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Obama clashes with Israel on settlements

May. 28, 2009
President Obama and top Israeli officials staked out sharply opposing positions over the explosive issue of Jewish settlements Thursday, propelling a rare dispute between the two longtime allies into full public view just days before the president is scheduled to deliver an address in Egypt to...
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Settlements can house 250,000 Palestinians

GAZA, July 1 (UPI) -- Palestinian Minister for Civilian Affairs Mohammed Dahlan Friday said lands occupied by Jewish settlements in Gaza can accommodate up to 250,000 Palestinians.

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RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 26 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Saturday welcomed U.S. comments on Jewish settlements as "positive."

PA warns of buying settlements' equipment

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Hamas attacks Gaza settlements

GAZA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Hamas said Monday it fired mortars at several Jewish settlements in Gaza, injuring at least four settlers.

Hamas mortar attacks continue

GAZA, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Hamas' armed wing, the Izzedin al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility Thursday for several mortar attacks on Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas: foreign workers should leave

GAZA, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Hamas Thursday called on foreign workers at Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip to return to their countries.

Rockets fired at Israel, Gaza settlements

GAZA, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Palestinian militants said they fired several al-Qassam rockets at Israel and Jewish settlements in Gaza Tuesday, but no casualties were reported.

Militants carry out attacks in Gaza

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Hamas fires rockets at Gaza settlements

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch