In Recession, Palestinians Try a Cheaper Way to Wed
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BANI NAIM, West Bank -- Of the many troubles that the economic slide has brought to this town on the edge of the Judean Desert, Jihad Manassrah saw none more threatening than the growing number of single women walking in prim pairs through its narrow streets.
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At the Panic gift shop, the checkout counter chatter is dominated by Qassams, the crude rockets that Palestinians frequently fire at this ragged industrial town of nearly 20,000 two miles from Gaza&#39;s northeast corner.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Two unlikely factors - the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism, and a widespread fear of chaos among Palestinians - are combining to create some hope in the run-up to next month&#39;s
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Feb 14 (IPS) - After generations of occupation, Valentine's  Day has meant little in the Gaza Strip. But the flowers that  lovers presented in Europe has.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Inside his cold, crumbling apartment, Saad Ali teeters on the fringes of life. Once a popular singer in his native Baghdad, he is now unemployed. To pay his $45 monthly rent, he borrows from friends. To bathe, he boils water on a tiny heater. He sleeps on a frayed mattress, under a tattered blanket....
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For lovebirds nesting in the upper branches of the socioeconomic tree, weddings have become a way to trade your marquee appeal for free or discounted favors.
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In the years since this intifada began, after the collapse of peace talks, Palestinian hopes for statehood have deteriorated.
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MAS-HA, West Bank -- From the Zeituna Restaurant to the Basel Furniture store, business once thrived along the road that runs through this Palestinian village, conducted in a language no longer spoken here.
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CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe -- It's not only the prices of bread and eggs that are out of control in Zimbabwe, land of 4,000 percent inflation. For the man inclined to cheat on his wife, these are trying times. Keeping a mistress, visiting a prostitute or even taking a girlfriend out for beers is simply...
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The Palestinian president symbolized his people&#39;s desire for a homeland, but his corrupt rule and limited vision frustrated their drive for statehood.
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In New York City, the competition for the most unforgettable marriage proposal has become increasingly fierce.
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In the violent and volatile world of Israeli-Palestinian relations, a football club Bnei Sakhnin has become a beacon of some hope.
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U.S. rabbis are turning to an on-line  dating service in a bid to help Jews marry Jews.
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Surveys released this week show that nearly 50 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face dire poverty, while an increasing number of Israelis have also slipped below the poverty line.
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Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Despite conflict, Israelis try to help Gazans to whom they have longstanding ties.
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The expense of fertility treatments in the U.S. is sending some families overseas, where the costs can be much lower.