2010年2月4日星期四

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Palestinian official doubts Israel talks to resume (AP)  

2010-02-04 08:14

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Netanyahu said Wednesday he had reason to believe that long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians could resume in a matter of weeks. (AP Photo / Rauvan Kastro, Pool)AP - A Palestinian negotiator is casting doubt on Israeli prime minister's claim that Mideast peace talks could resume within weeks.


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Palestinian leader to visit S.Korea next week (AFP)  

2010-02-04 07:28

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, seen in December 2009, will visit South Korea next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart on strengthening relations, officials said Thursday.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)AFP - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will visit South Korea next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart on strengthening relations, officials said Thursday.


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Hamas wants talks with US, Europe: Haniya (AFP)  

2010-02-04 05:34

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Hamas is ready for dialogue with the international community, including the United States and European Union, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Ismail Haniya told AFP.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - Hamas is ready for dialogue with the international community, including the United States and European Union, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Ismail Haniya told AFP.


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Scattered Palestinian protests reflect a fractured struggle (AFP)  

2010-02-04 03:58

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A Palestinian demonstrator prepares to a stone towards Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh against the expansion of Jewish settlements. With the peace process at an impasse for over a year, the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has vowed to escalate AFP - The villagers prepared for battle, piling up rocks in the streets, erecting barricades out of rubbish bins, and wrapping their faces in trademark Palestinian chequered scarves.


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US picks new ambassador to Syria amid Mideast peace push (AFP)  

2010-02-04 00:03

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US Middle East envoy George Mitchell speaks during a press conference in January 2010. The United States has picked its first ambassador to Syria in five years amid a bid to boost Middle East peace prospects, but is still waiting for Damascus to formally approve the choice.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - US President Barack Obama's administration said Wednesday it has picked its first ambassador to Syria in five years amid a drive to engage a former foe in efforts to promote Arab-Israeli peace.


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Israel pushing Middle East to war: Syria's Assad (Reuters)  

2010-02-03 21:24

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Reuters - Syria accused Israel on Wednesday of pushing the Middle East toward a new war.
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Group says anti-Semitic acts soar in France in '09 (AP)  

2010-02-03 20:35

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AP - A group founded to protect France's Jewish community says anti-Semitic acts in France soared 75 percent last year — many coming as Israel pressed an offensive against Hamas in the Middle East in January.
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Hamas hosts Fatah leader for unity talks (Reuters)  

2010-02-03 20:26

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Senior Fatah leader Nabil Shaath (C) is greeted by Palestinians after crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Erez border crossing February 3, 2010. Shaath arrived in Gaza on Wednesday for a first visit since the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip from the rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in 2007. REUTERS/Ismail ZaydahReuters - A leader of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group traveled to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Wednesday for rare talks with the Islamist rival faction on an Egyptian-proposed reconciliation deal.


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Gaza-made barrel bomb found on Israeli beach (AFP)  

2010-02-03 20:16

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Israeli soldiers patrol on the beach in the north city of Netanya. Police defused on Wednesday an explosives-laden barrel believed to have been sent from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, the third such container to wash up on an Israeli beach this week.(AFP/Jack Guez)AFP - Police defused on Wednesday an explosives-laden barrel believed to have been sent from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, the third such container to wash up on an Israeli beach this week.


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Mideast peace talks will resume in 'coming weeks': Netanyahu ...  

2010-02-03 19:37

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset session on February 1. Netanyahu said on Wednesday he expects peace talks with the Palestinians to resume in the coming weeks, nudged on by the United States, after being stalled for more than a year.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he expects peace talks with the Palestinians to resume in the coming weeks, nudged on by the United States, after being stalled for more than a year.


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Rights groups under fire for scrutiny of Israel's conduct of Gaza war...  

2010-02-03 19:25

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The Christian Science Monitor - As the United Nations prepares to decide what action to take on the Goldstone report, which alleges Israeli misconduct in last year's Gaza war, local human rights groups and their backers are facing a rising tide of domestic criticism for fomenting international scrutiny of Israel and its military.
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Netanyahu hopes for talks with Palestinians in weeks (Reuters)  

2010-02-03 18:56

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Palestinian protesters and international activists run away from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he had reason to hope stalled peace talks with the Palestinians could resume within weeks.


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Senior Fatah official in rare visit to Hamas-run Gaza (AFP)  

2010-02-03 18:00

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Senior Fatah leader Nabil Shaath (C) speaks to the media as he arrives in the Gaza Strip after crossing the Erez terminal between Israel and northern Gaza. A senior member of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party made a rare visit to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a bid to encourage stalled reconciliation efforts.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - A senior member of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party made a rare visit to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a bid to encourage stalled reconciliation efforts.


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Italy's prime minister links Gaza war to Holocaust (AP)  

2010-02-03 17:18

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, is greeted by Israeli singer Rita, during a meeting at the presidents residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb, 3, 2010. Berlusconi told Israel's parliament on Wednesday that the world 'cannot make compromises' and must close ranks to 'resist the dangerous aims of the Iranian regime.' (AP Photo/Miriam Alster, Pool)AP - Italy's prime minister on Wednesday called for empathy for all victims, whether from the Nazi Holocaust or Israel's war in Gaza, drawing a link that threatened to tarnish a visit that has cemented his already warm ties with Israel.


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Hamas gives U.N. response to Gaza war crimes report (Reuters)  

2010-02-03 14:07

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal gives a speech during the funeral procession for Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Damascus January 31, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled al-HaririReuters - The Islamist group Hamas on Wednesday formally rejected allegations it had committed war crimes during last year's fighting in Gaza, charges made in a United Nations report.


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Berlusconi vows Italy's firm support for Israel (AFP)  

2010-02-03 13:06

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before his speech in the Knesset -- the Israeli parliament -- in Jerusalem on February 3. Berlusconi on Wednesday pledged Italy's firm support for Israel, urging AFP - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday pledged Italy's firm support for Israel, urging "effective sanctions" against its arch-foe Iran and speaking out against a damning UN report on the Gaza war.


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Egypt's Bedouins Raise Tension at Israel and Gaza Border ...  

2010-02-03 09:05

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Time.com - Smuggling goods into Gaza to beat the Israeli blockade has been lucrative for the long-marginalized tribes of Sinai. Egypt's move to cut off the tunnels could provoke a violent response
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'Mentally unstable' Israeli crosses into Gaza: army (AFP)  

2010-02-03 07:53

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An Israeli soldier mans a watch tower on the north side of the border with the Gaza Strip. A AFP - A "mentally unstable" Israeli Bedouin crossed into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after jumping over the heavily-fortified border barrier but was returned hours later, the army said.


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Israel launches air strikes in Gaza (Reuters)  

2010-02-03 00:05

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Palestinians walk past a smuggling tunnel destroyed in an Israeli air strike, near the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaReuters - Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday hitting tunnels along the border with Egypt and an abandoned airport, officials on both sides said.


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Barak urges Israelis, Palestinians to stop 'the foreplay' (AFP)  

2010-02-02 20:00

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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, pictured in 2009, on Tuesday urged Israelis and Palestinians to stop AFP - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday urged Israelis and Palestinians to stop "the foreplay" and engage in direct peace negotiations.


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