Palestinians
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'Most Palestinians expect violence if talks with Israel fail'
World | Oct 03, 2013, 09:58 AM ISTRamallah: More than half of the Palestinians expected a new wave of violence against Israel if peace talks with Israel fail, according to a recent poll released Wednesday, Xinhua reported.The survey, conducted by the Ramallah-based
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US says Israelis, Palestinians aim for final deal
World | Sep 26, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTUnited Nations: Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to intensify peace talks aimed at reaching a final agreement, not an interim accord, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.The two sides met on the
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Israel, Palestinians to hold fresh talks
World | Sep 03, 2013, 09:30 AM ISTRamallah: Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiation teams are to hold a new round of talks Tuesday, according to Israel Radio.Without specifying the venue of the meeting, the radio quoted well-informed Israeli sources as saying that
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Palestinians suspend peace talks with Israel
World | Aug 27, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTRamallah: The Palestinians have officially suspended the direct peace talks with Israel to protest against killing of three Palestinians Monday, Xinhua reported.The Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers who stormed the Qalandya refugee
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Swiss lab finds traces of polonium on Arafat's clothing
World | Jul 12, 2012, 06:04 PM ISTRamallah, West Bank, Jul 12 : The Palestinian justice minister says investigators looking into the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death want to review reports from a Swiss lab before deciding on exhuming his remains.Last week,
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Two Gazans found dead after Israeli airstrike
World | Jun 19, 2012, 03:15 PM ISTJerusalem, Jun 19: Two Palestinian men were killed after Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, as a flare up in violence threatened a brittle cease-fire between the two sides.The Israeli military spokesman's office
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Palestinians Hurl Slippers At Visiting UN Chief
World | Feb 02, 2012, 08:04 PM ISTBeit Hanoun (Gaza Strip), Feb 2: Palestinians tried to block the U.N. chief from entering the Gaza Strip and flung slippers at his armored convoy on Thursday, the second day of Ban Ki-moon's mission to
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Despite Threats, Palestinians To Submit U.N. Membership Letter
World | Sep 20, 2011, 01:54 PM ISTUnited Nations, Sept 20: The Palestinians brushed aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto on Monday, vowing to submit a letter formally requesting full U.N. membership when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the
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Japan, Oman, Palestinians Win Olympic qualifiers
Football | Jun 20, 2011, 02:41 PM ISTToyota, Japan, Jun 20 : Hiroshi Kiyotake scored one goal and set up another as Japan defeated Kuwait 3-1 in the first leg of 2012 London Olympics qualifying on Sunday, while Oman stunned China 1-0
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Palestinians To Host First Ever World Cup Qualifying Match
Football | Jun 17, 2011, 04:34 PM ISTRamallah, West Bank, Jun 17: For years, Palestinian football was disorganized, underfunded and hindered so much by Israeli travel restrictions that games were often forfeited because players couldn't arrive for the kickoff.But the sport is