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February 17, 2014

Abbas to use "State of Palestine" on all official documents

President Mahmoud Abbas has decreed that the Palestinian Authority will start to issue passports, identity cards, vehicle licences and postage stamps emblazoned with the name “State of Palestine”. An...

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February 17, 2014

Lack of peace with Palestinians "more dangerous" than Iranian nuclear ambitions

The leader of Israel’s Kadima Party, Shaul Mofaz, has said that the failure to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians “is more dangerous that the Iranian nuclear project”....

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February 17, 2014

Jordan accuses Israel of planning to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jordan’s Islamic Endowments Minister Abdul-Salam Abadi has accused Israel of planning to partition the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the country’s Al-Ghad newspaper reported on Wednesday. The move, claimed Abadi,...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli forces detain more Palestinians, including minors across the West Bank

Israeli forces swept several West Bank cities on Thursday morning, detaining a former prisoner and a minor. Ten others were injured when the Israelis fired tear gas and live...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli forces breach truce with Gaza

Israel’s armed forces appear to have breached the terms of the truce with Hamas in Gaza which brought an end to November’s massive offensive against Palestinian civilians. Under heavy...

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February 17, 2014

Current peace process formula "a waste of time", claims Elaraby

The London-based Al Hayat newspaper has reported that the Palestine issue will return to the UN Security Council based on an agreement with EU countries to change the formula...

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February 17, 2014

Demonstrations continue in Iraq as prime minister considers protesters' demands

Iraqi scholar Sheikh Abdul Malik Al-Sadi arrived in Anbar from Jordan on Saturday to take part in demonstrations that have been taking place in the province for a week....

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February 17, 2014

Palestinian refugee camp under siege for 11th day

A Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus has entered its eleventh day under siege by pro-Assad forces. A senior member of the Hamas political bureau, Izzat Al-Risheq,...

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February 17, 2014

Netanyahu's party falls behind in opinion polls

The latest opinion poll in Israel suggests that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party will lose five seats to new party “Jewish Home”, Haaretz newspaper said on Wednesday. The...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli PM refuses to advance peace with Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his Facebook page on Tuesday to insist that he refuses to advance the peace process with the Palestinians. Netanyahu was seeking to counter...

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