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• Russia, Syria discuss Israeli airstrike

  Russia has voiced concern about Israel's weekend airstrike on a military complex near the Syrian capital, saying it could further destabilize the ... 

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  In CAR, diamonds are a rebel's best friend

  Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, Seleka rebels who ousted Central African Republic's president six weeks ago are ... 

• Israel, Turkey reach draft deal on compensation

  Israel and Turkey have reached a draft agreement on compensation for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. 

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  China hosting both Palestinian, Israeli leaders

  China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. 

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  Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

  Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes ... 

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  Hungary's prime minister denounces anti-Semitism

  Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism, but his ... 

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  Israeli raids in Syria highlight Arab conundrum

  Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down ... 

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  Syrian rebels enter northern air base

  Rebels occupied Sunday parts of a military air base in northern Syria after days of fighting with government troops who have been defending the ... 

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  A look at the missile reportedly targeted in Syria

  Israel has carried out airstrikes against Syria twice in the past three days, targeting what officials say are shipments of highly accurate, ... 

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  Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killings

  Thousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that dozens of people, including children, had been ... 

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  Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again

  The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh ... 

• Google lists Palestinian territories 'Palestine'

  Google is de facto recognizing a state of Palestine — at least on its local home page in the Palestinian territories. Google spokesman Nathan Tyler ... 

• Israeli ultra-Orthodox party reinstates leader

  A spokesman for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party says it has reinstated Arieh Deri as party leader. Deri last held the post in 1999, the year he was ... 

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  UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

  Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. 

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  Israeli PM says he'd want referendum on peace deal

  Israel's prime minister said Thursday that any peace deal reached with the Palestinians on his watch would be subject to a national referendum, ... 

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  Israel: Conflict over recognition, not territory

  Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about ... 

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  Sex ed book in Hebrew for Israel's Orthodox Jews

  A how-to book translated into Hebrew aims to teach Israel's Orthodox Jews about sex, targeting an audience typically mum on the steamy subject. 

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  Arab League sweetens Israel-Palestinian peace plan

  The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... 

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  Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian

  An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in ... 

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  Arabs soften stance on Israel's final borders

  Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack ... 

• Israel lawmaker: Hezbollah getting chemical arms

  A former Israeli defense minister alleged Monday that Syria's chemical weapons are "trickling" to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It was the ... 

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  Israel: Iran has not crossed nuclear 'red line'

  Israel's prime minister on Monday said that Iran is steadily edging closer to nuclear weapons capability but has not yet reached the "red line" he ... 

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  Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum

  Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S.