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Unauthorized Israeli Settlement Looks to Expand

AVIGAYIL, West Bank (March 13) -- As Maor Wiener tells the story, the settlement of Avigayil started in 2001 when the head of the regional council pointed to the top of the hill south of Mount Hebron and suggested it would be a good strategic location. Today, some eight years later, the settlement in the southern part of...

Israel Under Fire for Pushing Arabs Out of East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Dec. 2) - East Jerusalem, at the crux of the conflict between Jews and Palestinians for more than 40 years, is more contested than ever this week in light of several reports that suggest Israel is pursuing a deliberate policy of "judaizing" the city Palestinians view as their future capital. A classified...

Settlement Freeze Could Ease Mideast Standoff

JERUSALEM (Nov. 25) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying he wanted to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. While the deal may ease delicate negotiations over a long-sought prisoner exchange, Palestinian...

Palestinian Power Vacuum Unsettles Mideast Peace Process

JERUSALEM -- As Israel's most preferred Palestinian leader threatens to throw in the towel in frustration over the ongoing impasse on peace negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held unusually low-key talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday night, then canceled a scheduled press conference on...

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05/31/12 German president visits West Bank Source: Deutsche Welle Joachim Gauck was due to meet with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with a view to breathing life back into the Middle East peace place.
05/31/12 Israel hands over Palestinian militants' remains Source: Sina Israel on Thursday transferred to Palestinian authorities the bodies of dozens of Palestinian militants whose attacks killed hundreds of Israelis, saying it hoped the move would help restart peace efforts.
05/31/12 Israel returns bodies of Palestinian militants Source: The Guardian - London - UK Israel has transferred to Palestinian authorities the bodies of dozens of Palestinian militants, saying it hoped the move would help restart peace efforts.
05/30/12 Minister: Computer Bug May Have Been Released by Israel Source: The Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia PA A computer virus attacking computers in Iran and the West Bank may have been created with Israeli involvement, a government minister hinted.
05/30/12 Israeli Defense Minister Alludes To Unilateral Pullout... Source: International Business Times (Australia) However, Israel previously initiated a unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, conducting an evacuation of 8,500 settlers and the removal of thousands of troops, ending a 38-year occupation of the Palestinian territory.