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Israel's deputy defense minister says settlers will be removed from disputed house in Hebron
Associated Press WriterHEBRON, West Bank (AP) _ Israel will remove Jewish settlers who are holed up in a disputed house in this Palestinian city in violation of a Supreme Court eviction order, Israel's deputy defense minister said Saturday. The occupants have said they won't...Tags: Local Authority, Police Arrests, Wars and Interventions, Court Administration, Police
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Holder as AG: Why Marc Rich matters
Spin CycleObama, sources say, has settled on Eric Holder as his attorney general nominee, and has apparently concluded that Holder's role in the Marc Rich pardon -- which is now, disingenuously, being described as tangential -- won't be an obstacle......Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Corruption, John Ashcroft, Government, Court Administration
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Bush, Israeli prime minister to meet in Washington as both prepare to leave office
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President George W. Bush, two lame-duck leaders looking to leave a blueprint for fulfilling their ambitious — but unrealized — Mideast...Tags: Barack Obama, Corruption, Government, Corrupt Practices, Economic Sanctions
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Ad touts Arab peace plan
Tribune correspondentJERUSALEM — Reaching out to Israelis in their own language, Palestinian officials placed Hebrew advertisements in Israeli newspapers Thursday promoting an Arab peace plan that promises normal relations in exchange for Israel's withdrawal from...Tags: Refugee, Tzipi Livni, Diplomacy, Ehud Olmert, Peace Negotiations
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Holder's likely nomination revives uproar over pardon for fugitive financier Marc Rich
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but the 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony. The role of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Bill Clinton, Dan Burton, Lawyers
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Polls show Netanyahu's Likud increasing lead over Livni's Kadima; Barak's Labor foundering
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ A pair of polls published Thursday showed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline Likud party leading Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's moderate Kadima party in the run-up to Israel's Feb. 10 elections. The polls also indicated...Tags: Corruption, Corrupt Practices, Tzipi Livni, Diplomacy, Ehud Olmert
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Israeli leaders make secret journey to Jordan, where king presses on Gaza operation
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli leaders made a secret journey to neighboring Jordan earlier this week, listening to pleas from King Abdullah II to avert a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Jordan officials confirmed Thursday. The...Tags: Treaties, Mahmoud Abbas, Armed Conflicts, Diplomacy, Ehud Olmert
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Jordan warns Israel against military action
The Associated PressIsraeli leaders made a secret journey to neighboring Jordan earlier this week, listening to pleas from King Abdullah II to avert a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Jordan officials confirmed today. The Israeli officials...Tags: Treaties, Mahmoud Abbas, Armed Conflicts, Diplomacy, Ehud Olmert
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Gaza fades to black in Israel's fuel blockade
Tribune NewspapersGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—Much of Gaza City fell into darkness Thursday night after an Israeli blockade, tightened in response to Palestinian hostilities, caused the city's electricity plant to run low on fuel and shut down. Israel also barred 30...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Food Industry
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New dovish faction is shaping up in Israel
Associated PressJERUSALEM—A group of high-profile Israeli politicians, intellectuals and business leaders have banded together to form a new dovish faction ahead of February elections, worried by polls that give hardline opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu a...Tags: Amos Oz, Likud, Kadima, Parliament, Civil Unrest
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Analysis: With June truce up for renewal, Israel and Hamas trying to dictate new terms
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ A June truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers comes up for renewal next month and it looks like both sides are trying to dictate more favorable terms. That would explain why Israel and Hamas have been trading rocket fire and air...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Building Material, Civil Unrest, Parties and Movements
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Netanyahu campaigns Obama-style
The New York TimesClick on the Russian-language version of the campaign Web site of Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative Likud party leader running for prime minister of Israel, and up pops a picture of the candidate with Barack Obama. On the Hebrew version, Obama is not...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Tzipi Livni, Likud, Kadima
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