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Israel-Palestine Peace Talks To Resume?

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that an agreement has been reached that will form the basis of fresh negotiations.

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By Noga Tarnopolsky

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that an agreement has been reached between Israelis and Palestinians that will form the basis of fresh negotiations to resolve the decades-old conflict. Speaking from Amman, Jordan, Kerry said the process still needs to be formalized. He also said Israeli and Palestinian negotiators

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Israeli Official On Indefinite Occupation Of Palestine: ‘Live With It’

The economy minister’s flouting of the official government promotion of a two-state solution is likely to cause tensions.

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By Noga Tarnopolsky

JERUSALEM — Israel’s minister of economy, Naftali Bennett, caused a firestorm in Israel today when he said the idea of a Palestinian state had run its course — and that Israel should “move on.” "The attempt to establish a Palestinian state in our land has ended," said Bennett, a member of the security cabinet and leader if the right-wing

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As Syria Conflict Rages, Israel’s Border Is Anything But Quiet

Until May of 2011, the green and undulating border between Israel and Syria was as placid as any hostile frontier could be. Only a flimsy chain-link fence marked the 50-mile cease-fire line of 1967. On one side were Israeli Jewish and Druze communities, on the other, unarmed blue-beret topped U.N. peacekeepers, who languidly patrolled what […]

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By Noga Tarnopolsky

Until May of 2011, the green and undulating border between Israel and Syria was as placid as any hostile frontier could be. Only a flimsy chain-link fence marked the 50-mile cease-fire line of 1967. On one side were Israeli Jewish and Druze communities, on the other, unarmed blue-beret topped U.N. peacekeepers, who languidly patrolled what was

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Israel May Be Operating In Syria

Israeli military personnel are operating in non-combat capacity in an area across Israel‘s border with Syria, GlobalPost has learned. This area may be in Syrian territory that, with the redeployment of regular Syrian army units to Damascus, has become a contested arena for various rebel groups. Israel and Syria have been in a formal state of war since the […]

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By Noga Tarnopolsky

Israeli military personnel are operating in non-combat capacity in an area across Israel's border with Syria, GlobalPost has learned. This area may be in Syrian territory that, with the redeployment of regular Syrian army units to Damascus, has become a contested arena for various rebel groups. Israel and Syria have been in a formal state of

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