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Canada praises Middle East peace talks (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 4:24pm
AFP - Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Friday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas for launching direct peace talks this week.
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Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 4:07pm
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
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Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 4:05pm
AP - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.
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Mass arrests, clashes follow settler shootings
Electronic Intifada Palestine - September 3, 2010 - 3:43pm
On 1 September the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces launched an unprecedented arrest campaign against Palestinians affiliated with the Hamas party in the occupied West Bank. The arrest sweep followed attacks earlier in the week against Israeli settlers in Hebron and Ramallah.
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Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 2:25pm
Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off?
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Hamas condemns 'direct talks'
Al Jazeera English - September 3, 2010 - 2:15pm
Gazan supporters of Hamas rally to mark al-Quds day and to condemn new Palestinian-Israeli talks launched in Washington.
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Hezbollah places 15,000 rockets on border with Israel: Oren (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 1:55pm
AFP - Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, warned Friday that Hezbollah has placed around 15,000 rockets along Lebanon's border with Israel, including some that could hit southern Eilat.
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Israeli envoy optimistic after direct talks resume (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 12:41pm
AFP - Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, said Friday he saw reason for optimism following the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Scepticism abounds in Middle East after peace talks 'show' (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 12:28pm
AFP - Observers across the Middle East expressed deep pessimism pierced with glimmers of hope on Friday after the launch of yet another round of Israeli-Palestinian talks in a 17-year-old quest for peace.
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A Friendship Tested By Deep Gaza-Israel Divide
NPR/Middle East - September 3, 2010 - 12:22pm
Mohammed Saqar from Gaza and Dana Levy from Israel met when they were teenagers at a peace camp in the U.S. They once both believed in peace in the Middle East. Now, 14 years later, they are still friends -- but both have lost hope for Israel and Gaza.
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Mideast peace talks: How can Obama push them forward? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 11:43am
The Christian Science Monitor - When President Obama hosted the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together at the White House Sept. 1 for the resumption of direct Mideast peace talks, it was about a year after Mr. Obama had hoped to take this momentous step.
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Settlements in West Bank Are Clouding Peace Talks
New York Times - September 3, 2010 - 11:24am
Middle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of West Bank settlements threatens to derail the negotiations.
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Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace (Reuters)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 11:17am
Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.
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Clinton sees Jerusalem's future as symbol of peace (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 11:09am
AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday Israel and the Palestinians know they need to find a solution that turns Jerusalem into a "symbol of peace and cooperation" rather than a flashpoint.
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Fast-track Mideast peace talks face big obstacles (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 11:04am
AP - Israel and the Palestinians have set a goal of reaching a final peace settlement within one year, a highly ambitious aim given past failures and future obstacles.
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Armed groups vow Israel attacks
Al Jazeera English - September 3, 2010 - 11:03am
Thirteen Palestinian factions issue threat amid relaunch of direct Middle East peace negotiations in Washington.
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Middle East Leaders Set Bar Low in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 10:30am
Time.com - Nobody expects the Mideast talks to yield a two-state solution, because that's not their aim. But more temporizing will not help Abbas survive politically
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Hezbollah 'not concerned' in UN court on Hariri murder (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 10:22am
AFP - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said a UN investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri did "not concern" him, because it had dismissed data provided by his militant group.
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Punk’d, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint
New York Times - September 3, 2010 - 10:03am
The show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn protests but has stayed on air throughout Ramadan, broadcasting pranks on Iraqi celebrities.
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'Mystery' explosions rock south Lebanon town (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - September 3, 2010 - 9:57am
AFP - A series of explosions on Friday ripped through a house rumoured to be serving as an arms depot in south Lebanon, an area considered a Hezbollah stronghold, state media reported.
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