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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: National Government, United Nations, International Court or Tribunal, Barack Obama, International Law
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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: George W. Bush, National Government, UNESCO, Iran, 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...
Tags: John Kerry, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Russia, Palestinian National Authority
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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: Peace Negotiations, Judaism, U.S. Department of State, European Union, Israeli Settlements
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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: John Kerry, Foods and Beverages, Pita Bread, Sandwiches
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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: Peace Negotiations, John Kerry, Israel, 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: Leon Panetta, U.S. Military, Global Change, Israel, Wars and Interventions
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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, The New York Times, Israel, Judaism, Book
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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: Peace Negotiations, Likud, Judaism, National Government, Tzipi Livni
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - U.S. President Barack Obama voiced concern at Hezbollah's growing role in the Syrian civil war on Monday after men from the Lebanese militia fought their biggest battle yet alongside President Bashar al-Assad's...Tags: North Korea, White House, VF Corporation, Caucasus, Egypt
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Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel on Monday threw his weight behind U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's bid to revive stalled peace talks, while describing the situation in the West Bank as apartheid worse than that...Tags: South Africa, War Crimes, United Nations General Assembly, Barack Obama, International Court or Tribunal
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Cannes Film Review: 'Omar'
VarietyHany Abu-Assad returns to form with "Omar," his first Palestinian feature since the justifiably lauded "Paradise Now." While the first half reps an engrossing if unremarkable take on the Catch-22 situation faced by young Palestinians sick of constant...Tags: Israel
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