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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Judaism, Jerusalem (Israel), National Government, World Bank Group, Politics
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, National Government, African Union, Africa
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Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the...Tags: NATO, Ankara (Turkey), Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Turkey
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New York says breaks cigarette-smuggling ring linked to militants
Reuters(Reuters) - Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to...Tags: Ramadan, Religious Festivals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Brooklyn (New York City)
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Ramadan, Religious Festivals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Turkish prime minister, Obama discuss Syria's civil war in White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence. At a news conference with Turkish...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Bashar Assad, White House, U.S. Department of Justice
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Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks. Israel has been...Tags: Israel, National Government, Mahmoud Abbas, John Kerry, Government
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WRAPUP 1-Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
Reuters* U.S., Turkish leaders seek to project united front on Syria * Obama says U.S. action alone not enough to solve Syria crisis * Russia says Iran should be part of Syria conference By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Ankara (Turkey), National Government, Turkey
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on chemical weapons in Syria
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.&...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Erdogan says will go ahead with Gaza visit
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said at the White House on Thursday that he intends to go ahead with a planned trip to the Gaza Strip next month despite pressure from the United States to delay it. "I place a lot of...Tags: Turkey, John Kerry, White House, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Israel to authorise four West Bank settler outposts
Reuters* Anti-settlement watchdog: "slap in the face" to Kerry * Dozens of unauthorised settler outposts dot West Bank By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorised West Bank settler outposts, a court...Tags: National Government, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Government, Politics
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Palestinians mark 'nakba,' losses sustained in 1948 war
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians held rallies and protests Wednesday to commemorate 65 years of what has come to be known as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, a reference to their displacement in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Thousands...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, John Kerry, Palestinian National Authority
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