Tag: Palestine

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Monday, September 06, 2010

David Sanger joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the August jobless numbers, new government stimulus proposals, and how the new round of Middle East peace talks are dealing with the key issues facing the conflict.

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Monday, August 30, 2010

David Sanger joins Kerry Nolan to discuss the upcoming middle east peace talks, as well as the Fed's announcement it will take additional steps to prevent a double-dip recession.

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Israel To Ease Gaza Blockade

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Israel agreed to allow some building materials and food into the Gaza Strip, hoping to quell growing worldwide outrage following the flotilla raid.

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Obama Looks for "Better Approach" in Gaza

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Following talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the White House, President Barack Obama called the increasingly tense environment in the Mideast "unsustainable".

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Monday, June 07, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, on how BP's spill will affect the White House long-term, and on divers who were killed by Israel's Navy off Gaza's coast.

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Apartments Get Approval in E. Jerusalem

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Jewish-American Bingo Magnate Irving Moskowitz is funding the project.

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Monday, March 22, 2010

David Sanger of The NYT discusses the health care vote and what else is on President Obama's agenda.

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Netanyahu, Clinton Deliver Remarks to AIPAC

Monday, March 22, 2010

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) today.

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Diplomats Want Middle East Peace Talks

Friday, March 19, 2010

They want the two to work out a deal that creates an independent Palestinian state by 2012.

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Clinton Discusses Nuclear Arms in Moscow

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow today for two days of talks on nuclear arms control and security.

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U.S. Envoy Mitchell Postpones Israel Trip

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell will hold off on his trip to the Middle East indefinitely, following Israel's announcement that it will build 1,600 new units of housing in East Jerusalem.

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Israel Apologizes for Construction Plans

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Still, Israel made it clear it's not revising plans for 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem.

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Israel, Palestinians Agree to Indirect Talks

Monday, March 08, 2010

A 14-month deadlock between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on peace negotiations is apparently over.

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