Peres Urges Obama to Delay Iran Talks

While last month Israeli President Shimon Peres expressed hope that President-elect Barack Obama would be able to unite the world and force Iran to the bargaining table, he has now told Japan's Kyodo News that he hopes Obama delays those talks. Instead, Peres would...

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Dejected Egypt Concedes Gaza Truce Unlikely to Return

Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit says his nation will not stop its efforts to broker a new truce between Hamas and the Israeli government, but admits "I cannot imagine that we can convince the two sides to go back to the calm." Indeed, the escalation of both...

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Israel, Hamas Both Show Interest in New Gaza Truce

When the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip formally ended last week, the belligerent parties seemingly couldn't wait to return to a status quo of being constantly at one another's throats. But like a pair of boasting drunkards who schedule a duel after a night of liquor,...

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