GAZA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday turned back in the face of an Israeli naval blockade, Palestinian officials said. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel approved on Sunday the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Hamas Islamists who control the Gaza Strip. ... > full story
HEBRON, West Bank, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Jewish settlers and Palestinians hurled stones at each other in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday before Israeli soldiers separated the two sides, the army and Palestinian witnesses said. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has sentenced three men to death for being involved in the fatal bombing of a mosque that killed 14 Iranians in the southern city of Shiraz in April, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the global financial crisis on Saturday, saying other countries were being dragged in to help resolve Western problems. ... > full story
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert came under pressure from his own party on Thursday to step aside after the attorney-general announced he was considering indicting him on fraud and bribery charges. ... > full story
Tire, Lebanon, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel inadvertently galvanized an international campaign to ban cluster munitions by hastily raining bomblets over south Lebanon before a U.N.-agreed halt to its 2006 war with Hezbollah fighters could take effect. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel's attorney-general said on Wednesday he was considering indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for fraud, bribery and tax evasion in a case over fake travel expenses that has already forced him to resign. ... > full story
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in April despite opposition from Hamas rivals who run the Gaza Strip, a senior aide said on Tuesday. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel closed its commercial border crossings with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward the Jewish state, the Defence Ministry said. ... > full story
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Israel turns back ship bound for Gaza Dec. 1, 2008 (Ynet News, Israel) — The Israeli navy turned back a on Sunday as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. . . . ...
Israel to release 250 Palestinians Dec. 1, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Israel yesterday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle ...
Hamas allegations dismissed Nov. 30, 2008 (ArabNews.com) — JEDDAH: A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday denied allegations by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas that Saudi Arabia ...
Sarkozy salutes Obama's views on Afghanistan, Iran Nov. 29, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised US president-elect Barack Obama's intention to make Afghanistan a priority and support for talks with Iran ...
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