WASHINGTON: New Israeli construction on land claimed by the Palestinians threatens peace efforts and undermines the United States’ ability to help end the Arab-Israeli conflict, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a leading Jewish organization on Monday. Israel’s recent announcement of new housing in east Jerusalem exposed differences between the US and the Jewish [...]
Iranian authorities confiscated the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize given to human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, Norway said Thursday.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Middle East for talks seeking to restart the stalled peace process. She will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the United Arab Emirates before heading to Jerusalem to see Israeli PM Benjamin…
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