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Hamas Agrees with Netanyahu: 'We want an Islamic State'
While it may reject Israel's existence, Hamas certainly agrees with
Prime MInister Binyamin Netanyahu - and disagrees with the US State
Department - that its "ultimate goal" is to establish an "Islamic
state" (caliphate) over what it sees as the "occupied lands of
Palestine."
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Netanyahu: Obama Needs to Learn the Facts on Jerusalem
What began as a reportedly amicable meeting between US President Barack
Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ended
in fresh strain on US-Israel ties over construction in Jerusalem.
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Palestinians submit statehood plea to UN, want Israel out by 2016
The Palestinians have asked the UN Security Council to set a deadline of
November 2016 for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and East
Jerusalem.
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Watch: ISIS Fighters Vow 'Revenge' Against the US for Airstrikes
As the US-led air campaign against the Islamic State (IS or ISIS)
terrorist group in Iraq and Syria continues, on the ground ISIS fighters
are learning to adapt, and striking a defiant message.
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Police Gearing Up for Muslim, Jewish Religious Events on Shabbat
With the coincidence this Shabbat of the Jewish Day of Repentance (Yom
Kippur) and the Muslim "Festival of the Sacrifice" (Eid al-adha),
police are gearing up to make sure that both communities stay out of
each others' way to avoid potential clashes.
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Gaza Demands $4 Billion From World to Rebuild After Terror War
The Palestinian Authority (PA) unity government on Thursday released a
reconstruction plan for Gaza ahead of an October 12 donor conference, in
which it called for international donors to fork over $4 billion to
rebuild after the terror war launched by Hamas.
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3 of 4 Israelis Distrust Obama on Mideast
Three of four Israelis do not trust US President Barack Obama to manage American policy in the Middle East, a new poll shows.
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Simon Wiesenthal Center Urges to Prosecute Nazi 'Death Squads'
The Israeli branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Wednesday urged
Germany to prosecute alleged members of Nazi death squads during World
War II, giving it a list of 80 suspects.
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J'lem mayor: We won't apologize for building
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat responded to criticism lodged by the US over
Israel's controversial plan to build some 2,500 new housing units in
southern Jerusalem (beyond the Green Line).
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US says east Jerusalem housing plan 'calls into question Israel's commitment to peace'
The State Department accused Israel of acting against the peace process
by "poisoning" the atmosphere with the Palestinians and moderate Arab
countries, with its plans to build 2,610 new homes in Givat HaMatos in
east Jerusalem.