Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/110834.htmlenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/lAHzmbKbWIE/la-fg-mideast-shooting6-2009jun06,0,6757268.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/lAHzmbKbWIE/la-fg-mideast-shooting6-2009jun06,0,6757268.storyAn Israeli officer opened fire in Nilin after some of the demonstrators, protesting a barrier across their land, threw stones at him. A 14-year-old boy hit in the spine is in serious condition. An Israeli border police officer shot and killed a Palestinian man and seriously wounded a teenage boy....Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-f60509524145b6bfacf912d69710cdc8latimesenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-12-22-2042_354_0058.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-12-22-2042_354_0058.aspxMoscow, December 22 (QNA) - Palestine highly appreciates Russia’s role in the Middle East, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday. "We highly appreciate the role of Russia, especially in terms of its work in the....Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100qnaol-605e41f22df3ff3f1dccbb8850356a1fqnaolenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/3227757/Israel-considers-Saudi-plan-for-peace-with-Arab-world.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/3227757/Israel-considers-Saudi-plan-for-peace-with-Arab-world.htmlIsraeli leaders are considering a plan offering peace between Israel and the Arab world in exchange for lands captured during the 1967 war.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-19c7387cacc7f4c00bd6e9a9d31a6ae6telegraphenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-16-2236_236_0041.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-16-2236_236_0041.aspxManama, October 16 (QNA) - Syrian Interior Minister Maj.General Bassam Abdul Majeed left Manama this evening, concluding a three-day visit to Kingdom of Bahrain. During the visit, the Syrian Minister held talks on bolstering bilateral ties, especially in security fields.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200qnaol-ce588bae0dd8efc423749f823b06ab23qnaolenhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/08/10/palestinian-poet-mahmoud-darwish-dies-115875-20690557/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/08/10/palestinian-poet-mahmoud-darwish-dies-115875-20690557/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200themirror-6e9d46829319059a5e109e3fd02f3a9athemirrorenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/wl_nm/palestinians_darwish_dchttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/wl_nm/palestinians_darwish_dcReuters - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry Palestinians believe has given a voice to their suffering, lay critically ill on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas, a Palestinian official said.Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-a9ec8d0725ca37d2a81f28045a6cc515news-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/d9a56aae-1a28-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/d9a56aae-1a28-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlCondoleezza Rice said on Sunday she still believed that Israel and the Palestinian Authority could reach a peace agreement by the end of the year, shrugging off concerns over the lack of progress in the negotiations. On her latest trip to the Middle East, the US secretary of state offered more....Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-46cff3da7790da9a63d53a0728bca57eftenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7382050.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7382050.stmThe US secretary of state begins a new Middle East visit aimed to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-ce0defa584a65d7321a6ae8468c51598bbcenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0229/mideast.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0229/mideast.htmlIsraeli Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai has said Palestinians will bring on themselves 'a bigger holocaust' by stepping up rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza. Hamas called for demonstrations after Friday prayers to protest at Israeli raids that have killed 30 people in two days in Gaza.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-c733afdfe3c1c7e96ada153962ce8e73RTERadioenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/8ee7401c-e6ef-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/8ee7401c-e6ef-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.htmlFri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-a055d5193636f4cfdf669267255d452fftenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080104/wl_csm/orocketshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080104/wl_csm/orocketsThe Christian Science Monitor - Militants in Gaza shot a rocket that hit the northern edge of Ashkelon Thursday, putting a major Israeli city – and its power station – in the line of fire for the first time. Traveling more than 11 miles, it was the farthest that a homemade rocket has reached, the Israeli army said.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-77a7596171810917855371a922152942news-yahooenhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=461221&lng=1&option=1http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=461221&lng=1&option=1In connection with a further round of peace talks today between the Israelis and Palestinians, a possible easing of restrictions on releasing prisoners involved in...Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-55352e015cc0470b7a139d9a77531857euronews-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7146932.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7146932.stmHundreds of Palestinians are allowed to leave Gaza to make the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-d8969b356fcf6f9da9453617ebcfb067bbcenhttp://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/10/israel_finally.phphttp://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/10/israel_finally.phpDamascus & Jerusalem - After nearly a month of official silence, Israel confirmed on Tuesday that its air force carried out a strike inside Syrian territory on Sept 6. Israel eased a strict news blackout on Tuesday, regarding an airstrike in Syria last month, allowing the first publication of....Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200yalibnan-8f802cff30b3b1029c3adb6471e80aefyalibnanenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2127951,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2127951,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12President George Bush announces a US-led international conference to resolve all the outstanding issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200guardian-97b8cb2c62afa3dcdb66d6ce16629d57guardianenhttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/879204.htmlhttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/879204.htmlOfer Dekel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's special coordinator responsible for returning abducted and MIA Israel Defense Forces soldiers, has met with jailed Lebanese murderer Samir Kuntar and said there is progress in talks with Hezbollah over abducted IDF soldiers, Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam reported Saturday.Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200haaretzdaily-f39260121ff9bcbaa043e77711744e44haaretzdailyenhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1181228578442http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1181228578442Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told leaders of his Fatah movement that a collapse of Fatah's shaky coalition with Hamas will lead to more chaos, a newspaper reported Saturday. The Hamas-Fatah government, formed in March, is threatened by the renewed flare-up of tensions and violence between Hamas and Fatah gunmen in Gaza.Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200jpost-08cc4055107f3d88ec20d9c58ad7edb5jpostenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/75D07589-BE0E-458F-83E8-3011EC9EF702.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/75D07589-BE0E-458F-83E8-3011EC9EF702.htmFatah and Hamas continue to clash despite agreeing to form a coalition government.Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-087c3352da5124fcd2757d647ea3bc99aljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0A29622F-0D65-4D04-9FFF-A8CC96E9FCE4.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0A29622F-0D65-4D04-9FFF-A8CC96E9FCE4.htmTroops say they have held 10 "wanted Palestinians" since security operation began.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-23d663fc664858beab2bb2561c85476daljazeera-enenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,2016454,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,2016454,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12A meeting began today between the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, and the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss the peace process. However, all sides in the Jerusalem talks were seemingly keen to dampen down expectations they could achieve much in the way of concrete progress.Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100guardian-ffe63c0cde37011dd124d0dd5fefbb6eguardianenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6094619,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6094619,00.htmlIsrael Calls Iran Its Greatest Threat Thursday September 21, 2006 2:01 AM AP Photo XUNJJ139 By NICK WADHAMS Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Israeli foreign minister on Wednesday warned that Iranian leaders pose the biggest threat to international values as they ``speak proudly'' of....Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-b4930918a19343b8bd792586ce42813fguardianenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5365160.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5365160.stmThe US and the three other members of the so-called quartet of Mid-East mediators have endorsed the idea of a Palestinian national unity government. The US, EU, Russia and the UN said they would boost indirect aid through a channel bypassing the current Hamas-led Palestinian government.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200bbc-6999c88289ac73212265e57e5c508529bbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6086537,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6086537,00.htmlAbbas Halts Coalition Talks With Hamas Sunday September 17, 2006 7:16 PM AP Photo JRL102 By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Coalition talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas have stalled over U.S.Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-f4830b8c6d8a7d8a0991bacd9f145dacguardianenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F0DB04C0-6B9B-4896-9C2B-51C6429A067C.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F0DB04C0-6B9B-4896-9C2B-51C6429A067C.htmThe US and Palestinian presidents are set to meet next week on the sidelines of the UN general assembly meeting in New York, a Palestinian official says. The meeting between George Bush and Mahmoud Abbas comes as the Palestinian leader attempts to form a government of national unity with Hamas in order to end a political crisis and Western boycott.Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-7da7fa9318d51ce371913206ae9b49c3aljazeera-enenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6082709,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6082709,00.htmlIsraeli Father: No Sign Son Still Alive Friday September 15, 2006 4:01 PM AP Photo JRL117 JERUSALEM (AP) - The father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas-linked militants nearly three months ago said Friday he has received no sign of life from his son.Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-a959346ac1fd9c1dfc8b48b604bdfdddguardianenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5482110,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5482110,00.htmlEU Leaders: Patience Running Thin on Iran Thursday December 15, 2005 7:46 PM AP Photo XHS110 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European leaders warned Thursday that patience with Iran is running thin less than a week before envoys from Britain, France and Germany are to resume negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100guardian-a3b517c55673d1ea6abac8c7aa65770bguardianenhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/1c655524-3abc-11da-b0d3-00000e2511c8.htmlhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/1c655524-3abc-11da-b0d3-00000e2511c8.htmlIn a joint statement, Miguel Angel Moratinos, the Spanish foreign minister, and Mohamed Benaissa, his Moroccan counterpart, said the meeting should involve countries of "origin, transit and destination" and help "establish agreed mechanisms for the management of migratory flows".Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200ft-b1cf525274ef59090efaeffd11657874ftenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/885D318E-3FDB-4B20-9F06-B3052424DAD9.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/885D318E-3FDB-4B20-9F06-B3052424DAD9.htmThe main Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, which with other armed groups adopted a de facto ceasefire with Israel in February, has threatened reprisals for the bus shooting. Security agencies have warned that Jewish militants could target Palestinians or Israeli Arabs to whip up conflict to try....Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-4c3a8e24117013537ca821f3b4ae7429aljazeera-enenhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8148952/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8148952/Palestinian police on Sunday executed convicts for the first time in four years as part of a campaign to rein in lawlessness that has plagued the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Sun, 12 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200RSS-msnbc-aedbd94ae8c89ae7aa9d021787a24ec6RSS-msnbcenhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1118457903731http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1118457903731"Using arms under occupation is legal," says PA foreign minister, contradicting past statements by Abbas. Related:Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200jpost-7044595ebbb81ed448442a25f5f34156jpostenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/international/middleeast/05mideast.html?ex=1275624000&en=915ad373cfe3b853&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/international/middleeast/05mideast.html?ex=1275624000&en=915ad373cfe3b853&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Palestinian president announced that he would postpone the July 17 legislative elections, drawing swift criticism from Hamas.Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200nytimes-374c275c0a6d1f524b65c233b53798cbnytimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4CF4C67A-C0EB-4616-A34C-340126894615.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4CF4C67A-C0EB-4616-A34C-340126894615.htmPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering postponing the legislative elections, due on 17 July, the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Rawhi Fatuh told ... (photo: WN file/Ahmed Deeb) Al JazeeraSat, 04 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200arabworldnews-49b52b1b4dd6a4eee59ad1fce75f8979arabworldnewsen