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Israel

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  Murdoch apologizes for Sunday Times cartoon

  Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red ... 

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  Hamas says next inter-Palestinian talks in Egypt

  Reconciliation talks between Palestinian militant group Hamas and its rival Fatah are on track and will resume in Egypt on Feb. 9, Hamas' political ... 

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  Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war

  When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the ... 

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  Group says Israel abused crowd-control methods

  An Israeli human rights group on Monday accused the military of "extensively and systematically" violating its own rules of engagement in suppressing ... 

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  Fragile economy, other global woes dominated Davos

  The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions ... 

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  Holocaust items put on display for remembrance day

  When Stella Knobel's family fled World War II Poland in 1939, the only thing the 7-year-old girl could take with her was her teddy bear. For the next ... 

• Iran official: Attack on Syria is attack on us

  Iran considers any attack against Syria an attack on itself, an advisor to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader was quoted as saying Saturday, the ... 

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  New Israeli political star sets lofty expectations

  Political newcomer Yair Lapid electrified Israel with his surprising success in this week's election and an Obama-like message of hope and change, and ... 

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  Religion comes to Davos forum

  Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion were rife at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this ... 

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  A look at countries where women are in combat

  From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with ... 

• Pro-Palestinian group protests at UEFA offices

  A pro-Palestinian people's activist group occupied UEFA's headquarters and met with its president Michel Platini on Friday to protest Israel's hosting ... 

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  Palestinian leader reaches out to Israel centrists

  The Palestinian president wants to meet with newly elected Israeli parliament members to lay out his views on peace, hoping a political surge of ... 

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  Israel's Barak: Syria serves as warning

  Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that global inaction on the bloodbath in Syria is a warning to many countries that they cannot count ... 

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  Key parties in incoming Israeli parliament

  Israel's parliamentary election left the two main blocs nearly deadlocked with 61 seats on the right and 59 seats in the center-left, based on ... 

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  Gaza teens graduate from Hamas military school

  More than 3,000 Palestinian teenagers on Thursday graduated from the ruling Hamas militant group's first high school military training program in the ... 

• Cyprus signs gas drilling deal with consortium

  Cyprus signed a deal on Thursday allowing a consortium of foreign companies to drill for natural gas off the island's southern coast. 

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  Rise of Israeli centrist raises hopes for peace

  The unexpectedly strong showing by a new centrist party in Israel's parliamentary election has raised hopes of a revival of peace talks with ... 

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  Israeli election casts ex-TV anchor as kingmaker

  Israel's election has put a suave former TV news anchor and political novice in the role of kingmaker, and he has signaled he will use his power to ... 

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  Palestinian surprise, skepticism after Israel vote

  Palestinian officials said Wednesday they were pleasantly surprised by the unexpected surge of moderate parties in Israel's election, but doubt it's ... 

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  Israeli PM Netanyahu scrambles to keep his job

  A weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more ... 

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  Netanyahu narrowly wins Israeli election

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line allies fared far worse than expected in a parliamentary election Tuesday, likely forcing him to ... 

• Key parties in Israeli elections

  Summary of the main political parties competing in Israel's parliamentary elections. Exit polls show a small majority for Prime Minister Benjamin ...