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Israel-Hamas prisoner swap talks advance...to accept a power-sharing deal with Hamas. Because the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist group, this could set back U.S. efforts to restart negotiations on an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. Israeli President Shimon Peres confirmed on... In this article: Hamas, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Gaza, Mahmoud Abbas, Marwan Barghouti, Shimon Peres, U.S. State Department, and Benjamin Netanyahu |
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Palestinians to set new date for elections
...if a Hamas candidate were to be elected president. Both Israel and the United States consider the group a terrorist organization and refuse to have any dealings with its politicians. "The decision not to run myself for elections is a...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Islamic, BBC Arabic, Ramallah, and Jerusalem
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Philly.com | 1 day ago
Hamas, Israel eye deal on prisoners
...Cairo. Hamas - the Iranian-backed group that controls Gaza and that Israel, the United States, and the European Union label a terrorist group for sending suicide bombers into Israel, killing hundreds - is also hungry for progress.
In this article: Hamas, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, Marwan Barghouti, and Egypt
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Detroit Free Press | 1 day ago
Israel and Hamas nearing deal on swap of prisoners
...Israel's insistence that some prisoners be deported after their release. The United States and many western governments consider Hamas a terror organization. The Palestinian close to the talks said Egyptian and German mediators hope to...
In this article: Hamas, Gilad Schalit, Israel, Marwan Barghouti, Gaza, Islamic, Palestinian militants, Fatah, Eid al-Adha, and Shimon Peres
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Metro | November 06, 2009
PLO leader blames US and Hamas as he quits
PLO leader blames US and Hamas as he quits Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has announced he wants to stand down this year. In a televised speech yesterday the PLO leader said his decision not to stand for re-election in January was not...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, US, Israel, Fatah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Clinton, West Bank, and Gaza Strip
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Hamas makes U-turn over Palestinian national day
...territory in 2007. Fatah still holds sway in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and enjoys U.S. recognition, while Hamas is largely isolated in Gaza over its refusal to accept permanent co-existence with the Jewish state. Egypt has been trying...
In this article: Fatah, Hamas, Gaza, Yasser Arafat, and West Bank
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Abbas resists U.S. pressure to resume peace talks
...disputing Abbas's legitimacy, has banned the vote in Gaza. Many analysts see Abbas's declaration as a tactic to trigger U.S. pressure on Israel over settlement building. "On this occasion, I don't want to talk again about my wish not...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, West Bank, Gaza, Barack Obama, and Fatah
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Israel shows documents it says link Iran to arms
...weapons. On Tuesday, the United States accused Iran of violating a U.N. arms embargo by secretly sending the weapons aboard the "Francop" - a merchant ship flying the flag of Antigua and destined for the Syrian port of Latakia. Israel has...
In this article: Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, Polyethylene, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hamas, and U.N.
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- E Pluribus Unum
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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