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Netanyahu's government tries to save settler house
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli government has stepped in to save a house built illegally by Jewish settlers in a volatile Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem, complicating already troubled U.S. efforts to renew Mideast peacemaking....
Palestinian force makes gains in West Bank
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) -- The security men brandished their weapons and ordered the suspicious car to halt, forcing the occupants to get out and put their hands in their air. The suspects were quickly handcuffed, frisked and made to kneel on the ground as the vehicle was swept for explosives....
Life imitates art in Oscar-nominated Israeli film
JAFFA, Israel (AP) -- There's a reason for the gritty feel of reality in "Ajami," an Oscar-nominated Israeli film about the lives of Arabs and Jews in the impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhoods of this Mediterranean city: Its amateur actors' lives eerily mirror their art....
Palestinian refugee agency warns of funding gap
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- The head of the U.N. agency aiding Palestinian refugees is warning of a looming funding shortfall and appealing for another $100 million....
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations....
Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name - Savior....
Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace
MOSCOW (AP) -- The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group....
Israeli court releases pro-Palestinian activists
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A pro-Palestinian organization says Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the release of two of its activists who were arrested in a West Bank raid....
Actor in Israel's Oscar nominated movie detained
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Police say an actor in "Ajami," the Israeli movie just nominated for an Oscar, was detained briefly for attacking police in the neighborhood where the story was filmed....
Lebanese commandos retrieve airliner's black box
BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's marine commandos on Sunday recovered the black box of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, the Lebanese army said in a statement.... | 
