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Israel, Iran issues top final US presidential debate
During the final debate before the elections, both US presidential
candidates say they will stand by Israel should it be attacked by Iran.
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Palestinian Street Begins to Sound Like Spring
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring almost two years ago, the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been remarkably quiet.
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Blow to Fatah in West Bank local elections
Palestinian voters in the West Bank have delivered an apparent blow to the Fatah movement in local elections.
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Beirut blast stirs fears of return to conflict
Anti-Syrian politicians in Lebanon have accused Damascus of being behind
a powerful car bomb that killed the intelligence chief of the Internal
Security Forces, Brig-Gen Wissam al-Hassan.
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Settlers plan to lobby for passage of Levy Report
Dani Dayan says "days of patient waiting" are over, hopes to push report
on W. Bank settlements as part of deal with future coalition.
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Syrian violence spills into Jordan, Lebanon
Jordanian soldier killed in clashes with armed militants attempting to
cross border from Syria; four dead in Lebanon after overnight clashes.
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Abbas Pens Letter to Gazans: Pre-67 Land Also 'Occupied'
PA President Mahmoud Abbas spoke about Israel's claim to land obtained
before 1967 and touched on the PA's UN bid for statehood.
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Coming to Israel
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is in the Mideast,
arriving in Israel midweek for meetings in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
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IDF Officer Wounded in Gaza
An IDF officer suffered moderate wounds during an operation in central Gaza.
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Hamas PM welcomes Qatari ruler, hails breaking of Gaza's isolation
The emir of Qatar received a hero's welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming
the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the
Islamist Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago.