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Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza Strip: witnesses

Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza Strip: witnesses

Israeli warplanes carried out at least five missile attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian witnesses said.

 

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that placed further strain on U.S.

 

Clinton downplays talk of 'crisis' with Israel

Clinton downplays talk of 'crisis' with Israel

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismisses the view that relations between the United States and Israel are in crisis after a row between the two countries over settlements.

 

Palestinians Honor a Figure Reviled in Israel as a Terrorist

Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.

 

Man threatening Jews hauled off flight in Miami

A man who described himself as a Palestinian and said he wanted to "kill all the Jews" was hauled off a Detroit-bound Delta Air Lines flight in Miami and arrested, authorities said on Thursday.

 

Israel angers U.S. by approving new West Bank homes

Israel triggered a fresh rift with Washington over settlement building on Tuesday by approving the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in a 1967 war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality.

 

Abbas resists U.S. pressure to resume peace talks

The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating his demand for a complete halt to West Bank settlement building before negotiations.

 

Palestinian vote and Abbas threat might be a bluff

Palestinian vote and Abbas threat might be a bluff

Voter registration for a Palestinian election failed to get under way as scheduled on Tuesday, adding to signs that President Mahmoud Abbas might be bluffing about a make-or-break vote in January.

 

Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns

Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that his stated intention to resign was not a bluff and that other Palestinian Authority leaders would follow him.

 

No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency

There were no bids by younger Palestinian leaders on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas, who says he does not want to run for re-election in January.

 

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