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Fayyad resigned, but did he?
Salam Fayyad was 55 years old when they found him six years ago. They are the secretary of state and the European donors who wanted to help the Palestine Authority in its hour of trial but did not want to see their contributions diverted by corrupt...Tags: Salam Fayyad, Politics, West Bank, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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FEATURE-Youth voice hope for change in static Palestinian politics
Reuters* New TV gives glimpse of views of frustrated youth * Partisan rivalry, occupation defines moribund politics * Slim majority of youth think they can be force for change By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 1 (Reuters) - Far from the children...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Salam Fayyad, Politics, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority
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Palestinian Authority prime minister resigns
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.JERUSALEM -- Embattled Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned late Saturday after struggling for years against political rivals and lackluster public support. Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who in recent months had also clashed...Tags: Finance, Salam Fayyad, Politics, George Washington, John Kerry
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Palestinian prime minister's political future uncertain
RAMALLAH, West Bank – The political future of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad appeared shaky Thursday amid reports that he will resign after growing tired of constant battles with his rivals. Fayyad has come close to stepping...
Tags: Salam Fayyad, Politics, G8, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority
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Don't play into a paranoid conservative narrative
Are Roman Catholics, evangelical Christians and “ultra-Orthodox” Jews religious extremists comparable to the Ku Klux Klan and Al Qaeda? Yes, according to a PowerPoint slide that was apparently used by the U.S. Army Reserve in a training...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Customs and Tradition, Janet Napolitano, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Israel Has Opportunity Amid Region's Termoil
The Hartford CourantIt's a measure of the relatively quiet time for Israel these days that the sharpest argument at a big national security conference here was between an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who wanted "autonomy" for his fellow believers and secular Israelis in the audience...Tags: West Bank, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Israel, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Jihad in Sidon dismissed as public relations stunt
The Lebanon Daily StarThe call by controversial Sheikh Ahmad Assir for jihad in Syria has generated some enthusiasm, as well as a considerable level of skepticism among his fellow Sidonians. Shortly after noon prayers, Uthman Honeineh arrived at Assir's Bilal Bin Rabah...Tags: Lebanon, Islam, Jihad, Beirut (Lebanon), Religion and Belief
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Arab Bank Plc must face Hamas financing trial-U.S. judge
ReutersBy Jessica Dye NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Arab Bank Plc must face claims in a U.S. court that it provided material support to the Palestinian group Hamas, lawyers said. U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Trials, Terrorism, Justice System
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Iran's wooing of Africa yields scant results as sanctions bite
Reuters* Visits, pledges of deals mark Ahmadinejad's Africa policy * Ties fail to deliver votes for Iran at UN Security Council * Sanctions on nuclear activity cut African trade with Iran By David Lewis DAKAR, April 23 (Reuters) - Before Iranian President...Tags: Western Africa, Politics, Religion and Belief, Israel, Nigeria
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Interview: For Gaza cooks, it's two parts rice, one part defiance
Fiery peppers and searing spices heat up Gaza Strip cuisine, a fitting metaphor, perhaps, for the enclave's place in the cauldron of Middle East strife. Israeli troops have imposed a tight cordon around Gaza border crossings, sea access and airspace...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Israel, Arts and Culture
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Review: 'The Way of the Knife' and 'Drone Warfare'
In a way, it all began with the collapse of the Soviet empire. The raison d'être of the Central Intelligence Agency and American military might evaporated between 1989 and 1991. Washington and Langley might not always realize it, but one of the main...
Tags: Stanley A. McChrystal, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Israel, Rand Paul
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Israel and Turkey discuss compensation for ship raid victims
ReutersANKARA, April 22 (Reuters) - An Israeli delegation arrived in Turkey on Monday for the first time since 2010 to discuss compensation for the killing of nine Turks by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid ship, a sign of improving relations between the two...Tags: John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Religion and Belief, Turkey
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