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Netanyahu declares 10-month settlement freeze...approved the move. However, Palestinians rejected the freeze before Netanyahu's announcement because it does not include Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim for their future capital. "Israel's government... In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, West Bank, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Argentina, and U.S. |
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washingtonpost.com | November 15, 2009
Netanyahu says only talks can lead to Palestinian state
...side," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu, who was addressing a forum on the Middle East in Jerusalem, did not make a direct reference to the Palestinians' decision to turn to the U.N. for recognition for a future state. He also made no mention of...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, U.N. Security Council, U.N., West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Middle East
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JPost.com Israel | 2 days ago
Hot line reports increase in 'financial abuse' against women
...Binyamin Netanyahu looks at paintings by Ruth Lineal on Sunday, as she discusses her work at an exhibition at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Photo: Ariel...
In this article: Binyamin Netanyahu, Recession, Women's International Zionist Organization, Meretz, and The Jerusalem Post
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AP Online | 1 hour ago
Israel approves 10-month settlement freeze
...freeze JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed to a 10-month halt in construction in its West Bank settlements on Wednesday, drawing an immediate rejection from Palestinians because the freeze did not include east Jerusalem. Shortly before...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, Mideast, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Guardian Unlimited | 1 hour ago
Israel offers partial halt to settlements
...peace talks to restart for the first time in a year. Netanyahu's offer does not include east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in 1967 and is now home to more than 200,000 Jewish settlers. It also does not include what are thought to be around...
In this article: Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, Washington, Salam Fayyad, and US
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TV: Israel proposing 10-month settlement freeze
...proposing 10-month settlement freeze JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel TV reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing a 10-month freeze in construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The TV report said the freeze would not...
In this article: Israel, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, and U.S.
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 7 days ago
Netanyahu shrugs off worldwide criticism
...AFP/Pavel Wolberg THE Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has brushed aside international anger over the expansion of Jewish neighbourhoods in east Jerusalem by defining the new plans as ''standard procedure''. On Tuesday the...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, White House, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations, George Mitchell, Mahmoud Abbas, and Barack Obama
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Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם , Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القُدس , al-Quds) is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included. Located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern tip of the Dead Sea, modern Jerusalem has grown beyond the boundaries of the Old City.
The city has a history that goes back to the 4th millennium BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE, contains a number of significant ancient Christian sites, and is considered the third-holiest city in Islam. Despite having an area of only 0.9 square kilometer (0.35 square mile), the Old City is home to sites of key religious importance, among them the Temple Mount, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque. The old walled city, a World Heritage site, has been traditionally divided into four quarters, although the names used today — the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters — were introduced in the early 19th century. The Old City was nominated for inclusion on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger by Jordan in 1982. In the course of its history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.
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