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Israel allows weapons transfer to Palestinians

AP - Fri Sep 5, 8:26 AM ET

JERUSALEM - Israel allowed Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to receive a shipment of about 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of bullets in a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian government there, an Israeli defense official said Friday.

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Israel police recommend graft charges against PM AFP - Sun Sep 7, 2:22 PM ET

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News Stories

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Top Fatah officials held in Gaza at BBC - Fri, Aug 01, 2008

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Feature Articles

Emotional toll of prisoners issue at BBC - Mon, Aug 25, 2008
The passing of the Palestinian poetic conscience McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Campaign to silence dissent in West Bank, Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
In one town, Gazans yearn for previous Israeli presence The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
Freed child killer becomes a symbol of resistance in divided Mideast McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Sun, Jul 20, 2008
Talks Signal Mideast Shift at The New York Times - Fri, Jul 18, 2008

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Opinion & Editorials

Israel vs. Al Jazeera McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Sun, Aug 10, 2008
Israel's 'Bulldozer intifada' McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 29, 2008
Deciphering Israeli SettlementSpeak McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Israeli-Palestinian fight over graves McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Tractor attacks hours before Obama visit McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Israel calling: Don't back Hez McClatchy Blog - Checkpoint Jerusalem via Yahoo! News - Mon, Jul 21, 2008

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Mideast Conflict

Members of Jaysh al-Ummah take part in training at their base in the Gaza Strip September 8, 2008. Jaysh al-Ummah, a pro-al Qaeda group, called on Monday for Hamas to ...

Related Web Sites

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs - site includes updates on developments in the peace process, a section on the Palestinian intifada, policy statements.
Office of The Prime Minister of Israel - official site that includes press releases, text of speeches, and more.
PLO Negotiations Affairs Department - includes maps, position papers, and factsheets
Wikipedia: Hezbollah - examines the history and role of the governmental and militant Lebanese Islamist group.
GlobalSecurity.org: Lebanon - includes a map of the country, examines its political and social makeup, and looks at the history of Lebanon's military conflicts with Israel and other Mideast neighbors.
Amnesty International: Israel and the Occupied Territories - includes updates, and annual reports on the state of human rights in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.