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Palestinian groups hold more reconciliation talks (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Reuters - Representatives of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups met in the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday in a second round of talks designed to try and narrow divisions…

Arabs may ask UN to recognize Palestinian state (AP)

October 15th, 2010

AP - Arab nations may seek U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, if Israel continues to build settlements in the West Bank, Egypt’s foreign minister said Friday.

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Egypt backs Palestinian position on settlements (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell talks during a media conference following his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Talks focused on the Middle East peace process. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Egypt backed the Palestinians’ refusal to negotiate with Israel as long as it continues to build West Bank settlements, even as officials urged Sunday for continued diplomacy to…

Palestinian leader says no quick decision on talks (AP)

September 27th, 2010

A bulldozer works in a construction site in the Jewish settlement of Adam outside Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. With a midnight deadline looming, Israel's prime minister on Sunday called on West Bank settlers to 'show restraint' after the end of a government-ordered construction slowdown, attempting to lower tensions with the Palestinians and prevent a breakdown in newly relaunched Mideast talks. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - The Palestinian president says there will be no “quick decision” on whether to pull out of Mideast peace talks now that an Israeli moratorium on West Bank settlement…

AP Exclusive: Palestinian hints at settlement deal (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, greets Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn, right, as Palestinian Observer to the U.N. Riyad Mansour looks on during a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - The Palestinian president has left the door open to continuing peace negotiations with Israel even if it resumes settlement construction in the West Bank, offering a glimmer of…

Palestinian leader hints at settlement compromise (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, greets Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn, right, as Palestinian Observer to the U.N. Riyad Mansour looks on during a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - The Palestinian president is leaving the door open to continuing peace negotiations with Israel — even if the Jewish state resumes settlement construction in the West Bank.


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Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks (AP)

August 31st, 2010

A Palestian man walks near a section of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. A Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling in the West Bank on Tuesday, authorities said, killing four passengers in a deadly attack that cast a long shadow over Mideast peace talks set to start this week. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - A Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing four passengers, authorities said, in a deadly attack that cast a…

Palestinian who attacked Turkish Embassy captured (AP)

August 17th, 2010

An Israel border police officer holds his weapon as a paramedic rushes put of  the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries. (AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)AP - A Palestinian who broke into the Turkish Embassy in Israel trying to take hostages and demanding asylum was turned over to Israeli authorities late Tuesday, ending a tense…

Turks capture Palestinian at Tel Aviv embassy (AP)

August 17th, 2010

An Israel border police officer holds his weapon as a paramedic rushes put of  the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries. (AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)AP - Security guards captured a Palestinian who broke into the Turkish Embassy in Israel Tuesday trying to take hostages and demanding asylum, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a…

Israel: Palestinian with hostages at Turk Embassy (AP)

August 17th, 2010

AP - A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident…