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Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity
(AP)
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 AP - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.
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Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
(Time.com)
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Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off?
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Hezbollah places 15,000 rockets on border with Israel: Oren
(AFP)
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 AFP - Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, warned Friday that Hezbollah has placed around 15,000 rockets along Lebanon's border with Israel, including some that could hit southern Eilat.
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Israeli envoy optimistic after direct talks resume
(AFP)
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 AFP - Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, said Friday he saw reason for optimism following the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace
(AP)
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 AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
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Scepticism abounds in Middle East after peace talks 'show'
(AFP)
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 AFP - Observers across the Middle East expressed deep pessimism pierced with glimmers of hope on Friday after the launch of yet another round of Israeli-Palestinian talks in a 17-year-old quest for peace.
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Mideast peace talks: How can Obama push them forward?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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The Christian Science Monitor - When President Obama hosted the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together at the White House Sept. 1 for the resumption of direct Mideast peace talks, it was about a year after Mr. Obama had hoped to take this momentous step.
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Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.
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Clinton sees Jerusalem's future as symbol of peace
(AFP)
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 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday Israel and the Palestinians know they need to find a solution that turns Jerusalem into a "symbol of peace and cooperation" rather than a flashpoint.
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Fast-track Mideast peace talks face big obstacles
(AP)
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 AP - Israel and the Palestinians have set a goal of reaching a final peace settlement within one year, a highly ambitious aim given past failures and future obstacles.
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Middle East Leaders Set Bar Low in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
(Time.com)
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Time.com - Nobody expects the Mideast talks to yield a two-state solution, because that's not their aim. But more temporizing will not help Abbas survive politically
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Hezbollah 'not concerned' in UN court on Hariri murder
(AFP)
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 AFP - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said a UN investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri did "not concern" him, because it had dismissed data provided by his militant group.
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'Mystery' explosions rock south Lebanon town
(AFP)
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 AFP - A series of explosions on Friday ripped through a house rumoured to be serving as an arms depot in south Lebanon, an area considered a Hezbollah stronghold, state media reported.
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Hezbollah won't cooperate with Hariri tribunal
(AP)
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 AP - Hezbollah's leader said Friday he will not respond to a U.N.-appointed prosecutor's demand for the group to hand over all information relevant to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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Israeli, Palestinian leaders face critics of talks
(AP)
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 AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian counterpart faced harsh criticism for agreeing to the talks at all.
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Blasts rip through possible Hezbollah weapons site
(AP)
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AP - Explosions ripped through a building Friday in southern Lebanon that might have been used to store weapons by the militant group Hezbollah, security officials said.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad calls on Palestinians to fight on
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinians to keep up their armed struggle against Israel a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to continue talks on a U.S.-backed peace deal.
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Ahmadinejad says Mideast peace talks 'doomed'
(AFP)
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 AFP - Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a pro-Palestinian rally on Friday that revived Middle East peace talks are "doomed" to fail, as Islamist militiamen stopped one of his arch rivals from attending the annual march.
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Muslims hold mass prayers at Jerusalem mosque
(AFP)
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 AFP - Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the heavily guarded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians protested over newly relaunched peace talks.
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Arab League chief wants to give peace talks a chance
(AFP)
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 AFP - The Arab League's secretary general Amr Mussa said on Friday negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians should be given a chance, but wondered whether Israel was ready for "real peace."
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