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1) EXCLUSIVE: Iranian President Ducks Charges That Iran Is Arming Iraqi Insurgents (ABC NEWS) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Says His Country Is Asking for Peace and the U.S. Should Leave Iraq 02/12/07)

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1) Riyadh’s Aim in Mecca: to Replace Tehran as Palestinian Hamas Backer (DEBKAfIle) Exclusive Analysis 02/11/07 4:06 PM (GMT+02:00)

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ARAB PRESS - ARAB PRESS

1) Makka Agreement is Important to Achieve Unity (WAFA) (Palestine News Agency) H.M (19:00 P)-(17:00 GMT) AMMAN 02/12/07)

2) Haniyeh: Mecca accord marks a new era of inter-Palestinian nonviolence and reflects the will of Palestinians (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 20:49)

3) EU to reconsider aid embargo on the Palestinian government (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Bethlehem Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 17:54)

4) New government to be announced Thursday (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Bethlehem Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 10:02)

5) Israel offers 1,429 Palestinian prisoners´ in exchange for captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 16:17)

6) Gunmen abduct former attorney general in Khan Younis (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Khan Younis Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 11:06)

7) Israeli military incursions into Nablus and Tulkarem: fifteen Palestinians seized, one shot (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) )West Bank Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 10:12

8) Barakeh: Israeli law is not applicable to the occupied territories of 1967, including Jerusalem (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Jerusalem Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 17:01)

9) Church leaders pay solidarity visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Muslim leaders (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Jerusalem Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 16:50)

10) PLC member expresses hope that the formation of unity government will end the aid embargo (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 14:06)

11) Bomb explodes in cafeteria in Rafah (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 12:58)

12) Al-Aqsa Brigades launch new projectile-launching operation, codenamed ´Call of Al-Aqsa´ (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 12:47)

13) Fatah-affiliated military group fire projectiles at Kisufim, east of Gaza Strip (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 12:00)

14) Jerusalem mayor suspends Al-Aqsa construction plans (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Jerusalem Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 11:56)

15) ´High Follow-Up Committee´ to oversee Fatah-Hamas settlement (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 12 / 02 / 2007 Time: 11:00)

16) Armed resistance launches projectiles without damages, two settlers injured in stone throwing (PNN) Palestine News Network) 02/12/07)

17) Human rights organization connects Sharon´s provocation at Al Aqsa in 2000 to current agressions (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Gaza City) PCHR 02/12/07)

18) Families refuse to leave their homes at Moroccan Gate despite destruction (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Jerusalem) Maisa Abu Ghazaleh 02/12/07)

19) Israeli forces rezoning Al Aqsa Mosque (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Jerusalem) 02/12/07)

20) Israeli forces can effectively close schools by forbidding youth to pass West Bank checkpoints (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Nablus) Amin Abu Wardeh 02/12/07)

21) President Abbas Authorizes Haneyeh to Form Uinty Gov´t Next Thursday, Calls Israelis to Deal with the Fait Accompli (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority GAZA 02/12/07)

22) Olmert; No Say Yet About Mecca Pact and Hamas Committed to the Pact with no Reservations (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority GAZA 02/12/07)

23) Israel Goes on with Excavations at Almagharba Gate for Eight Months (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority JERUSALEM 02/12/07)

24) Grand Mufti Condemns Israel´s Decision to Resume Excavations in Al-Aqsa (WAFA) (Palestine News Agency) A.D (11:29 P) (09:29 GMT) JERUSALEM 02/12/07)

25) GCMHP Condemns Diggings Near Al-Aqsa Mosque (WAFA) (Palestine News Agency) A.D (13:55 P) (11:55 GMT) GAZA 02/12/07)

26) Abbas: Coming Government Qualified for Good Relations with the World (WAFA) (Palestine News Agency) H.M (00:10 P)-(10:10 GMT) AMMAN 02/11/07)

27) Ismail Haniyeh to dissolve government in preparation for the formation of new unity government (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Bethlehem Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 09:47)

28) In Cairo Abbas assures of the implementation of Mecca agreement and composition of unity government within 5 weeks (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 15:59)

29) US prepares air strike on Iranian nuclear sites, as Ambadinejad insistent on continuing nuclear development (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Iran Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 17:41)

30) Muslim worshippers arrested whilst praying at the Moroccan Gate, near the Al Aqsa mosque (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Jerusalem Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 14:28)

31) Islamic Jihad leader: Eilat bomber had received training in Jordan (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Khan Younis Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 16:22)

32) Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Gaza Strip ongoing (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Gaza Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 15:13)

33) Dahlan: Mecca agreement was not easy (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Mecca Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 13:07)

34) Israeli forces intensify measures against Palestinians, disrupting the lives of many throughout the West Bank (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Bethlehem Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 12:16)

35) Iran commend the Mecca agreement reached between Fatah and Hamas (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Bethlehem Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 11:25)

36) Prominent Fatah leader meets with EU envoy to the Middle East and calls for recognition of new coalition government (Ma´an News Agency / Maan Network) Nablus Date: 11 / 02 / 2007 Time: 11:10)

37) Marketing Mecca Deal; Abbas to Meet Mubark, USA Refuses Olmert´s Request to Cancel Trilateral Meeting (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority GAZA 02/11/07)

38) IOF Tightens Its Grip On East Jerusalem, Suppresses Protests Against Excavations Acts Around Al Aqsa Mosque (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority JERUSALEM 02/11/07)

39) IOF Goes On The Rampage Through Hebron (IPC) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER) Palestinian National Authority HEBRON 02/11/07)

40) National unity government agreement (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Ramallah) Rashid Hilal 02/11/07)

41) Palestinian call to a comprehensive boycott of Israeli products (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Ramallah) Rashid Hilal 02/11/07)

42) Nonviolent protest against Israeli destruction of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Ramallah) Rashid Hilal 02/11/07)

43) Luay Abdo: international community understands regional issues now more than ever (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Nablus) Amin Abu Wardeh 02/11/07)

44) President Hails Egypt Political and Diplomatic Stance toward Palestinian Cause (WAFA) (Palestine News Agency) M.H.(15:00 P)(13:00 GMT) CAIRO 02/11/07)

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GUARDIAN UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010

1) Exiled Hamas leader calls for end to boycott after deal (GUARDIAN UK) Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem and Ian Black 02/13/07)

2) US accuses highest levels in Iran of supplying deadly weapons to Iraqi insurgents (GUARDIAN UK) Ewen MacAskill in Washington, Ian Traynor in Munich and Robert Tait in Iran 02/12/07)

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OBSERVER UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010

1) The new Jewish question (OBSERVER UK COMMENT) Gaby Wood 02/11/07)

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1) Military offers evidence of Iran arming Iraqi militants - Sees high-level Tehran role (THE BOSTON GLOBE) By John Donnelly and Farah Stockman, WASHINGTON 02/12/07)

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1) We pose no threat to Israel, says Iran (LONDON TIMES) Michael Theodoulou 02/13/07)

2) We pose no threat to Israel, says Iran (LONDON TIMES) Michael Theodoulou 02/12/07)

3) Tehran agents blamed for deaths of US troops (LONDON TIMES) Stephen Farrell in Baghdad and Richard Beeston in Basra 02/12/07)

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1) U.S. Officers Present Evidence for Iran Links to Soldier Deaths (NEW YORK SUN) By ELI LAKE WASHINGTON 02/12/07)

2) Ban, at Private Dinner, Sounds Promising Note (NEW YORK SUN) By BENNY AVNI 02/12/07)

3) The World Partakes Of the Palestinian Arabs (NEW YORK SUN) By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM 02/12/07)

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1) Boost Palestinian aid (TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL) 02/12/07)

2) Recipe for more bloodshed in streets of Beirut - lebanon | Shiite rise, Sunni fears fuel new spiral of sectarian violence (TORONTO STAR) Andrew Mills BEIRUT, LEBANON 02/11/07)

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1) Iran arms Iraqi insurgents (WORLD TRIBUNE) BAGHDAD, IRAQ 02/12/07)

2) Successful missile defense test: ´Israelis can sleep soundly´ (WORLD TRIBUNE) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 02/12/07)

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1) ARABS ALLY VS. PERSIAN POWER - COUNTERING IRAN´S EVIL AMBITION (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) By AMIR TAHERI 02/12/07)

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1) Iran’s Leader Disputes U.S. Charges on Militias (NY) TIMES) By NAZILA FATHI TEHRAN, IRAN 02/13/07)

2) Israel Approves Work at Religious Site, Scene of Clashes (NY) TIMES) By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07)

3) A Very Partial Palestinian Peace (NY) TIMES EDITORIAL) 02/11/07)

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1) South African judge´s new book traces Wagner´s influence on Hitler (JERUSALEM POST) By ERIKA SNYDER 02/12/07)

2) US-Israeli-Palestinian Meeting to Go Ahead Despite Hamas Deal (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Julie Stahl JERUSALEM, Israel 02/12/07)

3) Perpetuating refugees (JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL) 02/12/07)

4) Archeologist: Ancient cistern proves location of Second Temple (JERUSALEM POST) By ETGAR LEFKOVITS 02/12/07)

5) Fatah gunmen kill suspected collaborator in Ramallah (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 02/12/07)

6) UNIFIL, IDF to improve coordination (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 02/12/07)

7) Olmert: Relations with Peretz ´intact´ (JERUSALEM POST) By SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL AND JPOST.COM STAFF 02/12/07)

8) EU unlikely to end PA embargo (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON 02/12/07)

9) Islamic Mov´t: Muslims have accepted 2-state solution (JERUSALEM POST) By HAVIV RETTIG 02/12/07)

10) PM: Israel would reconsider PA gov´t stance if Shalit freed (JERUSALEM POST) By SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL AND JPOST.COM STAFF 02/12/07)

11) ´Jews never committed ritual murders´ (JERUSALEM POST) By LISA PALMIERI-BILLIG / JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT ROME, ITALY 02/12/07)

12) Arab MKs slam gov´t over Mughrabi work (JERUSALEM POST) By SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL AND JPOST.COM STAFF 02/12/07)

13) Mobilize now, save the world (JERUSALEM POST OP-ED) By NATAN SHARANSKY 02/12/07)

14) PA reps to Hamas: Stop ´provocations´ (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH RAMALLAH 02/12/07)

15) IDF warns of tunnels in West Bank (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 02/12/07)

16) Livni defends Friedmann - who focuses on reforms (JERUSALEM POST) 02/12/07)

17) Analysis: Secrecy and capital strife (JERUSALEM POST) By ANSHEL PFEFFER 02/12/07)

18) Rice denies US plans to attack Iran (JERUSALEM POST) By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER WASHINGTON 02/12/07)

19) Chief rabbis to meet Muslim leaders on Mughrabi conflict (JERUSALEM POST) By MATTHEW WAGNER 02/12/07)

20) Germany: Drop in anti-Semitic attitudes (JERUSALEM POST) By HAVIV RETTIG 02/12/07)

21) Bar-Ilan condemns blood libel research (JERUSALEM POST) By MATTHEW WAGNER 02/12/07)

22) Be strong and of good courage (JERUSALEM POST OP-ED) By ISI LEIBLER 02/11/07)

23) More than a walkway (JERUSALEM POST OP-ED) By DAOUD KUTTAB 02/11/07)

24) PA reps to Hamas: Stop ´provocations´ (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH RAMALLAH 02/11/07)

25) First nighttime Arrow missile defense test successful (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 02/11/07)

26) Work at Mughrabi Gate to continue (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON AND JPOST STAFF 02/11/07)

27) PM: Israel yet to decide if it ´accepts or rejects´ Mecca deal (JERUSALEM POST) By JPOST STAFF AND HERB KEINON 02/11/07)

28) Egypt proposes new deal on Shalit (JERUSALEM POST) By JPOST STAFF, HERB KEINON AND YAAKOV KATZ 02/11/07)

29) Analysis: Why Hamas came out clear winner from Mecca summit (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 02/11/07)

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1) Israel votes to continue repairs on holy site (INDEPENDENT UK) By Eric Silver in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 02/12/07)

2) Ahmadinejad restrained, but defiant (INDEPENDENT UK) By Angus McDowall in Tehran and Andrew Buncombe in Washington 02/12/07)

3) Target Tehran: Washington sets stage for a new confrontation (INDEPENDENT UK) By Patrick Cockburn 02/12/07)

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1) The U.S. Should Support Palestinian Unity (WASHINGTON POST) By Haim Malka Special to washingtonpost.com´s Think Tank Town 02/13/07)

2) Military Ties Iran To Arms In Iraq - Explosives Supplied To Shiite Militias, U.S. Officials Say (WASHINGTON POST) By Joshua Partlow BAGDAD, IRAQ 02/12/07 Page A01)

3) Across Arab World, a Widening Rift - Sunni-Shiite Tension Called Region´s ´Most Dangerous Problem´ (WASHINGTON POST) By Anthony Shadid CAIRO, EGYPT 02/12/07 Page A01)

4) U.S. Keeps Pressure on Iran But Decreases Saber Rattling (WASHINGTON POST) By Karen DeYoung 02/11/07 Page A18)

5) Jewish Inroads in Muslim Quarter - Settlers´ Project to Alter Skyline of Jerusalem´s Old City (WASHINGTON POST) By Scott Wilson JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 Page A01)

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1) Israel firm on project near shrine - Olmert: `There is no religious matter here´ (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07)

2) Rocks thrown at Canadian tourists (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) Items compiled from Tribune news services JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07)

3) A father´s plea: `Stop the killing´ - He lost daughter, but not his hope for peace (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) By Joel Greenberg ANATA, West Bank 02/11/07)

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WEEKLY STANDARD - © COPYRIGHT NEWS CORPORATION

1) Iran´s Obsession with the Jews / Denying the Holocaust, desiring another one. (THE WEEKLY STANDARD) by Matthias Küntzel 02/19/2007, Volume 012, Issue 22

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2010

1) The West cannot afford to ignore Iran (TELEGRAPH UK EDITORIAL) 02/13/07)

2) Iran defiant over charges of supplying arms (TELEGRAPH UK) By Damien McElroy and Tim Butcher in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 02/13/07)

3) Hamas and Fatah engage in battle of hostages (TELEGRAPH UK) Harry de Quetteville in Kufar Qalil, Sunday Telegraph 02/11/07)

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1) Olmert withholds judgment on pact (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Joshua Mitnick JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07)

2) The Arabian peacemaker (WASHINGTON TIMES COMMENTARY) By Claude Salhani 02/12/07)

3) Fallon to recruit Arab nations for help (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Richard Halloran HONOLULU 02/12/07)

4) Iran arms Iraqi insurgents (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Bill Gertz 02/12/07)

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UNITED JERUSALEM - The United Jerusalem Foundation

1) Initial analysis of the agreement reached at Mecca between Fatah and Hamas for the establishment of a Palestinian national unity government (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) (IICC) 02/12/07)

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1) Iranian leader says nuclear work will advance - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses a cheering crowd on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (LA TIMES) By Kim Murphy TEHRAN, IRAN 02/12/07)

2) Iran reformists want U.S. to tone it down - Nuclear rhetoric helps a faltering Ahmadinejad stay popular, they say (LA TIMES) By Kim Murphy TEHRAN, IRAN 02/11/07)

3) Putin accuses U.S. of making world unsafe - Gates and McCain sit stone-faced as the Russian leader assails American militarism during a speech at a Munich security conference (LA TIMES) By Peter Spiegel MUNICH, GERMANY 02/11/07)

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FT} FINANCIAL TIMES - © Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010

1) Too late to halt Iran’s nuclear bomb, EU is told (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Daniel Dombey and Fidelius Schmid in Brussels, BELGIUM 02/12/07 22:18)

2) Olmert neutral on Palestinian accord (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Harvey Morris 02/12/07 02:00)

3) Palestinian Authority given hope of EU aid (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Daniel Dombey in Brussels 02/12/07 19:42)

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1) Hamas Government to Step Down Soon (AP) Associated Press) By DIAA HADID GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 02/12/07 2:38 PM)

2) Jerusalem Mayor Tries to Calm Muslim Ire (AP) Associated Press) By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 2:37 PM)

3) Lebanon Divided on Hariri Anniversary (AP) Associated Press) By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, LEBANON 02/12/07 2:01 PM)

4) Jerusalem Mayor Tries to Calm Muslim Ire (AP) Associated Press) By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 7:58 AM)

5) Hamas Government to Step Down (AP) Associated Press) By KARIN LAUB RAMALLAH Ashraf Sweilam contributed to this report from Rafah, Egypt 02/12/07 7:03 AM)

6) Iran, Syria Denounce Bush´s Iraq Plan (AP) Associated Press) By NASSER KARIMI TEHRAN, Iran Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria, contributed 02/12/07 3:50 AM)

7) Jerusalem Mayor Orders New Walkway Plans (AP) Associated Press) By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 1:24 AM)

8) Iran Marks Anniversary With Uranium Vow (AP) Associated Press) By ALI AKBAR DAREINI TEHRAN, Iran 02/11/07 4:07 PM)

9) Desire for Revenge Still Strong in Gaza (AP) Associated Press) By KARIN LAUB GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Diaa Hadid contributed 02/11/07 2:50 PM)

10) Israel Orders Work to Continue Near Site (AP) Associated Press) By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 12:51 PM)

11) Israel Orders Work to Continue Near Site (AP) Associated Press) By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 11:35 AM)

12) U.S. Officer: Iran Sends Iraq Bomb Parts (AP) Associated Press) By STEVEN R. HURST BAGHDAD, IRAQ 02/11/07 9:50 AM)

13) Iran Head: No End to Uranium Enrichment (AP) Associated Press) By ALI AKBAR DAREINI TEHRAN, Iran Slobodan Lekic contributed to this report from Munich, Germany 02/11/07 9:26 AM)

14) Olmert: Unity Gov´t Must Accept Israel (AP) Associated Press) By RAVI NESSMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 8:01 AM)

15) Envoy: Iran Poses No Threat to Israel (AP) Associated Press) By SLOBODAN LEKIC MUNICH, Germany 02/11/07 6:51 AM)

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1) Rabbis slam Olmert for caving to Muslims on Temple Mount - Israeli PM allows minaret, rejects plans for synagogue on holiest Jewish site (WND) WORLD NET DAILY) By Aaron Klein JERUSALEM, Israel 02/12/07 10:40 a.m. Eastern)

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REUTERS} NEWS SERVICE - © Thomson Reuters 2010

1) Palestinian PM appeals for end to Western sanctions (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA Additional reporting by Adam Entous and Dan Williams in Jerusalem and Firouz Sedarat in Dubai 02/12/07 2:46PM EST)

2) $5 million U.S. reward for Hezbollah, Jihad suspects (REUTERS) WASHINGTON 02/12/07 2:26PM EST)

3) Jerusalem mayor to consult on holy site plans (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Wafa Amr and Haitham Tamimi 02/12/07 1:31PM EST)

4) Palestinian PM appeals for end to Western sanctions (REUTERS) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA Additional reporting by Adam Entous and Dan Williams in Jerusalem 02/12/07 1:31PM EST)

5) Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal (REUTERS) By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Dan Williams in Jerusalem and Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza 02/12/07 11:06AM EST)

6) Who "helped" Hamas? Israeli rivals trade blame (REUTERS) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 10:59AM EST)

7) Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal (REUTERS) By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Dan Williams in Jerusalem and Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza 02/12/07 9:58AM EST)

8) Hamas says does not answer to foreign power (REUTERS) RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA 02/12/07 9:58AM EST)

9) EU dangles aid prospect for Palestinian government (REUTERS) By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 02/12/07 7:45AM EST)

10) Egyptian police find 18,000 bullets on Gaza border (REUTERS) RAFAH, Egypt 02/12/07 7:45AM EST)

11) FACTBOX-Jerusalem´s flashpoint mosque (REUTERS) 02/11/07 12:49 PM ET)

12) Egypt frees cleric at center of CIA kidnap case (REUTERS) By Aziz El-Kaissouni CAIRO, EGYPT 02/11/07 5:06PM EST)

13) Israeli cabinet approves Jerusalem excavations (REUTERS) By Corinne Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 11:15AM EST)

14) Olmert non-committal on Palestinian unity pact (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Corinne Heller and Jonathan Saul in Jerusalem and Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza 02/11/07 11:18AM EST)

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1) PM´s lines in sand for summit: J´lem, refugees, ´67 lines (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn and Gideon Alon 02/13/07)

2) Netanyahu: Olmert leads a ´failed government´ (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Gideon Alon 02/13/07)

3) Islamic Movement chief indicted for assaulting police in J´lem dig protest (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis 02/13/07)

4) Opinions divided over Lupolianski bridge bombshell (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis 02/13/07)

5) Hamas lawmaker: Egyptians offer 1,429 prisoners for Shalit (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Avi Issacharoff 02/13/07)

6) German defense minister ´skeptical´ of Mecca deal (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Haaretz Staff 02/13/07)

7) Olmert aides chide J´lem mayor over decision to halt work (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn and Nadav Shragai 02/13/07)

8) Same ends, different means (HA´ARETZ NEWS OP-ED) By Moshe Arens 02/13/07)

9) Multiple bodies involved in Mugrabi walkway discussions (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Nadav Shragai 02/13/07)

10) Bar-Ilan under pressure to fire controversial author (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ofri Ilani 02/13/07)

11) PM halts reform of well-baby clinics (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ruth Sinai 02/13/07)

12) Peretz: Labor will cede Tourism for welfare portfolio (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Haaretz Staff 02/13/07)

13) Lupolianski puts Mugrabi bridge on hold (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis 02/12/07)

14) Waqf and police deny it, but is there a link between Saladin pulpit and Mugrabi dig? (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Nadav Shragai 02/12/07)

15) Olmert: We neither accept nor reject Mecca deal (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Gideon Alon 02/12/07)

16) PM nixes Law of Return reform (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat 02/12/07)

17) Local Islamic leader slams Muslim world for Holocaust denial (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat 02/12/07)

18) Old City residents are convinced: ´Israel out to destroy Al-Aqsa´ (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Avi Issacharoff 02/12/07)

19) Raed Salah to face incitement probe; cabinet okays continuation of Mugrabi construction (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Gideon Alon, Yoav Stern and Jonathan Lis 02/12/07)

20) Ministries trade accusations over excavation scandal (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 02/12/07)

21) Arrow anti-missile system passes first nighttime test (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 02/12/07)

22) The Old City dig / A united and determined government (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yossi Sarid 02/12/07)

23) Bar-Ilan professor who claimed Jews used Christian blood in Passover ceremonies defends his book: ´I will fight for my truth, even if I am crucified´ (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ofri Ilani 02/12/07)

24) Israel on Mecca deal: Doesn´t meet Quartet conditions (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn and Avi Issacharoff , Haaretz Correspondents, and Agencies 02/11/07)

25) Deal´s future: The devil is in the details (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Avi Issacharoff 02/11/07)

26) Security forces prepared for more clashes in Jerusalem (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis, Yoav Stern and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents, and Agencies 02/11/07)

27) Hundreds attend Jerusalem reburial of Ilan Halimi (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat 02/11/07)

28) Islamic Movement leader to attend anti-Semitism meet (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amiram Barkat 02/11/07)

29) Holocaust denier suspected in attempted U.S. kidnapping of survivor Elie Wiesel (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Shlomo Shamir , Haaretz Correspondent and AP 02/11/07)

30) Defense sources: Mecca deal may help win Shalit´s release (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amir Oren SEVILLE 02/11/07)

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1) Iran: Nuclear announcement coming in April (CNN) TEHRAN, IRAN Associated Press contributed 02/11/07 2:31 p.m. EST)

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1) The War within Islam (FrontPageMagazine.com) By David Frum The National Post 02/12/07)

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1) Six Kassam Rockets Fired Towards Sderot (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 02/12/07)

2) Israel and the PA: Mixed Messages and Reactions (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hana Levi Julian 02/12/07)

3) Supreme Court Postpones Migron-Destruction Decision (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 02/12/07)

4) High Court Deliberates Fate of 43 Families in Heart of Israel (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 02/12/07)

5) Jews Protest ´Ghetto Wall,´ Vow to Step up Opposition (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 02/11/07)

6) Chief of Police: Investigate Israeli-Arab Sheikh for Incitement (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 02/11/07)

7) High Alert in Jerusalem as Arab Leadership Plans More Rioting (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel and Gil Ronen 02/11/07)

8) Arab Driving 16 Illegal Aliens Kills 3 Jews at Junction (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 02/11/07)

9) France Hate Killing Victim Reinterred in Jerusalem (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 02/11/07)

10) FM Livni: We Have Tried Everything - And Received Terror (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz 02/11/07)

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1) French Jews feel ´pandemic of anti-Semitism´: archbishop (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 02/12/07 3:16 PM ET)

2) US offers big rewards for Hezbollah, Palestinian militants (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) WASHINGTON 02/12/07 2:37 PM ET)

3) Hamas PM urges Quartet to end Palestinian boycott (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Adel Zaanoun GAZA CITY 02/12/07 2:20 PM ET)

4) Israel to halt holy site repairs but excavations go on (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Delphine Matthieussent JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 11:58 AM ET)

5) Arab League chief hopeful of Lebanon deal despite hurdles (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) DAMASCUS, SYRIA 02/12/07 8:38 AM ET)

6) EU not ready to resume aid to Palestinian government (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 02/12/07 7:27 AM ET)

7) Israel to halt holy site repairs but excavations go on (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Delphine Matthieussent JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/12/07 6:32 AM ET)

8) Palestinians call on Israel to accept national unity deal (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Hala Boncompagni AMMAN 02/11/07 5:01 PM ET)

9) U.S. Claims Iran Is Arming Iraq Militias (AP) Associated Press) By STEVEN R. HURST BAGHDAD, IRAQ 02/11/07 7:05 PM)

10) Israel testfires anti-missile system in ´message´ to Iran (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 3:44 PM ET)

11) Israel must accept new government: Abbas (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) AMMAN 02/11/07 11:03 AM ET)

12) Egypt dismisses Israeli arms smuggling claims (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) CAIRO, EGYPT 02/11/07 9:27 AM ET)

13) Iran rejects key demand on nuclear drive (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Stuart Williams TEHRAN, IRAN 02/11/07 8:47 AM ET)

14) Israel resumes renovations despite mosque protests (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Mehdi Lebouachera JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 7:44 AM ET)

15) Olmert demands Palestinians meet Quartet conditions (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jean-Luc Renaudie JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 02/11/07 7:35 AM ET)

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1) Diplomats urged to confront anti-Semitism (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Yaakov Lappin Published: 02.13.07, 00:27)

2) Only nuclear bomb can stop Israeli digging, Egypt MP says (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Reuters and Ynetnews Published: 02.12.07, 23:07)

3) Rise in Molotov cocktail attacks reported (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Efrat Weiss Published: 02.12.07, 19:04)

4) Gaza bloodshed affected Mecca talks, Haniyeh says (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ali Waked and AP Published: 02.12.07, 19:52)

5) Police expect Jerusalem riots to intensify towards weekend (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Efrat Weiss Published: 02.12.07, 21:28)

6) 4 Qassams land in Israel Monday / Rockets land in open areas; no injuries or damage reported (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Shmulik Hadad Published: 02.12.07, 10:13)

7) Jerusalem mayor suspends Temple Mount work (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Neta Sela Published: 02.12.07, 08:40)

8) Israel test fires Arrow missile (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Hanan Greenberg Latest Update: 02.12.07, 00:16)

9) Assad threatened to kill Nabih Berri, report says (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Roee Nahmias Published: 02.12.07, 00:00)

10) PM consults attorney general on outpost removal (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ronny Sofer Published: 02.11.07, 23:41)

11) Anti-Semitism very much alive, says Livni (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Lilach Shoval Published: 02.11.07, 18:36)

12) Mashaal offered refuge in Gulf state, report says (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ali Waked Published: 02.11.07, 17:59)

13) PA markets Mecca deal (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ali Waked Published: 02.11.07, 17:41)

14) Israel not accepting or rejecting Mecca deal, Olmert says (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ronny Sofer Published: 02.11.07, 16:19)

15) Iran announces ´2000 km range missiles´ (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Yaakov Lappin Latest Update: 02.11.07, 15:34)

16) Cabinet votes to pursue Jerusalem works (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Efrat Weiss Latest Update: 02.11.07, 14:57)

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1) US-Israeli-Palestinian Meeting to Go Ahead Despite Hamas Deal (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Julie Stahl JERUSALEM, Israel 02/12/07)

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1) Palestinian PM urges boycott end (BBC) 02/12/07 23:57 GMT)

2) EU addresses Palestinian boycott (BBC) 02/12/07 10:47 GMT)

3) Israel to delay work at holy site (BBC) 02/12/07 15:06 GMT)

4) EU working hard for Mid-East peace (BBC) By Kirsty Hughes Writer on European affairs 02/12/07 13:19 GMT)

5) Israeli missile test ´successful´ (BBC) 02/11/07 23:11 GMT)

6) Israel to continue holy site work (BBC) 02/11/07 14:55 GMT)

7) US accuses Iran over Iraq bombs (BBC) 02/11/07 15:12 GMT)

8) Israel to continue holy site work (BBC) 02/11/0714:55 GMT)

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