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Yasser Arafat (Aug. 24, 1929 Nov. 11, 2004] - Palestinian leader and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
Yasser Arafat (Aug. 24, 1929 Nov. 11, 2004] - Palestinian leader and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
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Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad gives up finance post
World NowPalestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad kept the top job in a cabinet shakeup Wednesday but relinquished his duties as finance minister, a position that earned him praise abroad and criticism at home.... -
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers in Nakba Day protests
World NowDozens of Palestinians were injured Tuesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers during the annual Nakba Day demonstrations in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip to mark the 1948 displacement of 800,000 Arabs during Israel’s founding.... -
Israel's Shimon Peres reflects on Hollywood's global influence
24 FramesIsraeli President Shimon Peres told a movie and television industry audience at the Dreamworks Animation studio lot in Glendale Friday that Hollywood often wields more influence across the globe than world leaders do.... -
Mike Wallace dies at 93; '60 Minutes' pioneer
As the self-described "black hat" of television's premier newsmagazine "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program.
Beginning in 1968, as one of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Roger Clemens, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Secret Service, Louis Farrakhan
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WEST BANK: 18 years after Oslo, Palestinians try a new tack
Babylon & BeyondOn Sept. 13, 1993, current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and current Israeli President Shimon Peres signed at the While House the so-called Oslo Accords, ushering in a new era and hopes of peace in the decades-old Palestinian-Israeli... -
The danger of politicizing textbooks
Opinion L.A.Last week we wrote on the editorial page about California’s decision to require teachers and textbooks to include some sort of positive message about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in their lessons. We opposed that decision -- not... -
Palestinian Authority president to meet Hamas leader next week
World NowPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he plans to meet Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal next week, a move bound to upset Israel and the U.S. The meeting will include discussion of the reconciliation agreement that rival... -
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Legal opinion muddies U.N. statehood bid
Babylon & BeyondAs the Palestinian Authority is getting ready to ask the United Nations to accept the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the 1967 borders as a member state, a legal opinion by an Oxford University international-law professor has provoked second thoughts... -
Mohammed Oudeh dies at 73; key planner of 1972 Munich Olympics attack
Associated PressMohammed Oudeh, the key planner of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack that killed 11 members of the Israeli delegation, died Saturday in Damascus. He was 73. Oudeh died of kidney failure at Damascus' Andalus hospital, said his daughter Hana Oudeh. Oudeh &#...Tags: Crimes, Palestine, Religious Conflicts, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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WEST BANK: Abbas tells Israelis peace more important than settlements
Babylon & BeyondPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on Israelis to choose peace over settlements, urging them not to waste this opportunity. “To the Israeli people I say: Making peace is more important than settlements,” said Abbas as... -
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: Q&A on a new currency
Babylon & BeyondAs part of a statehood bid they plan to bring before the U.N. this September, Palestinians are pushing for the creation of a new Palestine Central Bank and the introduction of new currency. But Jihad Al-Wazir, 48, governor of the...... -
WEST BANK: Abbas still waiting for U.S. answers on Israeli settlements
Babylon & BeyondPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday took the opportunity of laying the cornerstone for the new presidential headquarters just north of the West Bank city of Ramallah to tell the world that he was still waiting for U.S. answers......
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