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Israeli car stoned in West Bank; girl injured
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Twelve-year-old riding in car driving through Tapuach Junction suffers mild injuries after vehicle is stoned
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At Mideast Peace Talks, a Lopsided Table
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(Washington Post) Hussein Agha and Robert Malley -Staggering asymmetries between the Israelis and Palestinians could seriously imperil the talks. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is the head of a stable state with the ability to deliver on his commitments. Celebrations of supposed institution-building notwithstanding, Palestinians have no robust central authority. Their territory is divided betw
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Abbas Is No Arafat
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(Ha'aretz) Moshe Arens - The negotiations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas will not be anything like the negotiations with Yasser Arafat, who had the support of almost all Palestinians. Abbas does not have the authority to carry out any agreement he might arrive at with Netanyahu. Maybe the Americans think that enough financial support for Abbas will eventually provide him with both
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Mideast Peace Talks' Hidden Threat
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(Politico) Jonathan Schanzer -In the past week, some Palestinian leaders have voiced concerns about the new U.S. initiative. In the words of Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, successful negotiations could "liquidate the Palestinian cause." Meshal is not exaggerating. A Palestinian state, as endorsed by the Obama administration, very likely would include only the West Bank, where the leaders are not de
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French Teacher Suspended for Spending Too Much Time on Holocaust
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(AFP) Catherine Pederzoli, 58, a Jewish French history teacher, has been suspended from her school for spending too much time teaching her pupils about the Holocaust and for organizing trips to former Nazi death camps. She has been accused by education authorities in Nancy of teaching the World War II massacres with insufficient "neutrality."
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Poll: Israelis Oppose Continuing Settlement Freeze
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(Israel Channel 10-IMRA) A poll of adult Israelis conducted for Channel 10 News and broadcast on September 1 asked: Should construction in the territories be renewed? Everywhere 39%, Only in settlement blocs 25%, Continue freeze 21%. Is Abbas serious in his intention to reach peace? Yes 23%, No 60%, Don't know 17%. Is Netanyahu serious in his intention to reach peace? Yes 51%, No 34%.
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