The terror group Hamas has claimed responsibility
for killing four Israelis late Tuesday. The shooting took place on the
eve of peace talks scheduled in Washington, D.C. in an obvious attempt
to sabotage the negotiations.
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As he prepared to fly to Washington to renew peace talks with the
Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel
had the chance to secure a stable peace that could endure for
generations.
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Iran
will need another two weeks to complete the process of loading fuel
into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said.
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Iran
will need another two weeks to complete the process of loading fuel
into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said.The process of loading 163 fuel rods, also supplied by Russia, into the nuclear power plant located in the southern port city of Bushehr began on August 21 and was to be completed by September 5.
Thereafter the rods were to be transferred to the reactor.
But late on Monday state news agency IRNA quoted Salehi as saying that it will take another two weeks to shift the rods into the plant.
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Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah Zawawi on Tuesday condemned
the Zionist regime for its brutal approach and crimes against the
Palestinian people, and stressed that occupied territories can be
liberated merely through resistance. Read More
Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah Zawawi on Tuesday condemned
the Zionist regime for its brutal approach and crimes against the
Palestinian people, and stressed that occupied territories can be
liberated merely through resistance. Read More
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The Lebanon-based Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah and the Syrian
army have initiated a significant military cooperation in joint
preparation for the possibility of a future armed conflict with Israel,
the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai reported on Monday.
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The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts - and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a glass of wine after speaking to his Likud party members in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The U.S. re-launches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts, and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet.
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Israeli prime ministers don't usually have time for long chats with people outside their circle of advisers and deputies. Yet the day before an important speech last year, Benjamin Netanyahu spent two hours with the novelist Eyal Megged, listening to his ideas and filling several pages with notes.
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Israeli prime ministers don't usually have time for long chats with people outside their circle of advisers and deputies. Yet the day before an important speech last year, Benjamin Netanyahu spent two hours with the novelist Eyal Megged, listening to his ideas and filling several pages with notes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regularly consults with his father, Benzion.
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Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for
terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S.
combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday. Read More
Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for
terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S.
combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday. Read More
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Moscow is "considering" offer to supply fuel for future reactors as well as Bushehr; Iran says it wants to show the world its capability in uranium production.
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The top United Nations nuclear envoy has held talks with Israeli
officials to push their country to be more open about its largely
secretive nuclear program.
The top United Nations nuclear envoy has held talks with Israeli
officials to push their country to be more open about its largely
secretive nuclear program.Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano (file photo)
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Iran says it has test-fired a new solid-fuel, surface-to-surface
missile. It is the second time this week Iran has announced a new
rocket.
Iran says it has test-fired a new solid-fuel, surface-to-surface
missile. It is the second time this week Iran has announced a new
rocket.This photo released 25 Aug 2010 by the Iranian Defense Ministry claims to show the launch of the Fateh-110 short-range surface-to-surface missile by Iranian armed forces, at an undisclosed location
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President Shimon Peres on Wednesday warned to the chief of the UN's
nuclear watchdog on the threat from a nuclear Iran, calling on the world
to acknowledge the danger it posed to Israel's security.
President Shimon Peres and IAEA Director Yukiya Amano, Jerusalem, August 25, 2010
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Secretary of State Clinton's announcement last week that direct
Israeli-Palestinian talks will recommence next month poses considerable
risk for the United States. The odds are high these negotiations will fail.
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Washington expects
Israel, Palestinians to use timeframe given for negotiations to overcome
difficulties, strike comprehensive peace, US official tells reports in
Jerusalem. America won't accept partial deal, he said
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Washington expects
Israel, Palestinians to use timeframe given for negotiations to overcome
difficulties, strike comprehensive peace, US official tells reports in
Jerusalem. America won't accept partial deal, he said
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The United States is concerned about Iran's nuclear intentions, not
the weapons systems it develops, a senior U.S. official said on Monday,
referring to several recent unveilings by the Islamic Republic of
self-made advanced military equipment.
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A United Nations official says Israel isn't cooperating with the UN
Human Rights Council's probe of May's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid
flotilla.
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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi warned Monday
that his country would show a wide-range of reactions in face of a
possible attack, adding that the extent would be
unpredictable, the Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Monday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing the country's first domestically built drone bomber. The unmanned aircraft, unveiled Sunday, is the latest in a series of Iranian announcements of military advances.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released the
Israeli and Palestinian Authority's responses to the UN-sponsored
Goldstone Report.
The Goldstone Commission's 575-page report accused Israel of committing war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during its three-week military incursion into the Gaza Strip, which began in December 2008 and ended in January 2009. The report also noted human rights violations by Hamas.
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Trucks rumbled into Iran's first reactor Saturday to begin loading tons
of uranium fuel in a long-delayed startup touted by officials as both a
symbol of the country's peaceful intentions to produce nuclear energy as
well as a triumph over Western pressure to rein in its nuclear
ambitions. Read More
Trucks rumbled into Iran's first reactor Saturday to begin loading tons
of uranium fuel in a long-delayed startup touted by officials as both a
symbol of the country's peaceful intentions to produce nuclear energy as
well as a triumph over Western pressure to rein in its nuclear
ambitions. Read More
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Iran started loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant Saturday, a day after officials there declared victory for the country's nuclear program.
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The American invitation on Friday to the Israelis and Palestinians to
start direct peace talks in two weeks in Washington was immediately
accepted by both governments. But just below the surface there was an
almost audible shrug. There is little confidence -- close to none -- on
either side that the Obama administration's goal of reaching a
comprehensive deal in one year can be met. Read More
The American invitation on Friday to the Israelis and Palestinians to
start direct peace talks in two weeks in Washington was immediately
accepted by both governments. But just below the surface there was an
almost audible shrug. There is little confidence -- close to none -- on
either side that the Obama administration's goal of reaching a
comprehensive deal in one year can be met. Read More
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After Iran begins
fueling first nuclear reactor, president says 'Zionist entity knows Iran
an indestructible bulwark,' adding Tehran's response to any strike will
be 'hard and painful.' US: Bushehr reactor not a proliferation risk.
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After Iran begins
fueling first nuclear reactor, president says 'Zionist entity knows Iran
an indestructible bulwark,' adding Tehran's response to any strike will
be 'hard and painful.' US: Bushehr reactor not a proliferation risk.As Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Saturday, Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised a global response if his country is attacked, in an interview with Qatari daily Al-Sharq.
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Organizers of
women's Gaza-bound flotilla say they are working to find another place
to sail through after Cyprus announced it would not allow the vessel to
enter its territorial waters. 'We won't give up easily,' activist Samar
al-Hajj says.
Organizers of
women's Gaza-bound flotilla say they are working to find another place
to sail through after Cyprus announced it would not allow the vessel to
enter its territorial waters. 'We won't give up easily,' activist Samar
al-Hajj says.A ship carrying women activists and aid will no longer head to Gaza via Cyprus from Lebanon on
Sunday, the organizers said, after Nicosia announced it would not allow the vessel to sail from its ports.
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Raising the stakes:
Finance minister says America must warn Tehran of military strike
within weeks; 'Time has come for whole world, under US leadership, to
present Iran with unequivocal ultimatum,' he says.
The US should issue a strict ultimatum to Iran, warning that the possibility of a military strike will turn into reality within weeks should Tehran fail to curb its nuclear program, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Thursday. Read More
Raising the stakes:
Finance minister says America must warn Tehran of military strike
within weeks; 'Time has come for whole world, under US leadership, to
present Iran with unequivocal ultimatum,' he says.
The US should issue a strict ultimatum to Iran, warning that the possibility of a military strike will turn into reality within weeks should Tehran fail to curb its nuclear program, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Thursday. Read More
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