Abbas blames Iran for blocking Palestinian reconciliation
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 21:37:21 AFP - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas lashed out at Iran on Friday, blaming Tehran for being behind the latest failure to reconcile his secular Fatah movement with its Isalamist rival Hamas. |
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Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement
(AP) 12.03.2010, 21:35:29 AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S. |
Clinton rebukes Israel over settler homes
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 20:23:01 AFP - In a rare, sharp rebuke, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday chided Israel for plans to build new settler homes saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" about Israel's ties to its top ally. |
UN plays down risk of renewed Lebanon-Israel strife
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 19:48:20 AFP - A top UN official on Friday played down risk of renewed fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah but urged the two sides to refrain from further "inflammatory" words. |
Israel seals off West Bank amid heightened tension
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 19:31:33 AFP - Israel sealed off the West Bank on Friday amid tension with key ally the United States and in Jerusalem over plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at Al-Aqsa mosque compound. |
Clinton warns Netanyahu on U.S. ties
(Reuters) 12.03.2010, 19:26:37 Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government was putting U.S. ties at risk by failing to take real steps toward renewed Mideast peace talks. |
Confrontations, anger in Jerusalem over building
(Reuters) 12.03.2010, 19:16:02 Reuters - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Palestinian anger over Jewish settlement expansion. |
Gaza swimmers hope to make splash at Asia games
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 17:01:42 AFP - In the ramshackle warrens of Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp, four young athletes are plotting to swim their way out of the impoverished territory. |