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• U.S. to transfer $200 million to Palestinians
• Iran Ayatollah urges Ahmadinejad to sack 'friend of Israel' VP
• U.S. warns Israel: Don't build up West Bank corridor
• Watchdog: British anti-Semitism doubled after Gaza war
• Lieberman: Iran nukes could spark world-threatening arms race

U.S. to transfer $200 million to Palestinians Posted: 24 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT The United States plans to transfer $200 million to the Palestinian Authority to help cover its budget crisis, an Obama administration official said on Friday. ...

Iran Ayatollah urges Ahmadinejad to sack 'friend of Israel' VP Posted: 24 Jul 2009 06:50 AM PDT Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, who led Friday prayers in Tehran, once again called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to sack his acting president, Esfandir Rahim-Mashaie. ...

U.S. warns Israel: Don't build up West Bank corridor Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:12 AM PDT The U.S. administration has issued a stiff warning to Israel not to build in the area known as E-1, which lies between Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim. Any change in the status quo in E-1 would be "extremely damaging," even "corrosive," the message said. ...

Watchdog: British anti-Semitism doubled after Gaza war Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:58 AM PDT "Britain is setting a shameful new record in anti-Semitic incidents this year," Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne said Thursday in reaction to a report by Britain's Jewish community which speaks of an unprecedented number of anti-Semitic hate crimes. ...

Lieberman: Iran nukes could spark world-threatening arms race Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:19 AM PDT If Iran develops nuclear capabilities it will start an arms race in the Middle East that would threaten the world, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday. ...

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