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Israel Braces for a Showdown With West Bank Settlers

Nov. 3, 2008
West Bank settlers, long coddled by the Israeli government, turn on the security forces, hoping to block moves toward a two-state peace with the Palestinians
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PA asks for help against settler violence

HEBRON, West Bank, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The Palestinian National Authority says the international community should help limit settler violence in the West Bank.

Troops drag Israeli settlers from building

HEBRON, West Bank, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli troops dragged some 250 hard-line Jewish settlers from a disputed building Thursday in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Settlers, Palestinians clash in Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- At least 11 people were injured Saturday in clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians in Hebron on the West Bank.

PA sends police reinforcements to Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority has sent police reinforcements to the West Bank city of Hebron to counter the influence of Hamas militants, Israeli officials say.

Dissatisfied Palestinians talk of intifada

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Political elements within the Palestinian Fatah movement are dissatisfied and advocate a third intifada, or armed struggle, against Israel, officials say.

Security higher as Rosh Hashana begins

JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The West Bank will be sealed off during Rosh Hashana, Israeli officials said, adding police will be working at the highest alert level through the holiday.

Palestinians seek control of Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority is asking Israel for permission to take military control of the West Bank city of Hebron to thwart moves by Hamas, sources say.

Olmert lashes out at Jewish vigilantes

JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Jewish settlers who force Palestinians out of the West Bank could soon face a response from the Israeli government, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says.
Group alleges West Bank construction boom

Group alleges West Bank construction boom

JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- An activist group claims Israel has embarked on a massive building program in the West Bank that has essentially erased the so-called green line.
Israel frees Palestinian inmates

Israel frees Palestinian inmates

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners Monday to show support for the leadership of the Fatah party governing the West Bank.

Militant Israeli settlers prompt security

YITZHAR, West Bank, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- An upturn in violence by Israeli settlers directed at West Bank Palestinians has prompted heightened security measures, sources say.

West Bank progress stalled, report says

BRUSSELS, July 17 (UPI) -- Heavy Israeli security and the Palestinian Authority's deficient policies have stalled the peace process, a new report from the International Crisis Group says.

Israel accused of conducting 'dirty war'

RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 11 (UPI) -- Hamas officials have denounced actions by Israeli leaders to close Hamas-led establishments in the West Bank, saying Israel is carrying out a "dirty war."

Jewish settlers accused of staging attacks

NABLUS, West Bank, July 4 (UPI) -- Jewish settlers allegedly attacked a West Bank village with mortars and rockets in an attempt to control a section of grazing land, villagers say.

West Bank clashes injure 15

JERUSALEM, June 19 (UPI) -- Four Israeli police officers and 11 settlers were injured Thursday in clashes in the West Bank when security forces said they discovered two illegal outposts.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler