Conflict along the Gaza Strip
Rolling coverage of events along the Gaza Strip
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UN General Assembly adopts resolutions supporting Palestine | Maan News Agency http://j.mp/Rqmucfby Noah Browning via twitter 12/1/2012 8:54:35 AM -
Thanking the Czechs for their support against Palestine's UN upgrade, @Netanyahu says he'll pass via Prague on next week's trip to Germany.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/1/2012 3:57:32 PM -
Settlement expansion was to be expected given the UN's Palestine boost and Israel's upcoming election, Barak's office quotes him telling US.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 5:00:07 AM
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In a statement, Netanyahu's cabinet says it unanimously rejects the UN's Palestine upgrade and sees no change to Israeli settlement policy.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 9:57:16 AM
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There'll be no Palestinian state without an accord recognising the Jewish state and guaranteeing its security needs - @Netanyahu statementby Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 9:59:58 AM
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The Israeli cabinet statement apparently makes no mention of the new West Bank/East Jerusalem settlement plan rapped by the US & Europeans.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 10:01:40 AM
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"Today we are building and will continue to build in Jerusalem and in all the places on the map of Israeli strategic interests" - @Netanyahuby Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 10:07:49 AM
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Netanyahu likened the UN's Palestine upgrade to its 1975 resolution, later revoked, equating Zionism with racism. Them's fightin' words.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 10:25:05 AM
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Netanyahu said his settlement policy was in keeping with that of late PM Rabin - whom Clinton last week eulogised as a thwarted peacemaker.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/2/2012 10:33:35 AM
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Israel withholds Palestinian funds after U.N. vote http://reut.rs/VdwDnT via @reutersby Noah Browning via twitter 12/2/2012 5:54:18 PM
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Thousands rally against far right in Hungary http://reut.rs/QYGdzO @TaHeLiLaNby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/2/2012 8:29:44 PM -
Islamist protest shuts down #Egypt top court http://reut.rs/VcPzTZ via @reutersby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/2/2012 8:31:10 PM
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#Britain considers recalling #Israel envoy over settlement expansion plan - diplomatic source to Reuters http://reut.rs/R02T2K via @reutersby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 8:14:17 AM
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#Britain considers recalling #Israel envoy over settlement expansion plan - diplomatic source to Reuters http://reut.rs/R02T2K @crispiandjbby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 8:15:09 AM
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A couple weeks back, a woman started dancing next to me on the bar of a mall restaurant. Now I know why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay3p68ctDaw (0:10-0:11)by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 8:17:35 AM
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No substitute for on-the-ground coverage? thoughtful column by @nytkeller http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/opinion/keller-being-there.xmlby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 8:24:04 AM
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French Foreign Ministry says "there are other ways to show disapproval" of Israel settlement plans than recalling ambassador - Reutersby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 8:49:25 AM
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Britain Considers Recalling Israel Envoy: Source http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/12/03/world/europe/03reuters-palestinians-israel-ambassadors.html?ref=world&_r=0by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 8:50:32 AM
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French foreign ministry says "there are other ways to show disapproval" of #Israel settlement plans than recalling ambassadorby crispian balmer via twitter 12/3/2012 8:59:08 AM -
Palestinian motorist rammed Israeli military vehicle in West Bank and attacked soldiers with an axe; they shot him dead - @Galey_Zahalby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 9:00:49 AM
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France plays down Israel ambassador recall report http://reut.rs/YGBF3aby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 9:03:32 AM
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France plays down Israel ambassador recall report http://reut.rs/Vflweh "There are other ways in which we can express our disapproval"by Noah Browning via twitter 12/3/2012 9:13:10 AM
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Turns out the Israelis who killed the Palestinian motorist-turned-assailant in the West Bank were Shin Bet spies traveling in an army jeep.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 9:36:43 AM
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A biblical Hogwarts? According to Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, there's a new Tel Aviv school for promising young prophets.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 9:59:37 AM
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Israel says security agents kill Palestinian axe-man in West Bank http://www.sharenet.co.za/news/Israel_says_security_agents_kill_Palestinian_axeman_in_WBank/f620d2eca6fecd3c4ac084c485e761d8by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 10:11:50 AM
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Israel says security agents kill Palestinian axe-man in West Bank http://reut.rs/VfucRKby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 10:16:10 AM
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Britain says it summoned Israel's ambassador in London for talks over planned increase in settlements - Reutersby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 10:22:18 AM
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Israel won't backtrack on settlement plan -Israeli official
JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israel will not backtrack on a settlement expansion plan that has drawn strong international condemnation, an official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday.
"Israel will continue to stand by its vital interests, even in the face of international pressure, and there will be no change in the decision that was made," the official said.
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#Israel's response to Europe anger at settlements decision: We won't backtrack http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/uk-palestinians-israel-settlements-idUKBRE8B20PK20121203by Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 3:22:17 PM
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#Livni on radio around 10 minutes, and not a single strong quote... #israel #justsayingby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 3:25:43 PM
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So Israel sought no US nod to bomb Syria's reactor, but did ask (& was refused) Jordan's OK to bomb its chem-arms? Nah. http://m.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/12/israel-asked-jordan-for-approval-to-bomb-syrian-wmd-sites/265818/by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 3:26:36 PM
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Haniyeh urges friendly states to help Gaza rebuild http://reut.rs/R10wNf via @NidalAlby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 3:39:30 PM
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If Israel bombs Syria, the @JeffreyGoldberg post may lend Jordan deniability. And a bit of Israel-curbing cred wouldn't hurt the Hashemites.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 4:42:28 PM
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'Doomsday' hill may be one Israeli settlement too far http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/doomsday-hill-may-be-one-israeli-settlement-too-far via @CrispianDJBby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 4:49:14 PM
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Israel says will stick with settlement plan despite European pressure http://reut.rs/R0ws48 via @JeffreyHellerby Dan Williams via twitter 12/3/2012 4:51:30 PM
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"Doomsday" hill may be one #Israeli settlement too far http://reut.rs/R1r0ho via @reutersby crispian balmer via twitter 12/3/2012 5:01:47 PM
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'Doomsday' hill may be one Israeli #settlement too far @crispiandjb http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/doomsday-hill-may-be-one-israeli-settlement-too-far#.ULzgF47qei4.twitter #Palestinian #Israelby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 5:24:12 PM
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White House to Israel: Reconsider http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-us-palestinians-israel-usbre8b213a-20121203,0,7126991.storyby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/3/2012 7:04:26 PM
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Iran captures US drone gathering intelligence in its airspace - Fars news agencyby Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 7:27:55 AM
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#Iran says it has captured a U.S. drone gathering intelligence in its airspaceby crispian balmer via twitter 12/4/2012 7:29:16 AM
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About to be interviewed about the Israel/Palestine settlement/statehood controversy on @Galey_Zahal.by Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 7:37:37 AM
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#Olmert teasing comeback? Tells FP "#Netanyahu can be beaten" http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/12/03/the_case_against_benjamin_netanyahuby Allyn Fisher-Ilan via twitter 12/4/2012 7:37:56 AM
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Iran captures U.S. drone over its airspace: media http://reut.rs/WG3Jyjby Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 7:51:20 AM
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"It's time for #Israel to talk to #Hamas" http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.482124 "An organization that has a state is an enemy, not a terror organization"by Noah Browning via twitter 12/4/2012 8:11:15 AM
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#Israel, Woodside strike gas deal, a blow for Gazprom. Initial production for Israel market due in 2016 http://reut.rs/WEFJLP via @reutersby crispian balmer via twitter 12/4/2012 8:28:43 AM
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This map of suspected Syrian CW sites shows none near Jordan. And Israel could hit most by overflying Golan/Lebanon: http://www.nti.org/gmap/?country=syria&layers=biological,chemical,missile,nuclearby Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 8:47:18 AM
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Israeli cabinet secretary Hauser hints no further steps planned against PA as long as its "unilateralism" ceases. @Reshetbetby Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 12:13:41 PM
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Britain says EU not looking at Israel sanctions http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/britain-israel-settlements-idUSL5E8N484R20121204by Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 12:19:21 PM
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European sanctions on Israel not an option, no consensus for it in EU, British Foreign Secretary says http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/britain-israel-settlements-idUSL5E8N484R20121204by Noah Browning via twitter 12/4/2012 12:29:46 PM
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Delegation from #Yemen in #Gaza checks out unexploded F-16 bomb. Is this safe?? RT @AlqassamBrigade: p.twimg.com/A9RUnr_CAAAivDy.jpg
by Noah Browning via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:40 PM -
Netanyahu's Israeli settlement push could be ballot box boon http://reut.rs/YKFLr8 via @JeffreyHellerby Dan Williams via twitter 12/4/2012 1:12:51 PM
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Police suspect criminal motive in Tel Aviv car blast
JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A car exploded near a bus in Tel Aviv on Thursday, injuring several people in what police suspect was an attempt to kill an alleged criminal kingpin.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said "the main direction of suspicion is it was criminal".
Israel Radio said the car belonged to the head of an alleged organised crime family.The Magen David Adom ambulance service said several people were injured in the blast on Menachem Begin Street, a main thoroughfare.
(Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Editing by Jeffrey Heller) -
Boxing, knife fights, assassins: Needs to be movie on Israeli Alperon mob family, Target of car bomb in Tel Aviv today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaakov_Alperon#Biographyby Noah Browning via twitter 1/10/2013 3:09:17 PM
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There's a 40% chance that a film critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians will win an Oscar this year: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE9090PP20130110?irpc=932by Dan Williams via twitter 1/10/2013 5:41:08 PM
North Korea slams Bolton's 'dim-sighted' call for sign of denuclearization
SEOUL North Korea has criticized U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's "nonsense" call for Pyongyang to show that it’s serious about giving up its nuclear weapons, the second time it has criticized a leading U.S. official in less than a week.