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UK provided more support for CIA rendition flights than thought says study
The UK’s support for the CIA’s global rendition programme after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US was far more substantial than has previously been recognised, according to a new research project that draws on a vast number of publicly available data and documentation. Evidence gathered by The Rendition Project - ...
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Iran presidential campaign begins without two big names
barred from running in next month's presidential election, face a new challenge: persuading shocked and skeptical Iranians to turn out to vote. With the field of hopefuls clear, the mostly conservative nominees whose candidacies were approved by Iran's Guardian Council officially launched their campaigns Wednesday, apparently free from the challenges of the most talked-about ...
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Amnesty Both Israel Hamas guilty of war crimes
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law during Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza in November of last year, Amnesty International concluded in a report released on ...
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Israel is fighting a regional war in Syria
The changing internal situation in Syria is putting a new set of plans into motion, which involve Israeli aggression against Syria. Not only have the US and its allies been trying to militarily buttress the retreating anti-government militias, but now they aim to create a new phase in the conflict where states start asserting leverage against Syria in place of the weakening anti-government ...
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Kerry Embarks on Meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Officials
JERUSALEM -- As he embarked on another round of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday in an effort to revitalize the peace process, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the doubts being expressed on both sides over his chances of ...
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Under Hamas No More Coed Classes in Gaza
Teachers stand among school girls at al-Qahera school in Gaza City on April 2, 2013. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters) A community of animals elects its new king. The candidates are a wily green crocodile who makes grandiose promises and a yellow lion whose father was the previous king. In the end, the lion is too confident that he will win and loses the elections to the mendacious ...
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Luzon names Israel squad for home finals
"This is a hard day for me," said coach Guy Luzon after naming his final 23-man squad for this summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home ...
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Kerry detours for Palestinian shwarma
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Secretary of State John Kerry says he's all in for Palestinian shwarma.Kerry chomped one of the meat sandwiches after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank.Asked what toppings he wanted, Kerry said, quote, "I want everything. I'm all in."After the first bite, Kerry declared, "Fantastic."Kerry has been promoting ...
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Palestinian protests greet Kerry in Ramallah
resuming the peace talks with Israel.As Kerry arrived in Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians staged a protest outside Abbas's office, condemning Washington's "bias" in favor of ...
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Father of Muhammad al-Dura rebukes Israeli report on sons death
Gaza , where crumbling tombstones nestle in the sand amid windblown rubbish, Jamal al-Dura crouched at the grave of his son Muhammed to recite the Muslim prayer for the dead. With the youngest of his 11 children at his side, he took his hands from his face, laid them on the marble slab and looked up, a bitter as well as a bereaved ...
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AP Interview Chief of UN aid agency says Syria fighting has uprooted most Palestinians there
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Mahmoud, a 21-year-old Palestinian resident of Syria, rests in a field hospital after he was found with three gunshot wounds in the town of Anadan on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Mahmoud, who would give only one name, described being the only survivor of a massacre in which he and 10 other men were blindfolded, beaten and sprayed with bullets. ...
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Israeli-Palestinian talks UN envoy urges concerted action
New York, May 23 : While international attention is understandably on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Syria, it is equally important to ensure the resumption of negotiations aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior United Nations envoy stressed to the Security Council on ...
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Gazans Dying to Enter Israel
- Israel’s crippling blockade of the coastal territory of Gaza is pushing desperate young Palestinians to ever more extreme measures in the search for livelihoods, despite an agreement granting Gazans greater access to their agricultural ...
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Israel gearing up for ‘surprise war’ with Syria if Assad falls – general
War The unrest engulfing the Middle East could result in Israel becoming involved in a "surprise war" with Syria, according to the head of the Israeli air force. "When you look [around] today I think that a surprise war can be born in very many configurations," Major General Amir Eshel said at a conference near Tel Aviv.In particular, the general stressed that if rebels ...
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Report Israel pays $127K for bedroom on PMs jet
A public flap has erupted after the Israeli government spent more than $127,000 to build a bedroom for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sarah on a flight to attend the funeral of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in ...
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Excerpts Israeli archeological mystery. Flagrant intervention in
Excerpts: Israeli archeological mystery. Flagrant intervention in Syria by Hizbullah and Iranian fighters May 23, 2013 +++SOURCE: Naharnet (Lebanon) 23 ...
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Israel and Britain signed Today MOU on Science Cooperation
Israel and Britain signed Today Memorandum of Understanding on Science Cooperation Ministry for Science, Technology and Space May 23, 2013 Foreign Secretary William Hague and ...
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West Bank and romance prominent in Omar
CANNES, France -; One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the ...
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Israels Air Force Chief Warns of Sudden War
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel could be in for a surprise war, Israel's air force chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel warned. Eshel's comments come as tensions are increasing along the Israeli-Syrian border. Eeshel says the threat of a sudden war erupting on multiple fronts is much more relevant today. Syria has invested in the "best air defenses it could buy," Israel's air force ...
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Israeli Forces Infiltrate Gaza Borders
Khan Yunis, May 23 (BNA) -The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday infiltrated the Gaza borders and went nearly 300 meters into the eastern part of Khan Yunis, South of the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses. They told Palestinian (WAFA) news agency that three Israeli tanks and three army bulldozers raided and razed agricultural land while shooting in all directions as well as setting up earth ...
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Barcelona announce visit of Israel Palestine
Adriano signs new deal According to the club the events will take place in the Palestinian Territories on August 3 and then in Israel the following day, and "first team players will be present at both".Details of the initiative - called the FC Barcelona Peace Tour - were announced via the ...
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Gallery Jewish ultra-orthodox wedding in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the wedding ceremony of Rabbi Shalom Rokach, the Grandson of the Belz Rabbi to Hana Batya Pener, in Jerusalem. Photo: ...
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Sharjah Charity supports Palestinian orphans
Sharjah: The Scientific Council of the Salafiyeh Call in Palestine yesterday approved the distribution of financial assistance provided by the Sharjah Charity International (SCI) to benefit 5,987 ...
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Kerry meets Israelis Palestinians in bid to revive talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace ...
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Israel seeking to revive peace talks with Palestinians Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that his country is seeking to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.At the beginning of a meeting with Kerry, Netanyahu said "above all, we want to restart the peace talks with the Palestinians."Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday as part of the ongoing efforts exerted by the US ...
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Palestine is a potential eco-friendly hub
Palestine, occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Territories or the Occupied Territories, call it what you will, this patch of land in the Middle East has many different name according to political opinion, but what many don’t realize about it is the ingenuity that takes place on a daily basis.
Palestine is one of the poorest regions in the world and certainly in the Middle East, the territory which is loosely made up of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is a large refugee camp because none of the inhabitants have sovereignty and therefore do not have a centrally strong government to provide basic services. Much of the areas income is derived through donations and money earned by day laborers within Israel. Read more
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