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The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday denied Palestinian reports that its troops had disseminated notices over a residential area of the Gaza Strip warning of an upcoming military strike. Palestinians reported that Israel dropped thousands of leaflets overnight, warning residents to wait for the response tomorrow. Witnesses said the flyers were dropped in several locations [...] News blackout imposed as two leaders engage in tough talks over plans for another East Jerusalem settlement The White House was today seeking clarification from the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/binyamin-netanyahu), after it emerged that approval has been issued for another Jewish settlement project in East Jerusalem, which the US tried to halt last [...] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sharply rebuked Israel over its recent decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem. She told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone that the move was deeply negative for US-Israeli relations. The BBC's Washington correspondent, Kim Ghattas, says it was a rare and sharp rebuke from Washington. Israel's [...] U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill’s warning on February 18 that it could take months to form a new government in Baghdad after the Iraqi elections, scheduled for March 7, and that in turn could mean considerable political turmoil in Iraq, and the warnings of observers and experts as well as officials against the looming specter of [...] Israeli soldiers have clashed with protesters in the West Bank town of Hebron after two disputed shrines were listed as Israeli heritage sites. Palestinian protesters threw bottles and stones at soldiers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. The protesters say the move to list the shrines as heritage sites would restrict Muslims access [...] Under pressure from the United States, Israel is to grant visas to four activists from the International Solidarity Movement so they can testify in suit brought against the government by the family of Rachel Corrie, an activist killed by an IDF bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in March 2003. Corrie, a U.S. citizen, was 24 [...] |
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