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Rice: Israel settlement plans could hurt Mideast talks

On a visit to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Israel's continued settlement plans could hurt peace negotiations in the region.

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There are some who think that the Mideast is ripe for another war

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Hamas and the PNA must overcome their differences order to decide the future

The Region|Middle East

Syria-Israeli peace talks 'too broad for real compromises'

The indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel are too broad and complicated to eventually lead to a settlement with major compromises, said a senior researcher at the US-based Centre for Strategic International Studies, who noted the unwillingness of both sides to make such concessions.

The Region|Middle East

Unlocking the past for children

Palestinians remembered the 60th anniversary of Al Nakba with a massive ceremony where people who were expelled from their land handed the keys of their old houses to their grandchildren.

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Some consider possibility of a 'shared state' for Palestinians and Jews

Growing burden of occupation and threat of extremism will make Israelis receptive to bi-national idea, says official

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	Husband tells of wife's struggle at Rafah passage
	Israel mulls mediation for peace
	Winograd speaks, band plays on
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	New policies must reflect reality
	Abbas: No compromise with Hamas
	Israelis and Palestinians to restart dialogue
	Palestinians in Cairo over truce talks
	Haniya warns Abbas against making peace concessions
	Palestinian police face resistance
	Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza
	New Israeli colony plan casts shadow on peace talks
	'No delaying of Jerusalem status talks'
	Gazans stage mass protest against Israeli blockade
	Palestine risks 'bigger holocaust' by attacking Israel
	Israel seals off West Bank as US says talks on track
	Palestinians want colony freeze
	Israel, Palestinians resume suspended peace talks
	Israeli envoy meets jailed Hamas members
	Fatah and Hamas sign Yemeni-sponsored reconciliation deal
	Rice to visit Israel and West Bank
	Israel won't resist Abbas control at Egypt crossing
	Embattled Olmert seeks to reassure Abbas on talks
	Israel's West Bank raid flayed
	GCC calls for 'winding back the clock' in Gaza
	Israel will remove 50 roadblocks, says Rice
	Deal on thorny issues a must
	Israeli troops raid Gaza Strip and kill six fighters
	Israel kills nine Palestinians and warns of big Gaza sweep
	Israel tells Rice peace deal hinges on security
	US talks get strong backing
	Abbas and Olmert to meet on Tuesday
	Hamas is king of the jungle in Gaza
	Bush calls for meeting to break Palestine-Israel stalemate
	Israel, Hamas violence spikes on Gaza border
	Deadliest Israeli attack kills 13 fighters in Gaza
	Bush to visit Mideast in January
	US conference 'will not focus on peace'
	Police rearrest top lawyer freed for Eid holidays
	'No truce until Hamas stops rockets'
	Bush optimistic on setting up Palestinian state
	Hamas trying to 'torpedo' Mideast peace talks - Cheney
	Hamas-Fatah crisis deepens
	Hamas urges Gaza workers to protest cut-off in wages
	Abbas moves to legalise emergency government
	Blair sees 'sense of possibility' in Mideast dialogue
	Abbas meets Olmert on Monday
	Israel says parts of Jerusalem can be given
	Abbas urges freeze on Israeli settlements
	Hamas plays down chances of talks succeeding
	Israel approves fence with Egypt
	Hamas must be part of any deal
	Abbas, Olmert to meet over disputed land
	Palestinian, Israeli leaders to discuss 'core issues'
	Shin Bet hits Hamas 'Jerusalem command'
	Mideast diplomacy gathers pace
	Time for some serious talk
	Syria-Israeli peace talks 'too broad for real compromises'
	Abbas sends aides to US to narrow conference gaps
	Israel approves release of 441 prisoners
	Olmert plays down peace deal chances by 2008-end
	Palestine state possible next year, says Blair
	Olmert 'is ready for unconditional talks with Bashar'
	Activists protest colony expansion
	Bush due in region on January 9, Abbas aide says
	US call positive, says King Abdullah
	Paris conference to bolster Abbas
	Rice says Hamas to blame for Gaza conditions
	Palestinian PM says government needs quick cash
	New initiative draws varied response
	France proposes international force for Palestinians
	Abbas to call for change in electoral system
	Israel warns of Hamas buildup in Gaza
	Hamas-run Gaza will see little of $7.4b aid pledged
	Crackdown on militants to continue
	Fighter recalls flight through Israel for safety
	Abbas and Olmert strike positive note
	Abbas orders militias to disarm
	Deal to help stranded Palestinians
	Israel plans new houses in Occupied Jerusalem
	Israeli raids stoke war fears
	Abbas to demand freeze on colonies
	Hamas begins paying salaries
	More than 100 stranded Palestinians cross from Egypt to Gaza Strip
	Saudis offer Arab ties for Israel peace treaty
	Hamas takes press on Sweety Tour
	'We are being killed, we are starving'
	Abbas says talks with Israel must continue
	Anger erupts in Gaza
	Egypt tries to seal border as Gazans blast new hole
	'Enough food for a month'
	Palestinian officials say early elections unlikely
	Hamas has gained from border breach: analysts
	Egypt braces for border closure
	Hamas cheer-song fails to lift sense of insecurity
	Johnston is Hamas priority
	EU scaling back monitoring mission at Rafah crossing
	Top Palestinian official freed after Gaza arrest
	Hamas continues to breach Gaza border
	Hamas fires rockets on Israel, blacking out half of town
	Israel kills nine Hamas fighters in Gaza
	Mubarak rules out new border breach
	Palestinian wounded during Israeli incursion
	Palestinian government to isolate Hamas
	Hamas launches media campaign
	Senior Islamic Jihad leader killed in Gaza blast
	League mission expected in Israel
	Palestinians committed to meeting, Abbas says
	Inmates walk out of prison but return voluntarily
	Bitter life in 'golden square kilometre'
	Arab leaders warn Israel of withdrawing peace offer
	Israel missile strike kills three Palestinians in northern Gaza
	Historic Annapolis to host peace gathering
	Syrian envoy rules out Israeli-Palestinian peace under Bush
	'Palestinian terror inevitable consequence of occupation'
	Unite in face of challenges, Khalifa tells Palestinians
	Israel steps up Gaza air strikes
	Did Dahlan talk about slaughtering Arafat?
	Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza Strip
	Thousands protest in Gaza
	Israel unleashes Gaza horror
	'We are living in middle of battle zone'
	Abbas breaks off contact with Israel over Gaza attacks
	Egypt offers medical facilities to Gazans
	Gaza carnage buries peace negotiations
	Reaching out: Red Cross sends aid
	No new graves for Gaza dead
	Israel launches fresh attacks despite Rice visit
	Israeli policy is 'based on genocide'
	Palestine and Israel resume talks
	Hamas offers Gaza ceasefire
	Gunmen open fire in Jerusalem, killing 9
	Deconstructing regional order
	Fresh rocket salvo threatens truce
	Israel weighs plan to ease security grip in West Bank to bolster Abbas
	Hamas unable to convene parliament to counter Abbas
	Sanctions 'will not trigger Gaza humanitarian crisis'
	Exiled Hamas leader apologises for mistakes
	Egypt releases 34 Palestinian prisoners
	Rice wants Mideast peace before end of Bush's term
	'Peace conference US distraction to prepare for war against Iran'
	Rice coming soon to push peace talks
	Egypt hosts fresh talks with Palestinians
	US conference historic opportunity, Abbas says
	Abbas to push Olmert on state of peace talks, says Erekat
	Hamas threatens to breach Egypt and Israeli borders
	Raid aimed at abduction of Israeli soldiers, says group
	Israel shuts off fuel supply to Gaza Strip
	Nine killed in air strike and incursion into Gaza
	Carter to meet two senior Hamas leaders in Egypt
	Tunnels bring life to Gaza, and make a select few rich
	It's a sign of breakdown of Hamas path - Dahlan
	Israel 'is ready to return Golan Heights'
	Palestinians see peace deal delay if Olmert quits
	Unlocking the past for children
	Some consider possibility of a 'shared state' for Palestinians and Jews
	'Difficult Israel' boosts Palestinians resolve on their right of return
	Exiled Hamas chief Mesha'al threatens to capture Israelis
	Bush is 'confident' about peace deal before January
	Four Palestinians reported killed in Gaza airstrikes
	US fears Abbas is politically weak
	Drafting on peace deal to start, say Palestinians
	Rice to open talks with Palestinian, Israeli negotiators
	Violence spirals in Gaza Strip
	Israeli opposition to Golan Heights pullback grows
	Hamas says deadly Gaza blast an accident
	Abbas will demand Rice to pressure Israel to halt colony construction
	Israeli air strike kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza
	Hamas says it cannot stop arms smuggling
	Hamas says negotiations with Israel not likely
	Hamas-Israel confrontation 'is just a question of time'
	A summer of war or peace?
	Hamas to form coast guard unit in Gaza
	Talk less and work more on Palestine
	Palestinian deputy speaker resigns in protest
	Olmert says 'war' with Hamas will continue

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