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A Chronicle of Gaza, in Kitsch Form

New York Times - 1 hour 44 minutes ago

At the Chairman Arafat Shop, one of Gaza's oddest commercial outlets, a battery-powered, dancing Osama bin Laden doll occupies a shelf above Barack Obama coffee mugs.

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Abbas to quit if peace efforts stay stalled: aides
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 4:56 am ET
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas could resign, leading to a potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority, if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, aides said on Tuesday.
Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 3:22 am ET
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.
Obama, Netanyahu meet as U.S. peace bid flounders
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:36 pm ET
President Barack Obama held unusually low-profile talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that failed to provide any sign of progress toward reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Netanyahu urges renewed Mideast talks
CNN - Mon Nov 9, 10:16 pm ET
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians on Monday, hours before he met with President Obama.
Tel Aviv lets 3,000 head of cattle into Gaza Strip for Eid
Morning Star - Mon Nov 9, 12:47 pm ET
Israel has briefly eased its blockade of the Gaza Strip to allow thousands of cattle to enter for the Eid al-Adha holiday, Palestinian and Israeli officials have reported.
Dancing Bin Laden Doll, Souvenir Kitsch Chronicle Gaza History
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 4:46 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- “I can offer you a discount on the headbands,” said Tareq Abu Dayyeh, souvenir-store owner. “They’re just like the kind used by suicide bombers.”
Fatah official: no elections without Gaza, Jerusalem not acceptable
People's Daily - Tue Nov 10, 3:31 am ET
A senior official of President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party reiterated Monday that his party will not accept holding the general elections only in the West Bank, without Gaza Strip and Jerusalem. Azzam el-Ahmad, Fatah central committee member, told students at al-Najah University in the northern West Bank city of Nablus that Fatah party is determined to hold elections all over the Palestinian ...
Abbas criticizes Arab League for not boycotting Hamas
People's Daily - Tue Nov 10, 3:31 am ET
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday criticized the Arab League (AL) for not boycotting his bitter rival Islamic Hamas movement which rules the Gaza Strip. Abbas told a group of Palestinian businessmen at his Ramallah headquarters that the AL should boycott Hamas movement "because it is the one which obstructs reaching an inter-reconciliation agreement." "There has been a previous ...
UN official calls on Israel to allow construction raw-materials into Gaza
People's Daily - Tue Nov 10, 3:27 am ET
A senior United Nations official Monday called on Israel to reopen the crossing points to allow construction raw-materials into the Gaza Strip blockaded by Israel. Maxwell Gaylard, UN Humanitarian Affairs coordinator in the Palestinian territories, told a news conference in northern Gaza that Gaza population are in need for construction materials to rebuild their destroyed homes. During a 22-day ...
Gaza: Call to open crossings ahead of coming winter
AlertNet - Mon Nov 9, 11:53 pm ET
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Mr Maxwell Gaylard together with the NGO Association for International Development Agencies (AIDA), today called for the long-overdue and immediate opening of crossings into the Gaza Strip to enable Palestinian communities and families to prepare ...
UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 11:32 am ET
Thousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
Obama, Netanyahu to meet amid Mideast crisis
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:35 am ET
US President Barack Obama will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as US efforts to revive Middle East peace talks appear in deep crisis.
Palestinians warn of violence if peace efforts fail
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:16 am ET
The Palestinian Authority on Monday warned that violence could once again convulse the region if the United States fails to get Israel to halt settlements as part of a resumed peace process.
Israel allows cattle into Gaza for Muslim holiday
Khaleej Times - Mon Nov 9, 11:22 pm ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel is briefly easing its tight blockade of the Gaza Strip to ship in thousands of cattle ahead of a major Muslim holiday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Monday.
MSO hosts Viva Palestina event
Maneater - Tue Nov 10, 2:14 am ET
Gaza Strip eyewitnesses spoke about humanitarian aid in Palestine.