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Israeli police: Arsonists attack West Bank mosque
World
December 7, 2011
Israeli police: Arsonists attack West Bank mosque
BRUKIN, West Bank — Israeli police and residents of a West Bank village say arsonists have set fire to a…
Egypt condemns Israeli decision to accelerate settlement building
Egypt
November 4, 2011
Egypt condemns Israeli decision to accelerate settlement building
Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr condemned Friday an Israeli decision to speed up the construction of 2000 settlement housing…
Israel rearrests West Bank Hamas leader
World
November 1, 2011
Israel rearrests West Bank Hamas leader
Israeli troops rearrested a senior Hamas official overnight, along with his son, a military spokeswoman told AFP Tuesday. She said…
International envoys seek to restart Mideast talks
World
October 26, 2011
International envoys seek to restart Mideast talks
JERUSALEM - International mediators will sit down with Palestinian and Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Wednesday in the hope of…
Israel’s new housing project is ‘irresponsible’ and ‘provocative’, says FM
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Israel’s new housing project is ‘irresponsible’ and ‘provocative’, says FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr condemned Israel’s recent announcement that it is constructing more than a thousand housing units in…
Israel approves 1100 new homes in east Jerusalem
World
September 28, 2011
Israel approves 1100 new homes in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israel granted the go-ahead on Tuesday for construction of 1100 new Jewish housing units in east Jerusalem, and…
Police: Palestinian injures eight in Tel Aviv
World
August 29, 2011
Police: Palestinian injures eight in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank commandeered a taxi in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before…
Abbas makes Arab aid appeal, sees risk to UN bid
World
August 15, 2011
Abbas makes Arab aid appeal, sees risk to UN bid
RAMALLAH, West Bank - President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday appealed for Arab financial support to help the Palestinians deal with…
Israel OKs 277 new homes in West Bank settlement
World
August 15, 2011
Israel OKs 277 new homes in West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM - Israel has approved the building of 277 apartments in the Jewish settlement deepest inside the West Bank, defying…