Palestine

May 18, 2000

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The Israeli ministry of housing and construction and the Israel Lands Administration released tender bids yesterday for the construction of 582 additi

May 17, 2000

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Moves by Israel's parliament to cement Israel's hold over the disputed city of Jerusalem and to block the return of Palestinian refugees, could mean t

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The Arab League in Cairo denounced Wednesday the Israeli atrocities against Palestinians as 'war crimes' and called on the international community to

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Palestinians hurled eggs at Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos when he made a private visit to east Jerusalem Wednesday, witnesses were quoted by A

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At least 11 of the nearly 1,300 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails have been taken ill, a Palestinian rights group said Wednesday

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The United States said Tuesday it was satisfied that Israel and the Palestinians were serious about the peace process as special US envoy Dennis Ross

May 16, 2000

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US Middle East troubleshooter Dennis Ross met Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Tuesday on his latest mission to salvage peace talks after the worst

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The chief Palestinian negotiator with Israel, Yasser Abed Rabbo, said in an interview published Tuesday that his decision to quit in a row over backst

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Palestinian international cooperation minister Nabil Shaath said Monday Israel was standing in the way to improving trade relations with Jordan and sa

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Israel's government has delayed the final handover of Arab villages near Jerusalem after the Palestinian territories exploded Monday in the worst viol

May 15, 2000

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The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the transfer of two Palestinian villages near Jerusalem to full Palestinian control, a move that could weaken P

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The chief Palestinian negotiator with Israel, Yasser Abed Rabbo, has resigned from his post in protest over the way the negotiations have been handled

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Israel on Sunday released a senior leader of the Islamic Resistant Movement, Hamas, accused of planning the kidnapping and killing of two Israeli sold

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The worst clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops for months were expected to escalate on Monday as Palestinians mark the 52nd anniversary of

May 14, 2000

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Israel Sunday accused two members of the Islamic resistance movements of planning to kidnap Israeli soldiers for the purpose of forcing the Jewish sta