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Cambodian documentary wins Cannes prize for innovative cinema
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - A documentary using small clay figures to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at the Cannes film festival on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Film Festivals, Israel, The Hunt (movie), Cambodia
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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied...Tags: European Union, Israel, Israeli Settlements, International Organizations, Oslo (Norway)
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Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. Ending two days of meetings in the region,...Tags: Government, International Criminal Court, International Law, United Nations, Barack Obama
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U.S. effort for Mideast talks elicits praise, reservations
JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But although the top American...Tags: Government, Palestinian National Authority, UNESCO, Condoleezza Rice, United Nations
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Kerry pursues Mideast peace a bite at a time
RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Secretary of State John Kerry nibbled away at a Mideast peace plan Thursday, taking time off from a busy political schedule to drop in to a West Bank restaurant for some regional specialties. After meeting with Palestinian...
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Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians to revive talks
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs...Tags: Government, Israeli Settlements, Judaism, Peace Negotiations, Benjamin Netanyahu
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U.S.'s Kerry samples Palestinian shawarma and sweets
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma sandwich and a pistachio-sprinkled Palestinian sweet. In a rare gesture for a U.S....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Pita Bread, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches, John Kerry
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Kerry begins round of talks with Israel, Palestinians
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday but acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. Kerry has now...Tags: European Union, Israel, Israeli Settlements, Mahmoud Abbas, Judaism
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Shake off your apathy, take a stand
I can no longer remain in one of the fastest growing groups in America, Apathy Anonymous. I've lived nearly 70 years and have marched, signed petitions, written letters to everyone from the president, to local, state and federal officials, concerning...Tags: Israel, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Leon Panetta, Weather
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Rain clouds, trees and a metaphor
A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and reported in The New York Times [May 14, 2013], informs us that (1) "For years, scientists and engineers have noticed an increase in river flows when the trees along the...Tags: Government, Science, Israel, Science and Technology, Book
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Palestinian group reports human rights violations by rulers increasing in Gaza, West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its annual report Tuesday that incidents...Tags: Hamas, Palestinian National Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a new mission to revive long-defunct peace talks. Appearing before a parliamentary committee,...Tags: Hamas, Government, Labor Legislation, Israeli Settlements, Lifestyle and Leisure
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