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U.N. Nuke Agency Warns Monitoring Of Iran Hampered
6 hours 14 min agoThe complaint follows Iran's recent decision to strip two experienced inspectors of the right to monitor Tehran's nuclear activities after the two reported undeclared nuclear experiments. The Islamic Republic says the reporting by the two was inaccurate.
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Mideast Crisis Looms Over Israeli Settlements
September 5, 2010 - 1:56pmIsrael hinted Sunday it will ease restrictions on building in West Bank settlements, while the Palestinian president warned he'll quit the talks if Israel resumes construction.
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Demolished Weekly, Village In Israel Rises Again
September 5, 2010 - 5:00amFor the fourth time in less than four weeks, Israeli forces demolished the unrecognized Bedouin village of Kafr al Arakib this week. A mix of international and Israeli volunteers return each week to help rebuild, even though Israel insists that the village was built illegally and therefore must be razed.
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Mideast Talks Wrap With A Promise
September 4, 2010 - 5:00amIsraeli and Palestinian negotiators finished up talks on Thursday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to keep talking. Host Scott Simon talks with the Institute for Middle East Peace's Stephen P. Cohen about whether this really signals progress.
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A Friendship Tested By Deep Gaza-Israel Divide
September 3, 2010 - 12:22pmMohammed 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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Netanyahu, Abbas Are Talking, Now What?
September 3, 2010 - 1:00amPresident Obama brought two key players together this week to talk about Mideast peace: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group talks to Steve Inskeep about both sides' motivation to sit down to try to work out a peace agreement.
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Gaza Youth Yearn For Normalcy, Haunted By War
September 2, 2010 - 1:01pmAlmost three-quarters of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are younger than 30. Most have never left the tiny, Hamas-ruled coastal territory, have never met an Israeli, and have never known a time when there wasn't a conflict outside their doorstep.
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Mideast Leaders Commit To New Peace Process
September 2, 2010 - 12:00pmIsraeli and Palestinian leaders committed themselves to a new peace process on Thursday. Middle East envoy George Mitchell says he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will go to the region later this month for the next round of peace talks. He says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plan to meet every two weeks and set out a framework, which he described as the "fundamental compromises" needed for a final peace deal.
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Camp David Redux: A Look Back At Lessons Learned
September 2, 2010 - 12:00pmPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to hold a second round of talks in two weeks. Ten summers ago, the Israelis, Palestinians and Americans met for two weeks of talks at Camp David. President Clinton hoped to settle the conflict, but those talks failed. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to negotiators who were present at Camp David about the experience and the lessons of those talks: Ghaith Omari of the American Task Force on Palestine, who was a legal adviser to the Palestinian delegation; Gideon Grinstein of the Reut Institute, who was the youngest Israeli staffer at Camp David; and Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center, who was a longtime State Department adviser.
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Mideast Leaders Agree To 2nd Round Of Talks
September 2, 2010 - 9:36amIn their first face-to-face negotiations in nearly two years, Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday staked out key positions but hinted at compromise. Obama's special envoy said the two sides also set a schedule for more talks; the next session will be in mid-September in the Middle East.
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State Department Hosts Formal Mideast Peace Talks
September 2, 2010 - 1:00amIsraeli and Palestinian negotiating teams are getting down to work at the State Department Thursday -- with low expectations and amid more violence in the West Bank. President Obama hosted a dinner Wednesday night for the visiting Israeli and Palestinian leaders and other would-be peacemakers. The President challenged them to walk the path of peace.
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Mideast View On The Proposed Islamic Center
September 2, 2010 - 1:00amMorning Edition wants to know how people in the Middle East view the debate over the proposed Islamic center near the site of the former World Trade Center in New York. Ramez Maluf, professor of journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, talks to Steve Inskeep about how the debate.
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Settlement-Building May Tear Down Peace Talks
September 1, 2010 - 9:00pmJewish settlers broke ground on new construction projects Wednesday in the West Bank, defying a ban imposed by Israel that expires at the end of the month. Settlers and their government supporters have been pushing to end the freeze. But Palestinians say they'll walk out of peace talks if that happens.
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Anxiety, Anger Over Gaza Attacks Still Alive In Israel
September 1, 2010 - 2:40pmMost Israelis view Gaza as hostile territory ruled by a terrorist group, Hamas, committed to the destruction of the Jewish state. Though cross-border violence has subsided recently, Israelis still feel under attack and remain in a state of hyper-vigilance.
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Obama Opens New Round Of Mideast Peace Talks
September 1, 2010 - 12:00pmPresident Obama opened a new round of Middle East peace talks at the White House on Wednesday. He's holding bilateral meetings with the leaders of Israel, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority. The president's goal is to start a process that will ultimately resolve the big issues -- settlements, borders, Jerusalem, refugees -- so that a two-state solution can be implemented. For more, Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Mara Liasson.
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Obama Sees Opportunity In Mideast Talks
September 1, 2010 - 10:24amSpeaking before a working dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and key players in the negotiations, the president said "they cannot afford to let it slip away." Direct talks between the two leaders are set to begin Thursday.
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Are Sanctions Having Their Desired Effect On Iran?
September 1, 2010 - 1:00amThe United Nations, the U.S. and other nations imposed sanctions on Iran over the summer. Now that they're approved, the challenge is to make them effective. Robert Einhorn, State Department special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, talks to Steve Inskeep about the sanctions, and whether they're working.
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Past Presidents' Lessons Key In New Mideast Talks
August 31, 2010 - 9:00pmEvery U.S. administration for the past two decades has tried its hand at Arab-Israeli peace -- some with more fanfare than others. Now, it's the Obama administration's turn, and there is a great deal of skepticism given the history of past attempts.
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With Modest Aims, Obama To Kick Off Mideast Talks
August 31, 2010 - 7:00pmThe Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years. But already low expectations were jolted when a Palestinian gunman killed four Israelis traveling in the West Bank.
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Hamas Faces New Threats As It Tightens Grip On Gaza
August 31, 2010 - 1:29pmIsrael's recent military operation in the Gaza Strip and subsequent blockade were meant to weaken the militant group Hamas. But Hamas' rule over the coastal enclave seems stronger than ever, even as it confronts a host of new challenges, including criticism that the group is not Islamist enough.
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