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Israeli Parliament OKs Sharon's Gaza Withdrawal Plan
Times Staff WriterThe Israeli parliament today approved a historic plan to withdraw Jewish settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip, accepting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal by a comfortable margin after two days of rancorous debate. The vote — 67 to 45,...Tags: Yitzhak Rabin, Civil Unrest, Politics, Ariel Sharon, Israel
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Israeli Parliament OKs Settler Payments
Times Staff WriterJERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval today for compensation payments to Jewish settlers who are to be uprooted under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. The bill's passage in the...Tags: Politics, Ariel Sharon, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Judaism
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Israel's Olmert Urges Additional Withdrawals
Times Staff WriterIsraeli Vice Premier Ehud Olmert said in an interview published today that Israel should pull settlers and soldiers from additional areas of the West Bank after the partial withdrawal planned for next year. But a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon...Tags: Defense, Politics, Death, Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres
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Sharon Invites Labor to Join Government
Times Staff WriterJERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today invited the left-leaning Labor Party to enter talks on joining his conservative governing coalition, a move meant to ensure that the prime minister will be able to move ahead with his plan to...Tags: Defense, Politics, Death, Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres
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Joel Brinkley: Settlements still blocking Middle East peace agreement
American VoicesPresident Obama's makeup visit to Israel was a great success, by most measures, but don't expect peace between Israelis and Palestinians anytime soon -- despite Obama's ringing call for it. Relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...Tags: West Bank, Politics, Barack Obama, Israel, Mitt Romney
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Netanyahu's choices
As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include: •what to do about the Arab-Israeli conflict, with peace talks between...
Tags: West Bank, Egypt, Politics, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama
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Cease-Fire Holds in Gaza Despite Latest Flare-Up
CNNJerusalem -- A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold Friday despite reports that Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man near its border in Gaza. The soldiers opened fire when farmers were trying to reach their land near...Tags: West Bank, Egypt, Politics, United Nations, U.S. Embassy
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Ehrlich column offers distorted view of U.S.-Israeli relations
Regarding former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich's views on the U.S.-Israeli relationship, the fact that relations between the United States and Israel remain as strong as they ever have been is not just a Democratic talking point ("Can Jewish voters be sure of...Tags: Abortion Issue, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Shimon (music group), Politics, Barack Obama
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U.S. must recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital
At first glance, Jerusalem appears to be the quintessential capital city: The sprawling, modern metropolis is home to Israel'sparliament, the Knesset, and courts, ministry buildings, monuments and museums dot the surrounding area. Lining the main...
Tags: Hamas, United Nations, Politics, Barack Obama, Israel
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Wars and potential wars abound
William PfaffPARIS -- The two most recent American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed or are disastrously failing. The United States is being pressed to launch two new wars. There is little public support for any of the four. The government of Israel, the...Tags: Politics, Israel, Wars and Interventions, The Pentagon, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Joel Brinkley: School debate shows deep divisions in Israel
American VoicesA fight in Israel over a new university is a perfect metaphor illustrating the nation's deep divisions -- a fault line that further isolates Israel and presents a continuing danger to the world. This month, an Israeli education council for the occupied...Tags: West Bank, Leon Panetta, Teaching and Learning, United Nations, Israel
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