Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute (AP)

AP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks.

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Israeli FM pushes for new settlement construction (AP)

AP – Israel’s hard-line foreign minister said Monday that his party will try to block any extension of Israel’s settlement slowdown, a move that could derail the recently launched Mideast peace negotiations.

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Israel unlikely to extend current settlement curbs (AP)

AP – Israel’s defense minister says a slowdown in West Bank settlement construction is unlikely to continue in its current form after it expires at the end of this month.

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Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel (AFP)

AFP – Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza into Israel on Saturday without causing any casualties or damage, an army spokesman said.

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Muslims hold mass prayers at Jerusalem mosque (AFP)

AFP – Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the heavily guarded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians protested over newly relaunched peace talks.

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Israelis and Palestinians set for face-to-face talks (Reuters)

Reuters – With a diplomatic push from President Barack Obama, Israeli and Palestinian leaders start direct peace talks on Thursday overshadowed by skepticism on all sides and violence in the volatile West Bank.

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US does not see Hamas joining peace talks yet (AFP)

AFP – US negotiators do not believe Palestinian militants Hamas will join direct Middle East peace talks set to resume this week, US envoy George Mitchell said Tuesday.

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Netanyahu heads to Washington for renewed talks (AFP)

AFP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday left Israel for Washington where he is due to restart direct peace talks with the Palestinians after a 20-month hiatus.

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Irish groups to buy ship for new Gaza aid flotilla (Reuters)

Reuters – Pro-Palestinian groups in Ireland launched a fundraising drive Monday to buy a ship for a second attempt to breach Israel’s sea blockade of Gaza.
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Israeli actors boycott stirs settlement debate (AP)

AP – Leading Israeli theater artists have pledged not to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, stirring a heated debate in Israel on Sunday about the dozens of communities just as Israelis and Palestinians are to embark on a new round of peace talks.

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