Israeli-Palestinian fatalities drop, but other issues persist
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In its year-end report, the leading Israeli human rights organization B'tselem noted a roughly 50 percent reduction in fatalities.
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The fall of one of the Palestinian territoryâs top security installations is more than just symbolic. What it means for Fatah, Israel and the United States.
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Israel struck back with missiles at Gaza Strip militants Monday after five Israeli troops were killed in a resurgence of violence that has dented hopes of peace after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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At least four Palestinians have been killed and five injured in the continuing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In the latest violence a Palestinian teenager was shot dead and two others wounded by Israeli
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Senior Palestinian officials struggled yesterday to stabilize the financial operations of the Palestinian Authority, as Yasser Arafat lingered at what an envoy termed a &quot;critical juncture between life and death.&quot;
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GAZA CITY - Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs optimism for peace in 2005 was immediately dealt a blow Friday with the killing of two Palestinians Friday by Israeli troops during an incursion in the south of the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s passing away last week lowered the curtain for his half-century efforts of Palestinian liberation, but the Middle East peace process continued and arrived at a new crossroad.
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Deaths among Iraq civilians, police and soldiers dropped slightly last month but the number of wounded rose, indicating little easing of violence since the killing of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, government figures showed Monday.
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Israel fired missiles and sent tanks on a foray into Gaza on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians in the deadliest military action since Hamas militants took control of the coastal strip. At the same time, Israel allowed in a few sick and wounded Palestinians of the hundreds of people who fled the violence &#151; with many holed up for days at a fetid border passage with Gaza.
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Rising prospects for Palestinian-Israeli peace are marginalizing the Hamas movement, responsible for numerous suicide bombings and other attacks on Israelis, according to a Palestinian poll.
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Hope and skepticism as Israel and the Palestinians try again
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Three Palestinians and an Israeli were  shot dead in separate incidents of an upsurge of violence in  Gaza and the West Bank on Wednesday, military sources and  witnesses said.
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Several weeks of relative calm in the Gaza Strip ended with an explosion and gunfire on Tuesday. One Israeli soldier died and four others were wounded in a bomb blast
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Mideast diplomacy has taken off after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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The talks between Rice, Olmert, and Abbas fell short of any significant progress on a 'two-state solution.'
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The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel&#39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the
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Since the death of Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian news media has adopted a more moderate voice toward Israel.