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Brazilian president seeks role as Mideast peace mediator

Jerusalem Post : Israel : Da Silva tells Peres he'll come to Israel in March to listen to Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints and then continue on to Jordan and Syria.

Dutch FM: Israel, Hamas must probe Gaza war

Jerusalem Post : Israel : Verhagen meets Lieberman; FM: Positive, dynamic and mutual trust needed to launch talks with PA.

Yesh Din: Settlers build fences to keep Palestinian landowners off their own land

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High Court hears petition on Palestinian student's forced return from Bethlehem U. to Gaza

Jerusalem Post : Israel : State says the undergraduate had been illegally living in the West Bank for four years.

Comment: Pay no heed to populist water fights

Jerusalem Post : Israel : Officials must face the fact that Israel faces a crisis as serious as a security threat.

Mahmoud Abbas rejects US call for unconditional talks with Israel

Telegraph : International : Mahmoud Abbas the president of the Palestinian Authority has underscored the deadlock in the Middle East peace process by issuing a categorical rejection of a US call for unconditional negotiations with Israel.

Motorola in first Israeli acquisition: Bitband

Haaretz : Business : Motorola set to embark on its first foray into Israeli startup investments: it is acquiring the startup BitBand, which is located in Netanya. The terms may be a disappointment to the company's backers, though. ...

High-tech drives huge leap in exports

Haaretz : Business : Israel's economy is highly export-oriented, so the dramatic increase in exports in the August-to-October period is good news. The Central Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday that Israel's exports during those three months jumped by 46% in ...

Would Israel sacrifice Teva?

Haaretz : Business : Will the Israeli government prefer to protect the interests of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries or sacrifice these interests on the alter of the OECD? ...

Israel to join OECD in spring 2010, say officials

Haaretz : Business : Israel is on the last lap for joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to Israeli officials. ...