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Israel in 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.

Palestinian: Settler violence escalating

HEBRON, West Bank, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A Palestinian living near the Israeli settlement of Hebron on the West Bank says he and his family and friends are the target of escalating settler violence.

Shin Bet chief warns of settler violence

JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Shin Bet leader says extremist Jewish settlers are willing to use "live weapons" against other Israelis to halt the Palestinian peace process.

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.

3rd West Bank Palestinian killed in 3 days

KUFR MALIK, West Bank, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in a predawn Thursday West Bank clash, the third Palestinian killed in three days, Palestinian officials said.

Israel destroys West Bank 'bomb tunnel'

HEBRON, West Bank, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Israeli military officials have destroyed a suspected "bomb tunnel" allegedly built by Palestinians near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, sources 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.

Three hurt in West Bank fence rioting

NAALIN, West Bank, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Two border guard officers and an Israeli photographer were hurt Friday in rioting over the new border fence at the West Bank town of Naalin.

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.

Israelis barricade West Bank village

RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 31 (UPI) -- Israeli authorities used sandbags and cement barricades Thursday to block entrances to West Bank village of Nalain.
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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