; Yusuf al-Qaradawi[1]; Mohammed Sayed Tantawi[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack;
Can an influential Pakistani cleric end terrorism by declaring a fatwa against it?...
Gaza unplugged: the cost of power cuts in the Strip
alertnet Friday, March 12, 2010 10:22:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Abdul Rahman[2];
Other categories: EC News; Echo;
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Abdul Rahman says: “I would need a very powerful generator to be able to use my machinery, costing me over 5,000 shekels (almost 1000 Euros)”
Wasfi Al-Nider sits motionless on a couch looking at a small screen. Whenever it goes blank, it is the sign of yet another power cut hitting Gaza. But while most blackouts deprive many fellow Gazans of working on computers or watching TV, the screen the 63-year-old is looking at is connected to his blood and a kidney dialysis machine....
'Abbas seeks U.S. pledge to freeze East Jerusalem construction'
haaretz Friday, March 12, 2010 10:22:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Mahmoud Abbas[2]; George Mitchell[2]; Jeffrey Feltman[1]; Amr Moussa[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1];
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday sought guarantees from Washington that it would pressure Israel to cancel its plan for 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, Palestinian media outlets reported. ......
Syria requests not be mentioned in Resolution 1701 reports
nowlebanon Friday, March 12, 2010 10:22:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Bashar Jaafari[1]; Saad Hariri[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council;
Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari delivered a letter to UN chief Ban requesting not to mention Damascus in any report issued on the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, As-Safir reported Friday....
Edited by Katy Burtner :Blatant Conquest
watchingamerica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:00:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Joseph Biden[3]; Avigdor Lieberman[1]; Eli Yishai[1];
It’s been a long time since the United States read the riot act to Israel in such unmistakable terms. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was visibly annoyed by the Israeli announcement that it intended to build an additional 1,600 housing units in the religious Ramat Shlomo sector of the occupied city of Jerusalem....
MEPs demand Hamas release Israeli soldier
euobserver Friday, March 12, 2010 9:57:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Noam Shalit[2]; Catherine Ashton[1]; Jerzy Buzek[1];
Other categories: Jerzy Buzek; European Parliament; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Catherine Ashton;
The resolution "deplores the continued disregard for Sergeant Shalit's basic human rights and the fact that his family and the Israeli and French authorities have been prevented from obtaining information regarding his well-being." The house called on Hamas "to allow the International Committee of.......
Kuwait Donates USD one Million for Children Of Gaza
qnaol Friday, March 12, 2010 9:49:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Mohamed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah[2]; Mohammed Sabah[1]; Sabah Al-Salem[2]; Sheikh Salem[3];
Washington, March 12 (QNA) - The American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) voiced here its gratefulness to the Kuwaiti government for its donation of USD one million to fund ANERA''s work with children in Gaza. ANERA said this donation would enable it to operate its ''Milk for Preschoolers'' program,.......
qnaol Friday, March 12, 2010 9:49:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Raed Fattouh[1];
Gaza, March 12 (QNA) - Israeli authorities have informed the Palestinian side that the Gaza Strip''s border terminals will be closed for all weekend. The Kerem Shalom, Karni and Nahal Oz crossings will be shut down both Friday and Saturday, Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said. They will reopen on Sunday, he added....
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Amos Harel writes: "Yishai faces fierce competition from within his party, but unlike Netanyahu, the interior minister can afford some criticism from Washington," "Actually, it might even help him among his voters"
asiatimes Friday, March 12, 2010 11:33:00 AM CET
Abdoulaye Wade expressed: "grave concern following the decision by the Israeli government to authorise the building of new homes in east Jerusalem,"
middle-east-online_en Friday, March 12, 2010 11:17:00 AM CET
John Holmes said: “If those tunnels were blocked, however undesirable they may be, and however undesirable the effect they’re having on the Gazan society and Gazan economy, the situation without the tunnels would be completely unsustainable,”
bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET
John Holmes said: “What people in Gaza want to see is the opening of the crossings ... not only for goods but for people because they are living ... in a large open-air prison,”
bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET
John Holmes said: “If those tunnels were blocked, however undesirable they may be, and however undesirable the effect they’re having on the Gazan society and Gazan economy, the situation without the tunnels would be completely unsustainable,”
thenational Friday, March 12, 2010 10:25:00 AM CET
John Holmes said: “What people in Gaza want to see is the opening of the crossings ... not only for goods but for people because they are living ... in a large open-air prison,”
thenational Friday, March 12, 2010 10:25:00 AM CET
Abdul Rahman says: “I would need a very powerful generator to be able to use my machinery, costing me over 5,000 shekels (almost 1000 Euros)”
alertnet Friday, March 12, 2010 10:22:00 AM CET
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