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Cabinet likely to approve Shalit deal
Netanyahu works to ensure approval; Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to speak with German mediator. 02:47
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Analysis / Who wins and who loses in Shalit deal?
Israel puts on a unified front, Hamas members meet negotiators and Abbas faces challenges to his position. 02:59
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Yossi Melman / Israelis know the price of bringing Shalit back
Israelis knows if they don't pay the price, Shalit will go on languishing in a Hamas jail. 04:39
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Netanyahu may ask cabinet to okay 10-month settlement freeze
Officials hope freeze would enable renewal of peace talks with PA, which demanded move as precondition. 23:40
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Abbas: Palestinians won't launch new intifada, despite frustration
'We will not go back to an intifada because we have suffered too much,' says Abbas in Argentina. 22:53
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Top Israeli diplomat holds secret talks in Oman
Diplomatic relations between Israel and Oman have been cut off since 2000 at the start of the second intifada. 03:57
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Funding for Diaspora Jewry in disarray as agencies duel
Key partner for overseas funding turned down proposed agreement on distribution of funds. 03:32
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