Palestine
“Daylight” appears on Israel-Palestine conflict
June 10, 2014J Street, the six-year-old "pro-Israel, pro-peace" liberal Jewish organization, with some 180,000 members and supporters, met in San Francisco June 7-8 in its first national summit on the West Coast.
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Butcher or hero? Ariel Sharon leaves harsh legacy
January 14, 2014Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a polarizing figure, died Saturday at age 85 after eight years in a coma.
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Films depict Palestinians’ tragedy, humanity
September 27, 2013TORONTO - There's a definite increase of films by and about Palestinians being shown around the world, and several were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
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Goal is Israeli-Palestine pact in 9 months, Kerry says
August 2, 2013"Our objective will be to achieve a final status agreement over the course of the next nine months," Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday after Israeli-Palestinian talks opened for the first time in three years.
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UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine enhanced status
November 30, 2012This upgrades Palestine's status from mere "observer" and, without making it a full voting member of the U.N., explicitly recognizes it as a state.
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