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                  <title>Israel razes homes in Negev Desert and East Jerusalem</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Arab News) Israeli bulldozers on Monday demolished five homes in the Negev Desert saying they were build by Bedouins without permits from Israeli authorities.    The Higher Steering ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:26:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>More illegal acts</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Twenty-seven Palestinian parliamentarians who won in democratically organised elections are held behind Israeli bars without charge or trial. Their sin is that they dared ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Hamas wants a 'branch' in Jordan</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Hamas chief Khaled Mishaal is set to make a long-anticipated official visit to Jordan next week, marking a turnaround in relations between Amman and the Palestinian ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Jordan- Talks 'possible' if Israel agrees borders</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Palestinians could resume talks with Israel if the two sides first agree on borders, President Mahmoud Abbas said after meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah, the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>EU Grants Gaza Private Sector 1.1 Million Euro in Reconstruction Initiative</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) European Union (EU) granted on Friday 1.1 million Euro out of a total package of 22 million euro as a part of Palestinian Authority's 'Private Sector Reconstruction in ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Arab League Report Praises PA Efforts in Developing Economy</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Palestinian authorities managed to fight corruption and achieve some developmental growth despite the limitations enforced by Israeli occupation, an Arab League report ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:01:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Reinventing the Middle East lexicon</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Arab News) Most recently we saw casual reference to native Christian and Muslim Palestinians as an "invented people."    When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:29:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Jordan- 'Amman Mideast talks a step to build on'</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on efforts to revive peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis.    The King ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:14:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestine to increase taxes, slash spending in 2012</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN) Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, said that in order to offset a sharp decline in aid donations, during the current year, the Palestinian Authority (PA) would have to increase ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:46:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Qatar- Meeting with European-Palestinian Relations Council team</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Gulf Times) HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with a visiting delegation of the European-Palestinian Relations Council at the British Parliament lead by ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:56:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinians, Israelis resume talks in Amman</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Palestinian and Israeli negotiators held talks in the capital on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mohammad Kayed said.    Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat represented the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinians to raise taxes, cut costs to curb deficit</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Palestinian Authority (PA) will have to raise income tax and cut costs in 2012 to counter lower-than-expected foreign aid donations, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said late ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Jordan hosts 2nd round of Israeli-Palestinian talks</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Palestinian and Israeli officials held second round of talks in the Jordanian capital late on Monday, the official spokesman of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:52:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Seizure of Dahlan assets, property in Jordan</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))  Ar-Rai paper reported, Monday, a precautionary seizure imposed on all assets and property, both fixed and movable, of former Fatah leader Mohammad Dahlan in ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Israel seeks to isolate Gaza, UAE paper</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM))  Israel's decision to demolish its buildings at the Karni border post from Gaza is a clear indication that the Netanyahu government wants to close the post ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:47:49 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestine- Fatah bares Israel's Gandhi statue ploy</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Arab News) The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Sunday rejected the setting up of a memorial for the Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi in Jerusalem.    Dimitri ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Fierce clashes erupt near Jerusalem</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Israeli Army troops and Palestinian activists engaged in fierce clashes in the town of Salwan near Jerusalem on Sunday, witnesses said.    The violence broke out ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Abbas Meets with Ugandan President</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met today with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is currently on an official visit to the African nation.    The two sides ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Ban Ki-moon to Visit Occupied Territories and Israel</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel by the end of this month or early next month, diplomatic sources ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>EU welcomes Amman meeting</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) European Union's foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton welcomed on Tuesday the meeting held in Jordan between Palestinian and Israeli officials in the presence of ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:55:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Jordan- Supply convoy sent to field hospital in Gaza</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) A six-truck supply convoy forJordan's military hospital, "Gaza17", arrived in the strip on Tuesday through the Beit Hanoun border crossing.    Since its deployment in January ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:38:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinians, Israelis hold 'positive' round of peace talks in Amman</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday said the talks Amman hosted between the Palestinians and Israeli negotiators were held in a "positive atmosphere and reflected the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:33:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Fight for Palestinian women's rights takes on a new dimension</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Arab News)  Facebook page with nearly 2000 members has recently attracted the attention of the Palestinian public and media. "Puzzled young women" is becoming an important arena in the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:40:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinians, Israelis meet in Amman today</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators are meeting in Amman today in their first face-to-face talks in nearly 16 months, a senior official said on Monday.    Foreign ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>US Welcomes Jordan Announcement to Host Israeli-Palestinian Talks</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency)  The United States has welcomed an   announcement from the Jordanian government it would host two   meetings on Wednesday to take the Middle East peace process forward, ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:34:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinians downplay talks expectations</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Arab News) The Palestinians are downplaying expectations ahead of their first meeting with Israelis in more than a year.    The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, and Israeli envoy ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:23:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Turkish Premier Erdogan Meets Haniyeh</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan  met  here Sunday with Prime Minister of the dismissed Palestinian government in Gaza  Ismail Haniyeh, who is currently visiting ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:53:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>US Congress Frees Up $40 million for Palestinians</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency)  The US State Department said Congress has released $40 million in aid to the Palestinians, part of the nearly $200 million that was frozen over their bid for full UN ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Those who inspired in 2011</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Mustafa Tamimi was a 28-year-old resident of the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. His meticulously trimmed beard complemented his handsome face. In December 2009, when an ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Palestinian Population to Top 11 Million by End of 2011</title>
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                  <description>(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The number of Palestinians worldwide is expected to reach 11.2 million by the end of the year, half of them living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and in Israel, dpa quoted the ...</description>
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