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European Parliament endorses Goldstone report on Gaza war
Noam Shalit meets with European Parliament president
Trial over death of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie begins
PA cancels ceremony honoring leader of 1978 terror attack in Israel
Are peace talks doomed to fail before they start?

European Parliament endorses Goldstone report on Gaza war

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

The European Parliament on Wednesday urged its 27-member states to monitor the Israeli and Palestinian probes into alleged war crimes committed during last year's late-winter conflict in Gaza. ...

Noam Shalit meets with European Parliament president

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:49 AM PST

Noam Shalit, father of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, met Wednesday in Strasburg, France with European Parliament president Jerzy Buzek. ...

Trial over death of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie begins

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:24 AM PST

The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza accused Israel of whitewashing its investigation into the death Wednesday in the opening of a civil case against Israel. ...

PA cancels ceremony honoring leader of 1978 terror attack in Israel

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:40 AM PST

The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of a ceremony to honor the woman who led a 1978 hijacking of a civilian bus in Israel that left 35 people dead. ...