A ray of hope and peace flourishes in the Mideast.

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European Commission Vice-President Gunter Verheugen said Sunday that said boycotts of Israeli products were "not justified," adding that they were an "easy solution" that would do nothing to improve the Middle East Conflict.

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It is difficult to overstate the absurdity in context of President Barack Obama's performance at the Israeli-Palestinian photo opportunity at the UN. The outstanding theme is his commandist style.

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Arab countries are reluctant to respond positively to recent overtures from the Obama administration on normalization of ties with Israel, according to a Thursday report in Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat. The article quoted Arab diplomatic sources "familiar with the substance of [ …

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UN Security Council hears report on Nepal

Consultations on Nepal peace process have been held among the UN Security Council members on Monday.

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The clouds that normally obscure events in the Middle East start to recede when Khaled Abu Toameh begins talking about the future of Palestinians and Israelis.

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Will Obama Betray Israel?

Jeff Robbins wrote an interesting review and commentary on a new book in The Wall Street Journal.

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One of President Barack Obama's earliest backers, US Representative Robert Wexler, was in Jerusalem this week trying to persuade Israelis that a settlement freeze would be a win-win proposition.

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Netanyahu Changes Terms Of Middle East Peace With Little Attention

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech on June 14 that could have serious implications on the peace process but few people noticed because of the Iranian election and the aftermath of the protests, government crackdown, etc.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for creation of a limited Palestinian state for the first time, saying it would have to be disarmed. "Let us make peace," he said.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, the first such visit since US President Barack Obama came to power, revealed major differences between the two leaders.

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As with parents who become more and more indulgent the more clueless they realize they actually are - and the more out of control their kids get - Washington and the world have allowed Israel and the Palestinians both to run off the rails in whatever direction they happen to see  …

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SPIEGEL ONLINE: American politicians don't normally talk about Israeli nuclear weapons. Should the continue to be taboo?

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Peace Operations on the brink, ways forward, transitions from robust peacekeeping to war fighting, and the dilemmas and patterns of deployment involved, are some of points covered in the document.

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There have been hints in the press that the Obama Administration has been considering conditioning U.S. aid to Israel on a real freeze of Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank.

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But the headlines were wrong, as anyone can ascertain by reading Lieberman's short address. Far from disparaging peace, Israel's new foreign minister called for pursuing it with the respect and realism it deserves.

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Dead soldiers in Northern Ireland named by British MOD

The two soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA on Saturday night have been named as Sappers Mark Quinsey and Cengiz 'Patrick' Azimka. Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the site today along with Northern Ireland Secretary, Shaun Woodward.

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Dissident republicans blamed for N. Ireland army base shooting

Dissident republicans, who are opposed to the peace process, are being blamed for yesterday's killing of two soldiers at an Army base in Northern Ireland.

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In the wake of the death and destruction that resulted from the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, there is a positive story that has received little attention: People of conscience from around the world are organizing to support human rights in Palestine.

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Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has conducted an international campaign in recent weeks aimed at the diplomatic isolation of a right-wing government headed by Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Greetings and advice for President Obama's Middle East envoy.

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Along with order the closure of Guantanamo, President Obama has appointed former Senator George Mitchell and Richard Holbrooke envoys to the Middle East.

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With every image of the dead in Gaza inflaming people across the Arab world, Egyptian and Jordanian officials are worried that they see a fundamental tenet of the Middle East peace process slipping away: the so-called two-state solution, an independent Palestinian state coexistin …

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Libya presented a draft resolution from the Arab League to a UN Security Council emergency meeting that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

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Israel has warned that the onslaught in the Gaza Strip could last for "weeks" as the fourth consecutive day of aerial attacks targeted several Hamas government buildings.

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