US rejects victory claim by Iran's Ahmadinejad
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.
Nations:Israel Canada Iran Lebanon People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Holocaust 2009 Iran Election Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-13
Clinton: US to 'vigorously' promote peace efforts
JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the new U.S. administration will vigorously pursue the creation of a Palestinian state, stressing that movement toward Palestinian independence seems "inescapable."
Nations:Lebanon Israel People:Hillary Clinton Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Gaza War Israel-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-03
Netanyahu, Livni declare win in Israeli election
JERUSALEM - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary election but official results suggested the race was too close to call.
Nations:Lebanon Israel People:Benjamin Netanyahu Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Activities:2009 Israel National Election Source:(AP)
2009-02-10
Israeli election battle seen too close to call
JERUSALEM - Israel's national election is likely to be a cliff-hanger, pollsters said on Monday, on the eve of a vote right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party had been forecast to win.
Nations:Israel Lebanon People:Benjamin Netanyahu Shimon Peres Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Israel National Election
2009-02-09
UN halts aid to Gaza, cites Hamas disruption
JERUSALEM - The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it has halted all aid shipments into the Gaza Strip due to interference by the ruling Hamas militant group.
Nations:Lebanon Egypt Israel Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-02-06
Medium-range rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city
JERUSALEM - A medium-range rocket from Gaza landed in the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Tuesday as delegates from the territory's militant Islamic Hamas rulers met in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials striving to mediate a long-term truce with Israel.
Nations:Lebanon Egypt Israel Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-02-03
Israel vows to back soldiers accused of war crimes
JERUSALEM - Special legal teams will defend Israeli soldiers against potential war crimes charges stemming from civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, the prime minister said Sunday, promising the country would fully back those who fought in the three-week offensive.
Nations:Egypt Israel Lebanon People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Ariel Sharon Activities:2009 Gaza War
2009-01-25
UN vows to raise funds for Gaza emergency repairs
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The United Nations will quickly raise money for emergency repairs in the Gaza Strip, the world body's humanitarian chief promised Thursday after witnessing what he called shocking destruction from the three-week war between Israel and Hamas.
Nations:Egypt Lebanon Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-22
Israel and Palestinians Agree to Gaza Cease-Fire. Will It Last?
The Israeli cabinet decided on Saturday night to unilaterally end its 21-day war against Islamic militants in Gaza as of 2 a.m. Sunday, bringing an end to a conflict that has left more than 1,200 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead.
Nations:Israel Lebanon Egypt People:Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(Time)
2009-01-19
Israel pulling out of Gaza; Hamas ceases fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops, some smiling and dancing, began to withdraw from Gaza Sunday after their government and Hamas militants declared an end to a three-week war. But neither side achieved long-term goals, and the burden of consolidating the fragile calm fell to world leaders.
Nations:Egypt Spain Lebanon Italy Israel People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-18
Dozens of bodies found in Gaza rubble as truce punctured
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli troops and Hamas fighters traded their first shots on Sunday, puncturing a tenuous truce in Gaza, as dozens of bodies were pulled from the rubble after Israel halted its war on Hamas.
Nations:Lebanon Egypt Italy Spain Israel People:Hosni Mubarak Ban Ki-moon Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AFP)
2009-01-18
Israel says it's near 'endgame' for Gaza offensive
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel said it was approaching the "endgame" of its three-week offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers and scheduled a Security Cabinet vote Saturday on a truce proposed by Egypt. Under the cease-fire plan, fighting would stop immediately for 10 days, but Israeli forces would initially remain in Gaza and the border crossings into the territory would remain closed until security arrangements are made to ensure Hamas militants do not rearm.
Nations:Mauritania Egypt Qatar Israel Lebanon People:Ban Ki-moon Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 Gaza War
2009-01-16
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