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    <title>E. Nina Rothe:  Believing: Hany Abu-Assad&#039;s  Omar  Gets Standing Ovation in Cannes</title>
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    <published>2013-05-21T12:20:17Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-21T13:19:55Z</updated>
    
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It is said that a great film should make you walk out of the cinema feeling like a better person. But with his latest oeuvre Omar, Palestinian film...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Ramallah, Palestine&#039;s De Facto Capital</title>
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    <published>2013-05-21T12:47:48Z</published>
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		        Ramallah is the boom town of the West Bank. As, bit by bit (under the settlement policy of Israel), the likelihood of East Jerusalem being the capital...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  The Problem of Refugees in Palestine</title>
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    <published>2013-05-20T14:34:18Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-20T14:34:18Z</updated>
    
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		        There are camps throughout the West Bank where refugees from the Israeli/Arab wars live. The biggest, with over 23,000 people, is in Nablus. It&#039;s acro...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Nablus: City of Martyrs or City of Terrorists</title>
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    <published>2013-05-20T12:51:34Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-20T12:51:34Z</updated>
    
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		        Nablus is the second city of the West Bank in population and, like so many cities in the Middle East, it goes way back. The name is an Arabic version ...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Jews and Muslims Sharing Abraham in Hebron</title>
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    <published>2013-05-20T12:42:51Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-20T12:42:51Z</updated>
    
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		        Hebron is a fascinating place. With about 250,000 people, it&#039;s the largest Palestinian city and the commercial capital of the West Bank. Its people, w...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rick-steves&quot;&gt;Rick Steves&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hebron&quot;&gt;Hebron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rick-steves-europe&quot;&gt;Rick Steves Europe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/travel&quot;&gt;Travel News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Israeli FM Seeks Interim Peace Deal With Palestine</title>
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    <published>2013-05-19T16:24:02Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-19T16:24:06Z</updated>
    
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		        JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealis...
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    <title> PHOTOS: Palestinians Exiled, Forgotten In Egypt</title>
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    <published>2013-05-18T17:08:11Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-18T17:08:04Z</updated>
    
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		        GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine....
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    <title>Rick Steves:  The Beauty of Palestine: Olives, Women, and Scarves</title>
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    <published>2013-05-17T16:44:48Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-17T16:44:48Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Rick Steves</name>
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		        Frankly, Palestine is not a very pretty place. In hopes of scouting somewhere that looks good for our TV camera, I searched for natural zones. One pla...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Political Art Decorates the Wall / Security Barrier</title>
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    <published>2013-05-17T16:38:07Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-17T16:38:08Z</updated>
    
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		        In the last decade Israel built a wall separating it from the Palestinian Territories in order to stop Palestinian terrorists from getting into Israel...
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    <title>Katie Beck:  How You Doin: Mapping The World Through Pick up Lines</title>
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    <published>2013-05-17T12:35:34Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-17T12:35:37Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Katie Beck</name>
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		        I have heard some absolute doozies in cities all over the world and even if the surroundings are pretty, the words are not.
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Palestine&#039;s Complicated Borders: Complex as ABC</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T19:36:06Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T19:36:06Z</updated>
    
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		        Israel has granted a certain amount of autonomy to the Palestinians, but with significant restrictions. The West Bank of the Jordan River is divided i...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  A Little Christian Fellowship in O Little Town of Bethlehem</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T13:49:14Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T13:49:14Z</updated>
    
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		        Late on my first night in Palestine, after dinner with my guides, I came back to my hotel and met a dozen Lutheran pastors in the lobby. They were hea...
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    <title>Rick Steves:  Bethlehem: Gateway to Palestine</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T13:45:45Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T13:45:45Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Rick Steves</name>
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		        If there was no border or traffic to deal with, you could bicycle from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/church-of-the-nativity&quot;&gt;Church of the Nativity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/dome-of-the-rock&quot;&gt;Dome of the Rock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rick-steves&quot;&gt;Rick Steves&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bethlehem&quot;&gt;Bethlehem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rick-steves-europe&quot;&gt;Rick Steves Europe&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/travel&quot;&gt;Travel News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Watchdog: Israel Trying To Legalize Unauthorized Settlements</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T13:31:17Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T13:31:19Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        JERUSALEM &amp;mdash; An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in th...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian-territories&quot;&gt;Palestinian Territories&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/unauthorized-settlements-israel&quot;&gt;Unauthorized Settlements Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-legalize-settlements&quot;&gt;Israel Legalize Settlements&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/peace-now&quot;&gt;Peace Now&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-unauthorized-settlements&quot;&gt;Israel Unauthorized Settlements&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-bank&quot;&gt;West Bank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-settlements-west-bank&quot;&gt;Israel Settlements West Bank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-settlements&quot;&gt;Israel Settlements&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Harvey Stein:  Rabbi Froman and Hamas -- a Marriage Made in Heaven</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T12:46:08Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T12:40:36Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Harvey Stein</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-stein/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        It wasn&#039;t enough that Froman was longtime friends with Yasser Arafat. His most notorious outreach activities to Palestinians were with several leaders of Israel&#039;s most hated enemy, Hamas.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coexistence&quot;&gt;Coexistence&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east-peace&quot;&gt;Middle East Peace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian&quot;&gt;Palestinian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/harvey-stein&quot;&gt;Harvey Stein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east&quot;&gt;Middle East&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/third-way&quot;&gt;Third Way&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israeli&quot;&gt;Israeli&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/menachem-froman&quot;&gt;Menachem Froman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fruman&quot;&gt;Fruman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gaza&quot;&gt;Gaza&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hamas&quot;&gt;Hamas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> The Surprising Good Smuggled Through Gaza&#039;s Tunnels</title>
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        <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/gaza-kfc-smuggler-al-yamama_n_3286299.html</id>
    
    <published>2013-05-16T09:33:10Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T12:32:37Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The network of tunnels that snake underneath the border between Gaza and Egypt are dark, dingy and dangerous, but they have proved invaluable to trans...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gaza&quot;&gt;Gaza&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gaza-tunnels-kfc&quot;&gt;Gaza Tunnels Kfc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian-kfc-gaza&quot;&gt;Palestinian Kfc Gaza&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gaza-kfc&quot;&gt;Gaza Kfc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gaza-tunnels&quot;&gt;Gaza Tunnels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/al-yamama-kfc&quot;&gt;Al-Yamama Kfc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/al-yamama&quot;&gt;Al-Yamama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/al-yamama-gaza&quot;&gt;Al-Yamama Gaza&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian-kfc&quot;&gt;Palestinian Kfc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian&quot;&gt;Palestinian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kfc&quot;&gt;Kfc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Daoud Kuttab:  Will Jordan take a bold role in Jerusalem?</title>
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    <published>2013-05-16T05:59:56Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-16T05:59:57Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Daoud Kuttab</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daoud-kuttab/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Whether the Jordanian government likes it or not, the Jordanian-Palestinian agreement and the mood of the people regarding Jerusalem require it to tak...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/islam&quot;&gt;Islam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israelis&quot;&gt;Israelis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/al-aqsa&quot;&gt;Al Aqsa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jerusalem&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/waqf&quot;&gt;Waqf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/king-abdullah-ii&quot;&gt;King Abdullah II&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east&quot;&gt;Middle East&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hashemites&quot;&gt;Hashemites&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jewish&quot;&gt;Jewish&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Palestinians Mourn 65th Anniversary Of Displacement</title>
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    <published>2013-05-15T09:28:59Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-15T09:53:51Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
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		        RAMALLAH, West Bank &amp;mdash; Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel&#039;s 1948...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict&quot;&gt;Israeli-Palestinian Conflict&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian-territories&quot;&gt;Palestinian Territories&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/day-of-catastrophe&quot;&gt;Day of Catastrophe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nakba&quot;&gt;Nakba&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-bank&quot;&gt;West Bank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/right-of-return&quot;&gt;Right of Return&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nakba-65th-anniversary&quot;&gt;Nakba 65th Anniversary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nakba-day&quot;&gt;Nakba Day&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinian-right-of-return&quot;&gt;Palestinian Right of Return&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Jason Alexander:  Playing Your Role: A Middle East Peace Drama</title>
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    <published>2013-05-14T08:41:18Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-14T08:41:23Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Jason Alexander</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-alexander/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Good men and women in the Middle East are struggling for their futures, their dignities, and their security. We have a role to play, no matter how small. I have taken a part, but this cast is large. And the players need you. It is a great story. You really shouldn&#039;t miss it.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict&quot;&gt;Israeli-Palestinian Conflict&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestinians&quot;&gt;Palestinians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/onevoice-movement&quot;&gt;OneVoice Movement&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east&quot;&gt;Middle East&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Karen Berg:  Peace Through People: From Bethlehem And Around The World</title>
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    <published>2013-05-09T16:58:36Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-09T17:30:46Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Karen Berg</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-berg/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        If we can feel those around us and extend love instead of judgment, we can create unity among peoples, and our words and actions will reverberate around the world.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/karen-berg&quot;&gt;Karen Berg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/church-of-the-nativity&quot;&gt;Church of the Nativity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jerusalem&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kabbalah&quot;&gt;Kabbalah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east-peace&quot;&gt;Middle East Peace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bethlehem&quot;&gt;Bethlehem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east&quot;&gt;Middle East&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-east-peace-process&quot;&gt;Middle East Peace Process&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/interfaith&quot;&gt;Interfaith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hebron&quot;&gt;Hebron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/interfaith-dialogue&quot;&gt;Interfaith Dialogue&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/spirituality&quot;&gt;Spirituality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/peace-thru-people&quot;&gt;Peace Thru People&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kabbalah-centre&quot;&gt;Kabbalah Centre&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/peace&quot;&gt;Peace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mysticism&quot;&gt;Mysticism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/judaism&quot;&gt;Judaism&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/religion&quot;&gt;Religion News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Israel Moves Ahead With 300 New Settler Houses In West Bank</title>
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    <published>2013-05-09T11:48:27Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-09T11:48:29Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        JERUSALEM -- Israel has given preliminary approval to build nearly 300 housing units in a West Bank settlement, a spokesman said Thursday, bringing a ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/beit-el&quot;&gt;Beit El&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-israel-settlement-homes&quot;&gt;New Israel Settlement Homes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-bank&quot;&gt;West Bank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-israeli-settlements&quot;&gt;New Israeli Settlements&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-kerry&quot;&gt;John Kerry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-israel-settlement-housing&quot;&gt;New Israel Settlement Housing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-settlement-expansion&quot;&gt;Israel Settlement Expansion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-settlements&quot;&gt;Israel Settlements&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Daoud Kuttab:  Will Palestinian Negotiations Tactics Work?</title>
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    <published>2013-05-09T09:33:53Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-09T09:33:53Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Daoud Kuttab</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daoud-kuttab/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        One of the hardest decisions that a political leader has to take is when to engage in negotiations and when to refrain. This has been the dilemma faci...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/netanyahu&quot;&gt;Netanyahu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/negotiations&quot;&gt;Negotiations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel-palestine-talks&quot;&gt;Israel-Palestine Talks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/oslo-accords&quot;&gt;Oslo Accords&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/abbas&quot;&gt;Abbas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/foreign-affairs&quot;&gt;Foreign Affairs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/terrorism&quot;&gt;Terrorism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/settlements&quot;&gt;Settlements&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Top Muslim Cleric In Holy Land Detained by Israel After Unrest</title>
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    <published>2013-05-08T12:46:22Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-08T12:46:26Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        JERUSALEM &amp;mdash; Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, question...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/palestine&quot;&gt;Palestine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict&quot;&gt;Israeli-Palestinian Conflict&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/top-palestinian-muslim-detained&quot;&gt;Top Palestinian Muslim Detained&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/al-aqsa-mosque&quot;&gt;Al-Aqsa Mosque&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/israel&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/temple-mount&quot;&gt;Temple Mount&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mohammed-hussein-detained&quot;&gt;Mohammed Hussein Detained&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/religion&quot;&gt;Religion News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Mia Appelbaum:  As Disappointing as It May Be, Mahmoud Abbas Is Taken for Granted</title>
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    <published>2013-05-07T15:27:40Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-07T15:27:46Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Mia Appelbaum</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mia-appelbaum/</uri>
    </author>
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		        If Abbas and his party do not govern the West Bank, Hamas will fill the power vacuum. This should sound familiar, and no less haunting.
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    <title> Palestinian Group Says Syria Has OKed Attack On Israel</title>
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    <published>2013-05-07T08:48:10Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-07T09:42:30Z</updated>
    
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		        BEIRUT &amp;mdash; In his first response to Israel&#039;s weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria is capable of facing Israel, but s...
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