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French Holocaust memorial defaced with swastikas

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:46 AM PDT

French officials said Saturday that swastikas have been scrawled on a memorial to Jews deported to concentration camps during the Holocaust. ...

Key Dutch party: Sanctions against Israel if it thwarts peace

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:44 AM PDT

The Netherlands must impose economic sanctions against Israel if the new government in Jerusalem thwarts the peace process with the Palestinians, the Dutch Labor party said last week. ...

'Nasrallah wants to turn Egypt into Lebanon'

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:36 AM PDT

Hezbollah agents have infiltrated Egypt in an attempt to stir unrest and turn the country into a base from which to advance Iranian interests, an Egyptian source told the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on Saturday. ...

Ahmadinejad: Obama overtures show a 'lack of something decisive'

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:12 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's overtures to Iran show a "lack of something decisive" and should be followed by action, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel in a wide-ranging interview published on Saturday. ...

PA: Either Israel declares it backs Palestinian state, or no talks

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 07:24 AM PDT

The chief Palestinian negotiator says that Israel must declare its support for a two-state solution for peace talks to resume. ...