Amid peace talks, an Israeli faction balks
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Yisrael Beiteinu left Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's ruling coalition on Jan. 16.
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A new hole opens in the Arab-Israeli peace strategy of isolating Hamas.
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TALKS between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and settlers opposed to his Gaza pullout plan ended in acrimony yesterday amid warnings the country could face civil war.
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The United Nations was bringing key Mideast players together Thursday for a series of meetings over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
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The two main political parties in Israel have hit an obstacle in their talks on forming a government of national unity. Israeli officials had expected a deal yesterday between the Likud Party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Opposition Labour Party.
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For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect. A U.N. force deploying in south Lebanon as part of the truce will have trouble keeping Hezbollah at bay for long or prevent the Iranian-supplied guerrillas from rearming, critics said, pointing to past failures of international peacekeepers.
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Lebanon crisis talks on Wednesday ended   with no firm plan to stop the fighting between Israel and   Hizbollah guerrillas, disappointing Arab and U.N. hopes for an   immediate ceasefire.
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Israeli bombs fall, gunmen feud in the streets. A trip to the 28-mile sliver of sand where dreams of peace are fading fast
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Israel's ruling Likud party and opposition Labour struggle to agree over the state budget,  according to reports.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators took on the most contentious issues in their bitter conflict on Monday under a US-backed effort to hammer out a final peace deal by the end of the year
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The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to deepen the schism between U.S.-backed Arab regimes like Egypt and Jordan that want a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict and a hardline camp led by Syria that rejects peace at any price.
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Conflicting ideologies and internal divisions came to the forefront across Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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Arab envoys try to broker a deal between rival political factions in Lebanon after days of mass rallies.
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BEIRUT: The suggestion of a potential peace treaty with Lebanon made by Israeli foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Monday provoked unanimous rejection across the Lebanese political spectrum.
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United Nations envoys will meet Israeli   officials on Monday after expressing fears that a week-long   truce between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas might   unravel, leading to further bloodshed.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators struggled on Monday to get U.S.-sponsored peace talks, stalled by disputes over Jewish settlements, on course before a visit by President George W. Bush.