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Telegraph, 18.04.13 14:48 UTC

John Kerry criticised for claiming two state solution will be impossible in two years

John Kerry has been criticised after claiming a two state solution will be impossible if not achieved within two years.

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Reuters - Top News, 14.04.13 15:28 UTC

Palestinian PM's resignation complicates U.S. plan

By Noah Browning and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank | Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:13am EDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian officials voiced optimism on Sunday the resignation of U.S.-backed ...

Noah Browning Fatah Mahmoud Abbas Mohammed Dar Ahmed Ali Sawafta Palestinian National Authority +19 more

Daily Mail, 12.04.13 23:55 UTC

Anything Putin can do... President Obama plays the action man in newly released behind-the-scenes White House photos

PUBLISHED: 22:04 GMT, 12 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:26 GMT, 12 April 2013 With his love of heights, sports and the brutal wilderness, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have garnered the reputation ...

Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama 2013 With Middle East Palestinian National Authority Jordan +11 more

Seattle Times, 08.04.13 19:13 UTC

Kerry makes new, ambitious Mideast peace push

Secretary of State John Kerry worked Monday to corral Israeli and Palestinian leaders into a new and ambitious peace process that includes reviving parts of a long-dormant plan embraced by the Arab world a decade ago, officials said.

Arab League Nabil El-Araby John Kerry Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Palestinian Authority +12 more

Reuters - Top News, 08.04.13 19:00 UTC

U.S. envoy says must fight mistrust for Middle East peace

By Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM | Mon Apr 8, 2013 2:38pm EDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he is trying to break down mistrust on both sides of the "festering" ...

President aide Beirut Ramallah United States West Bank +14 more

Telegraph, 08.04.13 13:55 UTC

US efforts to revive Arab-Israeli peace process sent awry

American efforts to revive the dormant Middle East peace process appeared to run adrift on Monday after Palestinian officials rejected proposals to amend an 11-year-old plan to allay Israeli objections.

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Seattle Times, 08.04.13 11:46 UTC

Kerry meets Israeli leaders to push Mideast peace

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials, amid talk of modifying a decade-old Arab plan that's long been greeted with skepticism by the Jewish state.

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Telegraph, 07.04.13 14:54 UTC

John Kerry urges Turkey to settle differences with Israel

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, urged Turkey to settle its differences with Israel on Sunday as a prelude to Ankara playing a "profound" role in efforts to revive the long-stalled Middle East process.

Mahmoud Abbas Recep Tayyip Erdogan Palestinian National Authority Turkey Israel The Daily Telegraph +17 more

Telegraph, 06.04.13 09:13 UTC

Israelis and Palestinians clash after prisoner's death

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators injured 35 people on Friday, Palestinian sources said, as protests sparked by the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail went on for a fourth day.

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Reuters - Top News, 04.04.13 06:06 UTC

Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH | Thu Apr 4, 2013 1:56am EDT RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank, medical officials said on Thursday, as ...

Ali Sawafta Naji Belbisi Maysara Abu Hamdeya Gaza Amer Nassar Amos Gilad +14 more

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Ramallah (literally "Height of God") is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority.

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