Analysis: Amos Harel on an embarrassment for Damascus
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The most interesting thing in the conversations Sunday with various sources in the defense establishment was how little effort they spent denying Israeli responsibility for the assassination of Iz a-Din al Sheikh Khalil, in Damascus.
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While it declined to say whether it was responsible for the death of a Hamas leader in Damascus Sunday, Israel accused Syria yesterday of &quot;directing terrorism&quot; and warned of possible
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BEIRUT: With a new government likely due by month's end, Damascus is expected to use the coming weeks to smooth the tense internal and international atmosphere provoked by its unpopular decision to extend ...
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Israel's claim to have killed a Hamas leader in the Syrian capital on Sunday marked an escalation in the Jewish state's war against the violent group, embarrassed Syrian leaders and turned up pressure on Damascus to expel Palestinian militants.
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When it comes to occupied Arab territory, Syria applies a brazen double standard: In Iraq, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza, every day of foreign occupation is seen as intolerable.
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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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Debate over a presidential extension might turn into a serious crisis in Lebanese-Syrian relations.
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For the Israelis who hated and feared him, the Palestinians who chafed at his corruption, or the Western and Arab diplomats who despaired at his mendacity and unwillingness to settle the conflict
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JERUSALEM -- The criticism from members of his own kibbutz marked the first sign of trouble for Yonatan Bassi. Then came the comparisons to Nazis and death threats.
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But experts warn that if he fails to win over Hamas, he could be in for a domestic showdown.
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Ahmad Shlash, Ezzo Hussein al-Hussein sentenced to death for being involved in bomb attack, firefight in Damascus. DAMASCUS - Two of 22 defendants accused of involvement in a bomb attack and firefight in the
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UMW professor says people should not expect quick, dramatic change in dynamics following death of longtime leader. As Palestinians mourn the death of their leader, Yasser Arafat, attention is shifting to who
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To the alarm of Washington, Hamas has seized the advantage in the increasingly vicious war between Palestinian factions
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Hamas leaders in Damascus, who have operated in the Syrian capital with secrecy for the past year, appear to have gone deeper underground after Israeli threats to target
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The Manchester United boss accused the Israeli of trying to get Wayne Rooney sent off. Haim collapsed when Rooney shoved him in the face during United&#39;s 2-0 win on Sunday.
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Yasser Arafat was a terrorist and a peacemaker, an imperfect visionary who served as father to an unborn nation. An impish man with a perpetual stubble and a protruding lower lip, he was
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By Hugh Macleod in Damascus and Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem. Hamas leaders pledged bloody retaliation yesterday after one of its senior figures in Damascus was assassinated in an attack widely read as a new