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Jefferson23

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44. Abbas meeting Meshal in Qatar in bid to promote cease-fire
Sun Jul 20, 2014, 01:45 PM
Jul 2014
The Palestinian president is promoting the Egyptian cease-fire proposal, while Qatar puts forward its own initiative, calling for an international conference.

By Jack Khoury | 13:33 20.07.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal on Sunday in Qatar in an attempt to get him to accept an Egyptian proposal aimed at reaching a cease-fire with Israel. Abbas arrived in Bahrain on Saturday after a visit to Turkey.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.606170
30 Palestinians killed as Israel presses Gaza ground assault Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #1
Egypt proposed a cease fire King_David Jul 2014 #2
Israel targets hospitals in Gaza assault Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #3
38 Palestinians killed as Israel presses Gaza ground assault/ Report: 3 Israeli soldiers wounded by Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #4
Woman hurt and home hit near Ashdod, intercepts over Tel Aviv as central Israel under heavy fire Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #5
The leadership of both sides need to be R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2014 #6
The violence has been horrific..the leadership is not what I would call leaders. Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #7
Jul. 18, 2014 | 05:52 PM Abbas, in Turkey, calls for approval of cease-fire Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #8
Pope phones Peres, Abbas to call for Gaza ceasefire Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #9
Peres's term as president sabbat hunter Jul 2014 #35
Abbas asks France to lobby Hamas allies for Gaza truce Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #10
Israel warns of wider Gaza assault as Palestinian toll hits 278 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #11
26 Gazans killed by Israel since sunset, bringing Friday total to 63 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #12
Three Israeli soldiers injured in gun battle with Gazan militants Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #13
LIVE UPDATES: Israeli civilian killed, 4 wounded by Gaza rocket near Dimona Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #14
Hamas infiltrates Israel and attacks army patrol, injuring at least 2 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #15
Gaza on alert for Israeli spies Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #16
Egypt Says It Has No Plans to Revise its Gaza truce Proposal Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #17
Palestinian militant groups claim numerous attacks against Israel army bemildred Jul 2014 #18
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza bemildred Jul 2014 #19
Israeli soldier 'mistakenly' shot himself in Gaza bemildred Jul 2014 #20
Israeli bombing kills nine in Gaza, toll now 333: medics bemildred Jul 2014 #21
One Israeli killed by Palestinian rocket fire bemildred Jul 2014 #22
Israeli Troops Fight Hamas Militants On Border bemildred Jul 2014 #23
. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #24
Israeli tanks dig in at Gaza frontier as Palestinian toll tops 300 bemildred Jul 2014 #25
Israeli border shelling sends refugees pouring inland bemildred Jul 2014 #26
Horrifying. Thank you for all the additonal info. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #27
People are dying, can't really look away. bemildred Jul 2014 #28
It is sickening, they are doing just that. Points to score over dead bodies...all of them. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #29
Yep. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #30
Israel confirms 2 soldiers killed in cross-border attack bemildred Jul 2014 #31
Tunnel infiltration. The reason Israel launched a ground assault. shira Jul 2014 #32
Yes the instance a couple days back, right around when the ground war started up. bemildred Jul 2014 #33
unconfirmed - Hamas armed wing: 5 Israeli soldiers killed in new cross-border attack azurnoir Jul 2014 #34
Well, I've seen it a couple of times now. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #36
A couple of others: bemildred Jul 2014 #37
Israeli soldiers killed in militant infiltration bemildred Jul 2014 #39
Israel demolishes Gaza tunnels, Hamas militants slip through bemildred Jul 2014 #38
Israel Says Gaza Has Used Up or Lost Half its Rockets bemildred Jul 2014 #40
Gaza's Hospitals Under Fire in Israeli Operations bemildred Jul 2014 #41
4 die in Hamas tunnel assault inside Israel bemildred Jul 2014 #42
13 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza operation Sunday Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #43
Abbas meeting Meshal in Qatar in bid to promote cease-fire Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #44
Shelling on Shujayea prompts Gazans to flee Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #45
Deprivation in Gaza Strip ( Sara Roy ) Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #46
Israel mows the lawn ( Mouin Rabbani ) Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #47
Bloody Sunday: Over 100 Palestinians killed on 13th day of operation Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #48
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