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Haaretz, 28 minutes ago / Face-to-face peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians could start as early as mid-August, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Haaretz, 10 hours 51 minutes ago / It is indeed a strange story on the one hand and a very strange story on the other, as strange as a story taken from our real lives can get.
Haaretz, 11 hours 6 minutes ago / Israel and the United States agreed Thursday on the nature of the Israeli investigative committee that will look into the events surrounding the takeover of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla nearly two weeks ago.
Haaretz, 11 hours 6 minutes ago / Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be summoned by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss to answer questions about his role in the May 31 flotilla raid that left nine Turkish citizens dead.
Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA), 13 hours 22 minutes ago / This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Baltimore Jewish Times - Baltimore MD, 21 hours 44 minutes ago / A leading rabbi of the settler movement was arrested for writing a book that says Jewish law allows the killing of non-Jews. Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira of the Yitzhar settlement was arrested Monday on suspicion of incitement for his book "The King's Torah," which was published last year and garnered headlines then for its controversial content.
The American Thinker, Jul 30, 2010 / He chose to snub a variety of foreign leaders, including then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, with whom he denied a diplomatic meeting during a visit (a snub that may have hurt Brown politically at home).
Haaretz, Jul 30, 2010 / For the talks are close, but the proximity is far off.
Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish, Jul 29, 2010 / The dispute today is over land ownership.
The Independent - London - UK, Jul 29, 2010 / It is the brash upstart on the Israeli media scene with money to burn and already with a reputation it's trying to shed.
Palestine Information Center, Jul 29, 2010 / Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to extend his government's decision on freezing settlement building in the West Bank, Hebrew media reported on Thursday.
Haaretz, Jul 28, 2010 / One of the questions arising from reports of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair's birthday party on Monday evening is when was Netanyahu updated about the IAF helicopter crash that had occurred in Romania earlier that afternoon.
Asia Times, Jul 28, 2010 / On the surface, the Middle East is so still it is almost unbelievable.
The Straits Times - Singapore, Jul 28, 2010 / JORDAN'S Islamist-led trade unions on Wednesday strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Jordan, describing him as a 'criminal.'
Haaretz, Jul 28, 2010 / Following pressure from intelligence agencies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has extended the period during which material contained in government archives may remain classified by 20 years.
The Jewish Week - New York NY, Jul 28, 2010 / Although some American Jewish leaders said this week that they will be entering upcoming negotiations over the proposed Israeli conversion bill free of preconceptions, a leader of Reform Jewry said there remains a "red line" for his movement.
Haaretz, Jul 27, 2010 / Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Abdullah of Jordan ended more than a year of diplomatic near-silence yesterday when the two met at the royal palace in Amman, partially at U.S. President Barack Obama's urging.
St. Louis Jewish News - St. Louis MO, Jul 27, 2010 / Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman in an unannounced meeting.
Expatica, Jul 27, 2010 / French President Nicolas Sarkozy telephoned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening to discuss the peace process, a statement from his office said.
Ynetnews - Israel, Jul 27, 2010 / Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that his secret meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II was "very good".
Boston.com - Boston MA, Jul 21, 2010/ U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.
New York Post - New York NY, Jul 21, 2010/ Embattled BP head honcho Tony Hayward will step down in the next 10 weeks over the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, sources said yesterday.
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago IL, Jul 21, 2010/ President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday both strongly condemned the release last year of the Lockerbie bomber by Scotland.
The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, Jul 21, 2010/ "The largest cadre of foreign ministers to descend on Afghanistan in three decades underwent an astonishing political conversion on Tuesday, turning from skeptics to advocates of the Afghan government's ambitious plan to take over all security responsibilities in the country by 2014.
St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO, Jul 21, 2010/ Just like a long line of predecessors, Lou Piniella thought he could lead the Chicago Cubs to that elusive championship and end a drought that dates to 1908.
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (, also Binyamin Netanyahu, born 21 October 1949) is the ninth and current Prime Minister of Israel, serving since March 2009. Netanyahu also serves as the current Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.
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