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• Iran steps up nuclear work

  April 9, 2007 9:00am

  Iran announced that it has begun large-scale nuclear fuel production.

• Barghouti release sought

  April 9, 2007 9:00am

  The Palestinian Authority confirmed that jailed legislator Marwan Barghouti appears on a list of prisoners that Israel has been asked to release in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.

• Pope sees slaughter, progress in Mideast

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Pope Benedict XVI in his annual Easter message noted some “signs of hope in the dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian Authority” while lamenting the “continual slaughter” in Iraq.

• Israel kills one in Gaza strike

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Israeli army helicopters fired at Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, killing one.

• Israeli university students to strike

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Student associations at Israeli universities and colleges have planned a nationwide strike over budget cuts.

• Report: Arab Knesset member to quit

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Azmi Bishara, chairman of Israel’s Arab Balad Party, will resign in the coming days.

• 2 Border Police stabbed

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Two members of the Border Police were stabbed near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

• Police clash with chametz protesters

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Some 100 fervently Orthodox youths clashed with police in Jerusalem protesting the sale of chametz in Jerusalem restaurants during Passover.

• Hezbollah leader vows to keep weapons

  April 8, 2007 9:00am

  Hezbollah’s leader vowed that the terrorist group will keep its weapons until a strong Lebanese army capable of defending the country against Israeli attacks is established.

• Seder marks ‘Second Exodus

  March 27, 2007 9:00am

  A pre-Passover seder hosted by Jews who immigrated to Israel from Egypt offers an opportunity for old friends to reunite, eat their favorite Egyptian foods and relive fading memories from Cairo and Alexandria.