'Jerusalem' Tag

• Israel tries apologies after housing plan scuttles talks (Taipei Times)

  March 11, 2010

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  Israel sought to patch up relations with the US yesterday after the announcement of plans for 1,600 news settler homes in east Jerusalem appeared to leave US-led peace efforts in tatters.

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• Israel: We Will Continue to Build in Jerusalem (Israel National News)

  March 11, 2010

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• Labour may quit Israel coalition over settlements (AFP via Yahoo! News)

  March 11, 2010

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  Israel’s Labour Party may quit the ruling coalition over the decision to build 1,600 settler homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon warned on Thursday.

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• Australia says new Israel settlement not helpful (AFP via Yahoo! News)

  March 11, 2010

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  Australia joined international condemnation Thursday of Israel’s plan to build 1,600 new homes in Jerusalem, saying the move was “not helpful” to building peace with the Palestinians.

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• News Wrap: Biden Declares Palestinian Statehood a U.S. Priority (The Online NewsHour)

  March 11, 2010

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  In other news Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as the international community pressures Israel to stop expanding settlements in east Jerusalem. Also, there are reports that much of the U.N.’s food aid to Somalia is not reaching the people it is intended to feed.

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• Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

  March 9, 2010

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• Prof. Netanyahu, 100: Iran Trying to Split US Jews, Israel (Israel National News)

  March 8, 2010

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  Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) The Netanyahu clan, the Likud elite and leading political figures including President Shimon Peres gathered at a closed event in Jerusalem on Sunday to honor Prof. Ben-Tzion Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s father, on his 100th birthday.

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• Hadassah president, HMO D-G reach deal

  March 5, 2010

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  Prof Mor-Yosef’s tenure to be extended beyond December, ‘Jerusalem Post’ learns.

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• Israel's Supreme Court allows E. Jerusalem protest – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

  March 5, 2010

  Palestine Note (blog)Israel’s Supreme Court allows E. Jerusalem protestJewish Telegraphic Agency… Jerusalem neighborhood must stay in an enclosed area, except for 300 who will be allowed in the streets for a half-hour, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled. …High Court: Allow Sheikh Jarrah demoJerusalem PostIsraeli court reprimands Jerusalem police for limiting anti-settler protestsGaea Times (blog)
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• Noam Chomsky Rails Against Israel, Again – BU Today

  March 3, 2010

  ReutersNoam Chomsky Rails Against Israel, AgainBU TodayWith references to ‘

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