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Israel mistakenly releases Palestinian prisoner a day ahead of Shalit tape deal
Iran, world powers to hold more nuke talks this month
Germany's Jewish university looks to the future as it marks 30 years
Netanyahu nixes call for Israeli inquiry into Gaza war
Comment / Journalists play a role when it comes to reports such as Goldstone's

Israel mistakenly releases Palestinian prisoner a day ahead of Shalit tape deal

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:53 AM PDT

A female Palestinian prisoner scheduled to be released on Friday as part of a deal under which Hamas will give Israel a recent videotape of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was released by prison services Thursday night, outside of any deal framework. ...

Iran, world powers to hold more nuke talks this month

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT

Aide to EU foreign policy chief says Iran nuclear program is most important aspect of talks with six world powers.

Germany's Jewish university looks to the future as it marks 30 years

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:54 AM PDT

Germany's University for Jewish Studies, an academic center of Judaism unique in Europe, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. ...

Netanyahu nixes call for Israeli inquiry into Gaza war

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:46 AM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nixed the idea of setting up an inquiry committee into alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip as a means of dealing with the Goldstone Commission's report. ...