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30 Hamas Activists Arrested in West Bank Round-Up

Palestinian security forces detained dozens of supporters of Hamas in raids across the West Bank overnight, the Islamist group said on Monday, calling it the biggest round-up in years as internal Palestinian tensions rise. A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority’s security services confirmed that 30 people had been detained but denied the arrests were political….

By Reuters Mar 9, 2015 | 3 min read
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Israeli Intelligence Chief Visits U.S.

Israel’s top intelligence officer will visit the United States this week, sources with knowledge of the itinerary said; a sign that security cooperation continues despite disputes between the countries’ leaders over strategy over Iran. Major-General Herzi Halevy, commander of Israeli military intelligence, is scheduled to meet U.S. defense officials and attend a pro-Israel fundraising event,…

By Reuters Mar 8, 2015 | < 1 min read
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U.S. and France Downplay Differences on Iraq

The United States and France sought on Saturday to play down any disagreements over nuclear talks with Iran, saying they both agreed the accord now under discussion needed to be strengthened. “We are on the same page,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters after talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Paris….

By Reuters Mar 7, 2015 | 2 min read
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Israel Fires on Gaza Fishing Boats — Kills One

The Israeli navy opened fire on boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing one Palestinian fisherman, Gaza hospital officials said. Citing security concerns, Israel keeps a naval blockade on Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement, and has designated a six nautical-mile fishing zone off the enclave’s coast. An…

By Reuters Mar 7, 2015 | < 1 min read
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U.N. Secretary General Worried About Planned Palestinian Security Cut With Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Friday at a decision by Palestinian leaders in the West Bank to halt security coordination with Israel and called for the international community to push for a Middle East peace deal. The Palestinian Central Council, whose votes are usually binding on the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, said on…

By Reuters Mar 6, 2015 | 2 min read
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Albert Maysles, Documentary Filmmaker Who Made ‘Gimme Shelter,’ Dies at 88

Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, known for films such as “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter” that he made with his brother, has died at age 88, the operations manager at his film company said on Friday. Maysles died late on Thursday in New York, said the manager, Edo Choi. He declined to give further details. Maysles…

By Reuters Mar 6, 2015 | < 1 min read
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Albert Maysles, Documentary Filmmaker Who Made ‘Gimme Shelter,’ Dies at 88

Jewish ocumentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, known for films such as “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter” that he made with his brother, has died at age 88, the operations manager at his film company said on Friday. Maysles died late on Thursday in New York, said the manager, Edo Choi. He declined to give further details….

By Reuters Mar 6, 2015 | < 1 min read
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Austria Won’t Return Klimt ‘Beethoven Frieze’ to Jewish Heirs

One of Gustav Klimt’s most famous paintings will not be returned to the heirs of its Jewish former owner in a case that has tested Austria’s laws on restitution of looted art. The law, which is often applied in cases linked to the country’s Nazi past, was updated in 2009 to include works which were…

By Reuters Mar 6, 2015 | 2 min read

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