Putin to undertake Middle East tour
June 25th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin will Monday start his tour of the Middle East, according to presidential aide Yury Ushakov.During his two-day visit to the region, ... Read more...
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Russia urges Israel to stop settlement expansion
June 9th, 2012 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russia has called on Israel to abandon plans to build new apartments in the West Bank, warning that it could hurt the peace process ... Read more...
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Israel may resolve Middle East crisis unilaterally: Minister
May 31st, 2012 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel may take up "unilateral actions" if the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks do not move ahead, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said.This comment prompted speculation ... Read more...
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Abbas pledges to continue peace talks with Israel
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Palestinian authorities are ready to continue peace talks with Israel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said."We'll continue the dialogue and we'll continue the talks because ... Read more...
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Palestinian demonstrator injured during West Bank protest dies
December 11th, 2011 - 2:54 am ICT by BNO News
RAMALLAH (BNO NEWS) -- A Palestinian protester who was seriously injured during a weekly protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on Friday has died of his injuries, the Palestine ... Read more...
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Israeli soldiers open fire after car fails to stop in the West Bank, killing 1
November 11th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli soldiers opened fire on a speeding car in the West Bank on early Friday morning after the driver ignored repeated calls to stop his vehicle, officials said. ... Read more...
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Abandon new settlement plans, Russia urges Israel
October 17th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 17 (IANS) Moscow is deeply concerned over Israel's new settlement plans in East Jerusalem and has called on Tel Aviv to abandon them, the Russian foreign ministry said ... Read more...
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Palestine President feels betrayed by Obama on Israeli settlement issue
April 26th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that US President Barack Obama let him down on the Israeli settlement issue.Describing the Israeli construction as a sticking point in ... Read more...
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Court orders halt to construction in Israeli settlement
January 24th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by BNO News
WEST BANK (BNO NEWS) -- An Israeli court on Monday ordered the halt of the construction of five apartment buildings in the Israeli settlement of Beit El, the Jerusalem Post reported.The High ... Read more...
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Clinton says resolution condemning Israeli settlement will not bring peace
January 21st, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The only way that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be resolved is through a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday.Clinton told reporters that ... Read more...
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Palestinian President Abbas UN, EU to draft new peace plan
January 1st, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 1 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged Middle East power brokers to draft a new peace plan for the region that could help revive failed U.S.-backed negotiations with Israel.Malaysia's ... Read more...
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Arab League supports Palestinians over talks
October 9th, 2010 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Oct 9 (IANS) The foreign ministers of the Arab League (AL) member states have decided to support the Palestinians to halt talks with Israel amid Israeli settlement constructions.The decision was made ... Read more...
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Four Israelis killed in West Bank attack
September 1st, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 31 (DPA) Four Israelis were killed Tuesday evening in what was believed to be a Palestinian attack in the West Bank, the Israeli army said.
The attack took place near the ... Read more...
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US continues push for Middle East direct talks
August 14th, 2010 - 7:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called key regional leaders, continuing the America's push to start Middle East direct talks, the State Department said Friday.
"Secretary Clinton discussed with ... Read more...
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Israeli settlement activities illegal: UN chief
March 28th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Sirte (Libya), March 27 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday Israeli settlement activities in East Jerusalem are illegal and against the international law, Xinhua reported.
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UN chief visits Gaza to revive Middle East talks
March 21st, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Sunday in the Gaza Strip as part of his Middle East tour aimed at reviving the stalled peace process in the ... Read more...
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Arabs, Europeans criticise Israeli settlement policy
March 15th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Amman, March 14 (DPA) European and Arab parliamentarians ended a two-day meeting Sunday by urging Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which they said is ... Read more...
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Abbas says stalled peace process cause for his stepping down
December 31st, 2009 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Dec 31 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday the stalled peace process is the reason he will not run for a second term in office.
"The objective is to achieve a ... Read more...
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Proposed Israeli building project raises US concerns
November 18th, 2009 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 18 (DPA) Plans for construction of 900 new Israeli residences in the West Bank are set to further heighten tensions between the US and Israel on the issue of Israeli ... Read more...
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Clinton to discuss Israel-Palestine issue with Mubarak
November 3rd, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 3 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak here Wednesday to discuss the resumption of Israel-Palestine talks that were stalled over the Israeli construction ... Read more...
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Most American Jews back military strike on Iran
October 1st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct.1 (ANI): Fifty-six percent of American Jews support military action against Iran to prevent the Teheran regime from obtaining nuclear weapons, a new study has claimed. Thirty-six percent opposed such a ... Read more...
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US demand for Israeli settlement freeze tantamount to “extortion”: Schneller
June 30th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 30 (ANI): Knesset member Otniel Schneller has termed the US demand for a settlement freeze as "extortion", which could impede Israeli readiness for peace.The Jerusalem Post quoted Schneller, as ... Read more...
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Progress made in Israeli-US talks on settlements, says official
June 17th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 17 (DPA) Israel Wednesday claimed that it has made "progress" in talks with the US aimed at resolving their disagreement over the ongoing construction in West Bank settlements.
"There is ... Read more...
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Israeli PM may accept Obama’s Palestine deal
June 14th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 14 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may accept US President Barack Obama's key demand to publicly accept the idea of a Palestinian state.Despite American pressure, Netanyahu has not ... Read more...
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Abbas submits Mideast peace proposal to Obama
May 30th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, May 30 (Xinhua) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presented a draft proposal on settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the US administration when he met President Barack Obama in Washington, a Palestinian ... Read more...
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Obama calls for end to Israeli settlement activities
May 19th, 2009 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said during his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that Tel Aviv must end its settlement activities in the West ... Read more...
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Ban expresses concern over situation in southern Lebanon
January 17th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 17 (DPA) Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concerns over the firing of Katyusha rockets from Lebanon into Israel."I am concerned for the situation in the south, any additional ... Read more...
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No talks with Hamas unless it changes: Sarkozy
June 24th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Bethlehem (West Bank), June 24 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a "man of peace", and vowed that France would not talk to Hamas unless it renounced ... Read more...
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Israel to keep on building in East Jerusalem: Olmert
June 16th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Jerusalem, June 16 (DPA) Israel will continue building new homes in occupied East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, rebuffing her criticism of plans for ... Read more...
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Jordan slams Israeli decision to expand settlements in Jerusalem
June 2nd, 2008 - 4:27 am ICT by admin
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Amman, June 2 (DPA) The Jordanian government has rejected Israel's decision to build hundreds of new homes in East Jerusalem as contrary to international law and detrimental to peace efforts. "Jordan totally ... Read more...
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Rice in Israel to revive Middle East peace talks
May 4th, 2008 - 3:03 am ICT by admin
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Tel Aviv, May 4 (DPA) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Israel in a fresh attempt to revive Middle East peace talks by meeting Israeli and Palestinian officials. According ... Read more...
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Israel asked to halt constructions in Palestinian areas
March 28th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
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Geneva, March 28 (Xinhua) The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has passed a resolution demanding that Israel halt building settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. The resolution was passed Thursday at the 7th ... Read more...
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