Palestinian Authority PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said in a speech Sunday that his party's being in power is the only difference between it and the rival Hamas terrorist faction.

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Right wingers have been stunned by Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu's Palestinian policies since he took office this past March 31.

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The White House on Friday said it "regretted" reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to approve of the construction of hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements.

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Israel would be open to a complete freeze of settlement building in the West Bank for three to six months as part of a broad Middle East peace endeavor that included a Palestinian agreement to negotiate an end to the conflict and confidence-building steps by major Arab nations, s …

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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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"Well, well. Two days into the new Netanyahu government, and Israel gets up off its knees. First off, Netanyahu tells Obama 'Stop Iran or we will'.

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The Burmese military junta ruling the once prosperous southeast Asian nation for nearly five decades now, marks indepdence day with defiance in preparation for what independent observers call sham elections in 2010..

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Israelis and Palestinians need to enhance their efforts to bring a peace deal to fruition, although some recent progress has been made, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

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Israel announced plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes in an area of the occupied West Bank the Israeli government considers part of Jerusalem, despite U.S. and Palestinian calls to halt settlement expansion.

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The Democrats are doing everything they can to blow this presidential election. This is a skill that comes naturally to the party. There is no such thing as a can't-miss year for the Democrats. They are truly gifted at finding ways to lose.

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How can Israel pursue a two-state solution while at the same time expanding its settlements and infrastructure in the very territories in which a Palestinian state would emerge?

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What's Inside Your Car?

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Mowaffak al-Rubaie: There has been much talk about a withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops from Iraq, but no defined timeline has yet been set. There is, however, an unofficial "road map" to foreign troop reductions that will eventually lead to total withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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Kadima and Hamas, the ruling parties of Israel and Palestine, united at the weekend in burying the international road map, the blueprint for peace that was previously endorsed by the governments of Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat.

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