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Abbas, in an about-face, urges talks with Hamas
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JERUSALEM - The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, called unexpectedly Wednesday for a resumption of dialogue with the Islamic extremist group Hamas, a move that could herald a breakdown of his peace talks with Israel. (article 6)
JERUSALEM Israel allowed four Palestinian Fulbright scholars to travel to Jerusalem to apply for U.S. student visas but delayed permission for three others to leave the Gaza Strip, one of the students and a human rights group said Wednesday. (article 7)
A mortar fired from near the Gaza town of Khan Yunis struck the paint factory on the Nir Oz kibbutz 2 1/2 miles away, killing 51-year-old Amnon Rosenberg in a storage area. (article 2)
About two hours later, an Israeli jet launched a missile at Hamas militants close to the source of the mortar fire, the army said. (article 2)
Mr Abbas has long been reluctant to engage Hamas out of concern that such a move would damage his goal of reaching a peace agreement with Israel by the end of the year. (article 5)
IN the last few weeks, three long-frozen conflicts in the Middle East have displayed early signs of thawing. (article 1)
Israel and Hamas may be inching toward a cease-fire that would end attacks by both sides and, perhaps, loosen the siege imposed on the impoverished Gaza Strip. (article 1)
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Yael Kahn is an Israeli who moved to London from Tel Aviv in 1991, because she disagreed with Israeli policies towards Palestinians. (article 2)
She recently founded the group "Islington friends of Yibna", to help descendants of Palestinians who fled their village of Yibna in 1948 and settled in a refugee camp in Gaza. (article 2)
The hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis hospital identified the girl as Aya al-Manjar and said her mother was critically wounded. (article 1)
An Israeli military spokeswoman said the attack targeted the area from which militants earlier fired rockets that slammed into the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel, killing one person and wounding four. (article 1)
Israel has sealed off the territory and blocks all but essential humanitarian supplies, while launching regular raids in an attempt to counter militant fire. (article 1)
An Israeli government spokesman said Hamas would be held accountable for rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip, which Hamas seized control of a year ago. (article 1)
Correspondents say the violence is a setback to Egyptian efforts to mediate a truce between Israel and Hamas. (article 1)
About 500 people, nearly all of them Palestinians and more than half of them militants, have been killed in violence since the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process was revived in November 2007 (article 1)
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Source articles
- Mideast Negotiations Are Breaking Out, Without American Help (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 713 words)
- Man, girl die in exchange of attacks along Gaza border (L.A. Times, 06/05/2008, 232 words)
- Two dead in Gaza-Israel attacks (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 276 words)
- Abbas, in an about-face, urges talks with Hamas (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 389 words)
- Abbas calls for unity with Hamas (ft.com, 06/05/2008, 659 words)
- Palestinian head calls for talks with Hamas (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/05/2008, 265 words)
- 4 Fulbright scholars allowed to leave Gaza (L.A. Times, 06/05/2008, 365 words)
- Israeli woman's return to Gaza (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 940 words)
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Source articles
- Two dead in Gaza-Israel attacks (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 276 words)
- Israeli woman's return to Gaza (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 940 words)
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Story keywords
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Gaza, Hamas, Abbas, Palestinian, Israel |
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