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Obama Call for Return to ’67 Lines Greeted Icily by Israel
The speech prompted Israel’s prime minister to push back testily and the Palestinians to call an urgent meeting.

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Clinton: Israel makes its own decisions
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged the limits of U.S. power Thursday in a combative exchange with an Al-Jazeera reporter, saying, “We can’t stop a lot of countries from doing things that we disagree with and we speak out against.”

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Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
WASHINGTON—In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.

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Israel, Palestinians to resume direct talks early Sept. in Washington
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce on Friday that President Barack Obama will invite leaders of the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to begin direct peace talks on September 2 in Washington.

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US says Israel and Palestinians agree to resume face-to-face peace negotiations
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume stalled direct peace negotiations in Washington early next month.

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Clinton: Israel, Palestinians to talk
WASHINGTON – Plunging into the Mideast peacemaker’s role that has defeated so many U.S. leaders, President Barack Obama on Friday invited Israel and the Palestinians to try anew in face-to-face talks for a historic agreement to establish an independent Palestinian state and secure peace for Israel.

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Peace this time? Israel, Palestinians to talk
WASHINGTON – Plunging into the Mideast peacemaker’s role that has defeated so many U.S. leaders, President Barack Obama on Friday invited Israel and the Palestinians to try anew in face-to-face talks for a historic agreement to establish an independent Palestinian state and secure peace for Israel.

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Israel: Flotillas aim to get weapons to Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has charged that the real motivation behind plans to send blockade-busting ships toward Gaza is to allow free flow of weapons into the Palestinian territory.

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East Bay residents among group on flotilla that was attacked in Israel
The fate of four East Bay residents who were part of flotilla that was attacked by Israeli commandos remained unknown Monday evening.

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Castro’s lash against Israel a calculated move
In another example that the Cuban regime likes U.S.-Cuba relations just the way they are, Fidel Castro issued one of his reflections:

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