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New settlements approved as Biden pushes for peace talks
09/03/2010 - WEST BANK

New settlements approved as Biden pushes for peace talks

Israel approved the construction of 112 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank in line with a partial moratorium on construction as US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the region in a bid to jump-start peace talks.
Pitfalls on path to election day in Iraq
19/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Pitfalls on path to election day in Iraq

In this edition: Hezbollah calls for help in the fight against drug dealers; on campus with Israeli settlers at their own West Bank university; and the countdown to Iraq's crucial general election.
Jerusalem: the battle for land
19/02/2010 - REPORTERS

Jerusalem: the battle for land

A new battle for land has begun in East Jerusalem. Religious Jews are buying up land and houses from their Palestinian owners. Their aim: to make any future division of Jerusalem impossible. But for the families who give in to the temptation to sell, the reprisals can end in death. France 24 takes you behind the scenes to meet both sides of a highly controversial property war.
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Iran: the regime's side of the story
12/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Iran: the regime's side of the story

In this edition: we examine Iran's battle to win hearts and minds abroad; France 24 takes you on patrol with Israeli soldiers escorting Palestinian children from school; and we meet Osama bin Laden's former driver, relaxed and back at home in Yemen.
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East Jerusalem-Settlements Full steam ahead
05/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

East Jerusalem-Settlements Full steam ahead

An ex-Palestinian middleman for Jewish Settlers tells France 24 why he came clean. Also, counter-demonstrators fired up for the February eleventh anniversary of the Iranian revolution and the plight of a Yemeni street vendor.
Netanyahu reaffirms Israeli claim to parts of West Bank
25/01/2010 - MIDEAST CONFLICT

Netanyahu reaffirms Israeli claim to parts of West Bank

After meeting Obama's Middle East envoy on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel would keep parts of the West Bank forever, planting trees in a settlement bloc to reassert a land claim rooted in Israeli government policy.
US opposes new settlements in east Jerusalem
29/12/2009 - ISRAEL

US opposes new settlements in east Jerusalem

The United States is opposed to the construction of new Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has said, calling for fresh negotiations on the future of the disputed territory.
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Hardline Jewish settlers are blamed for West Bank mosque vandalism
11/12/2009 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Hardline Jewish settlers are blamed for West Bank mosque vandalism

A West Bank mosque has been vandalised and hate messages in Hebrew spray-painted on its walls. Locals are blaming hardline Jews angered by plans to curb settlement building.
Stumbling blocks to peace
03/12/2009 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Stumbling blocks to peace

Last week the Palestinian Authority rejected the ten-month moratorium in settlement building in the West Bank put in place by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. FRANCE 24 visits Gilo settlement, on the edge of Jerusalem.
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Israel begins enforcing limited moratorium on new buildings
02/12/2009 - WEST BANK

Israel begins enforcing limited moratorium on new buildings

Israel has begun enforcing a temporary moratorium on building new West Bank settlements. The 10-month freeze on new construction was announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) last week.
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