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Israeli police say 7 people wounded in Palestinian attack in Tel Aviv

A Palestinian attacker wounded seven Israelis near a Tel Aviv nightclub early Monday, hitting a police checkpoint with a stolen taxi and then stabbing others, police said. The attacker was a Palestinian in his twenties from the city of Nablus, according to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri. Just before 2 a.m., the attacker stole a taxi in south Tel Aviv and then drove into a police checkpoint securing the street near a popular nightclub, she said.

 

Apple yanks 'The 3rd Intifada' app

The computer giant Apple Inc. agreed Wednesday to remove an application called the "The 3rd Intifada" from its popular App Store for iPads and iPhones.

 

Mitchell Is Resigning as U.S. Envoy to Middle East

Mitchell Is Resigning as U.S. Envoy to Middle East

George J. Mitchell Jr. is leaving after two mostly futile years pressing Israelis and Palestinians to make peace, officials said Friday.

 

In Memoir, Ex-Premier Says Israel and Palestine Were Close to Deal in ’09

Ehud Olmert says Mahmoud Abbas’s hesitation, his own legal troubles and the Israeli war in Gaza scotched a potential deal two years ago.

 

Abbas: No talks without Jerusalem freeze

The Palestinian president warned on Sunday that he would not accept a U.S. proposal for resuming peace talks unless Israel stops building homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem.

 

Netanyahu Agrees to Push Freeze on New Settlements

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel presented to his cabinet a a plan to freeze West Bank settlement construction with the hope of luring the Palestinians back to talks.

 

Palestinians, Jews race to plant West Bank

Palestinians, Jews race to plant West Bank

Olive tree by olive tree, Palestinian farmers and Jewish settlers are competing over the rocky hills of the West Bank, planting more of the gnarled evergreens to strengthen their hold on the land. Now in harvest season, the battle gets rough, with orchards robbed, vandalized and burned.

 

Palestinians Call for Suspension of Talks

Palestinians Call for Suspension of Talks

The Palestinian leadership called for the suspension of negotiations until Israel halts building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

 

US, Palestinian Talks End with No Word of a Settlement Agreement

U.S. special envoy George Mitchell is extending his stay in the Middle East as he works to avert a collapse of the month-old Middle East peace talks.

 

Abbas says settlements block Mideast peace deal

Abbas says settlements block Mideast peace deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday there will be no peace deal with Israel unless the Jewish state stops settlement construction ...

 

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