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Israel tries apologies after housing plan scuttles talks (Taipei Times)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3187]
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. -
Dr. Hagi Ben-Artzi: Education is the Way to Strengthen Israel (Israel National News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3189]
Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) Dr. Hagi Ben-Artzi, activist and lecturer on Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University, spoke with Israel National Radio ’s Tamar Yonah at this year’s Jerusalem Conference on how to strengthen Israel. -
News Middle East (Aljazeera)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3190]
Israel’s approval for building 1,600 new housing units for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem has infuriated the Palestinians. Nabil Abu Rudeina, a Palestinian Authority spokesman, told the AFP news agency: “This is a dangerous decision and will hinder the negotiations.” -
Palestinians urge Israel to cancel settlement plan before talks (Peoples Daily)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3188]
Palestinians will not start negotiations with Israel if it does not cancel settlement plan in East Jerusalem, a senior Palestinian official said Thursday. Also on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel’s building of new settlements threaten proximity negotiations. “The Israeli settlement activities threaten these negotiations,” Abbas said in a joint news conference [...] -
Israel: We Will Continue to Build in Jerusalem (Israel National News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3192]
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Israel under pressure as talks prospects fade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3191]
Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem. -
Labour may quit Israel coalition over settlements (AFP via Yahoo! News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3193]
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. -
Israel under pressure as prospects of talks fade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3112]
Prospects for indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks lay in tatters after the Arab League came out against them unless Israel reversed its plans to build more settler homes in the occupied territories. -
Australia says new Israel settlement not helpful (AFP via Yahoo! News)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3113]
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. -
News Wrap: Biden Declares Palestinian Statehood a U.S. Priority (The Online NewsHour)
March 11, 2010[Story ID: 3111]
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.