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Lebanese speaker warns relaunched talks could raise tensions (AFP)
AFP - Lebanon's parliament speaker warned on Wednesday that the relaunched Middle East peace talks could raise tensions on the border with Israel and ignite clashes in Palestinian refugee camps.

Israel frees soldier jailed for killing British activist (AFP)
AFP - An Israeli soldier jailed for killing a pro-Palestinian British activist was freed on Wednesday after serving six and a half years of an eight-year sentence, a military spokeswoman said.

Arrest of West Bank attackers 'treason': Hamas (AFP)
AFP - Hamas on Wednesday accused the Palestinian Authority of "treason" over its arrest of members of the Islamist group in connection with the killing of Jewish settlers.

Israel eyes impound of ships breaking Gaza blockade (Reuters)
Reuters - Anticipating fresh bids by pro-Palestinian activists to sail against its Gaza Strip blockade, and hoping to avoid a repeat of its bloody boarding of a Turkish aid ship in May, Israel has turned to maritime law.

Palestinians arrest Hamas suspects in settler attacks (AFP)
AFP - The Palestinian Authority has arrested several Hamas members on suspicion of organising and executing two attacks on Israeli settlers, a senior official said.

Gaza mortar narrowly misses Israel kindergarten: army (AFP)
AFP - Palestinian militants fired a mortar round from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday narrowly missing a kindergarten in a kibbutz in southern Israel, the military said, as Jews prepared to mark their New Year.

Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute (AP)
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks.

West Bank settlements loom as Mideast peace talks head for Jerusalem (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will shift renewed Mideast peace talks back to the region next week when the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority meet in Egypt as announced at last week’s re-launch of direct negotiations.

Peace in Middle East will not come 'quick' : Obama (AFP)
AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that progress towards peace in the Middle East would not come easily, or quickly, despite the launch of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Palestinians, Israelis doubt talks but collapse unlikely (AFP)
AFP - Palestinian and Israeli officials on Tuesday were cautious about the latest round of peace talks but indicated the US-backed negotiations were not likely to collapse.

Austrian tycoon may face Israel charges: report (AFP)
AFP - Israeli police are recommending an Austrian billionaire be charged with bribery for funnelling millions of dollars into the pockets of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Gulf states 'welcome' Mideast peace talks relaunch (AFP)
AFP - Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers have said they "welcome" the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but warned that Israeli "acts of aggression" may compromise them.

Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.

84 charged over deadly Beirut shootout (AFP)
AFP - Eighty-four people have been charged in connection with a deadly clash last month between Hezbollah and a pro-Syrian Sunni faction, Lebanon's official National News Agency reported.

Jordan king briefs Syria's Assad on peace talks (AFP)
AFP - President Bashar al-Assad and Jordan's King Abdullah II met in Syria on Monday for talks on the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, SANA news agency reported.

US artists support Israelis' settlement protest (AP)
AP - A dovish U.S. Jewish group says more than 150 film and theater artists have signed a letter of support for Israeli actors who refused to perform in a West Bank settlement.

Israel's Lieberman to block settlement curbs (AFP)
AFP - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday his ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party would block any attempt to extend a partial moratorium on settlements due to expire on September 26.

Netanyahu seeks 'new solutions' to Palestinian conflict (AFP)
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that creative thinking was needed to end the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians.

Israeli police fail to protect Palestinians: rights group (AFP)
AFP - An Israeli rights group on Sunday accused Jerusalem police of failing to protect Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem from hardline settlers residing in neighbourhoods heavily populated with Arabs.

Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com)
Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China