U.S. assesses Israeli and Palestinian peace shortfalls
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Jerusalem - Over the past seven days, Israel and the Palestinians have absorbed stunning blows that have led to mourning across the region - and shaken hopes for U.S.-promoted peace talks. (article 9)
The Hamas prime minister called publicly Wednesday for a period of calm with Israel, laying out conditions that would end attacks on Palestinian militants, open Gaza's borders and lift economic sanctions. (article 3)
Shortly after the appeal by Ismail Haniyeh, Israeli troops opened fire on a car in the West Bank town of Bethlehem and killed four Palestinian militants, clouding the prospects for a cease-fire. (article 3)
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, hours after the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers demanded a halt to all Israeli "aggression" as a condition for a ceasefire. (article 5)
Islamic Jihad is among militant groups that powerbroker Egypt had hoped to coax into holding rocket fire from Gaza in a bid to bolster US-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Western-backed Palestinian president , Mahmoud Abbas. (article 5)
Former PM Ismail Haniya called for an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza and the re-opening of its borders in return for halting rocket attacks. (article 4)
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Source articles
- Israel jets strike northern Gaza (BBC News, 03/13/2008, 423 words)
- Gaza Rockets Barrage Southern Israel (Washington Post, 03/13/2008, 370 words)
- ABC News: Hamas Sets Terms for Israel Cease-Fire (ABCNews, 03/12/2008, 318 words)
- Hamas lays out truce conditions (BBC News, 03/12/2008, 489 words)
- Israel kills four after Hamas sets truce terms (ft.com, 03/12/2008, 538 words)
- US support for Egypt hints at shift on Hamas (ft.com, 03/13/2008, 295 words)
- Israel accuses al-Jazeera of bias (BBC News, 03/12/2008, 231 words)
- Abbas says Israel guilty of 'ethnic cleansing' - (baltimoresun.com, 03/14/2008, 195 words)
- Jerusalem - Over the past seven days, Israel and t... (baltimoresun.com, 03/14/2008, 168 words)
- U.S. assesses Israeli and Palestinian peace shortfalls (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 334 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 620 words)
- US envoy meets Mid-East leaders (BBC News, 03/14/2008, 254 words)
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