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  • Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

    JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

  • Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S. Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

    In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

  • Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict slipping away says Hague

    William Hague visits E1, the site of a proposed Israeli settlement, during a brief trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah. Photograph: Mahmoud ...

  • Kerry says talks with Israel Palestinians very productive

    TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders are nearing crunch time, when they must decide whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on ...

  • Kerry says focus should be on peace talks not settlements but seeks Israeli restraint

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The US and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. (AP Photo/Jim Young, ...

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Match Point

Match Point

With his latest film Match Point, Woody Allen has not gotten away from his increasing tendency to repeat himself -- in fact, the majority of the plot and many of the emotions, though not the final message, are lifted directly from his 1989 masterpiece Crimes and Misdemeanors ... ...

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  • Hague Israel Losing Support in UK Over Settlements

    Occupied Jerusalem, May 24 (BNA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who is currently visiting Israel, said in an interview with Sky News that Israel has lost some support in Britain and in other European countries due to its settlement construction policy. He warned that the window of opportunity for Israel and the Palestinians to agree to form a two-state solution was closing fast, ...

  • Insect invasion Israel battles plague of locusts

    By Dave Copeland, Cameraman, NBC News TEL AVIV - Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh ...

  • Syrian Rebels Continue To Clash With Hezbollah-Backed Forces

    Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Today was the fifth day in the battle for Qusayr, a small Syrian city, population normally about 30,000, that lies close to the ...

  • Kerry Initiative can create breakthrough in peace process

    In a meeting with British Secretary of State Hague, President Peres says that though the process to renewing Palestinian-Israeli talks is long and hard, it is important to note positive developments in the ...

  • Hague Israel losing support in UK because of settlements

    After Steinitz questions whether Britain is still a friend of Israel, British foreign secretary says settlement activity causing support for Israel to wane in UK, other European ...

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