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Netanyahu: Obama meet focused and positive
Rahm Emanuel to address Jewish Federation conference
Hamas arrests Fatah activists in Gaza ahead of Arafat memorial
Lebanon's newly-formed government holds first meeting
Brazil hosts Peres this week, Ahmadinejad later this month

Netanyahu: Obama meet focused and positive

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:41 AM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday voiced confidence that his White House talks would benefit Israel's security and peacemaking efforts. ...

Rahm Emanuel to address Jewish Federation conference

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:17 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, will appear at the Jewish Federation of North America's annual general assembly on Tuesday, taking the place of the president, following the latter's last minute cancellation. ...

Hamas arrests Fatah activists in Gaza ahead of Arafat memorial

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:54 AM PST

The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers of detaining dozens of its members on Tuesday to stop them marking the 5th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat. ...

Lebanon's newly-formed government holds first meeting

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:22 AM PST

Lebanon's newly-named cabinet held its first meeting Tuesday, aimed at ending the political impasse that has engulfed the country for more than four months. ...