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Jewish settlers and Palestinians clash in Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Jewish settlers and Palestinians threw stones in clashes Monday that injured five in the West Bank city of Hebron where Jews want to stop the eviction of 13 settler families, witnesses said. ...  > full story

Israel approves release of 250 Palestinian prisoners

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

Settlers clash with Palestinians in WBank city

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

Hamas, Fatah women fist fight as disputes inflame

GAZA, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Flying chairs and punches thrown by women students at a Gaza university this week may seem a rather minor manifestation of the factional fighting that has riven Palestinian society over the past year or so. ...  > full story

Abbas wants Palestinian elections in April

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

Israeli activists video police headbutting woman

JERUSALEM, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli human rights group on Monday released a video showing a helmeted Israeli policeman headbutting a Palestinian woman who was protesting the demolition of homes in Arab East Jerusalem three weeks ago. ...  > full story

Abbas says may call for Palestinian elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he would call for elections in 2009 if his secular Fatah movement and its Islamist rivals Hamas do not reconcile by the end of this year. ...  > full story

Gaza groups want calm with Israel: Hamas leader

GAZA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian armed groups in Gaza remain committed to a truce with Israel if the Jewish state reciprocates, Hamas's Gaza leader said Friday, even as militants launched more attacks from the coastal territory. ...  > full story

Palestinians advertise peace plan in Israeli press

JERUSALEM, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The PLO took the unprecedented step of placing advertisements in Israeli newspapers on Thursday to promote a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region. ...  > full story

High in the Holy Land, a Biblical view of peace

ELI, West Bank, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — When God ordered Abraham to slaughter a son, the angel of the Lord stepped in at the last minute to stay his hand. Was it a test of faith, or had Abraham's imagination simply run away with him? ...  > full story
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