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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 22:28 BSTSun, 11 May 2008 23:25:36 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/mideast/arabisrael(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2e5f662-1ac1-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2e5f662-1ac1-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlAsher Goren, a staunchly secular Israeli who witnessed the country's birth, remains pessimistic over peace and the ultra-orthodox community's political partiesMon, 5 May 2008 18:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67f44912-1dba-11dd-983a-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67f44912-1dba-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlEhud Olmert has admitted receiving funds from a US-Jewish businessman while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and minister for trade, but said the money was for his campaignsFri, 9 May 2008 22:28 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6376a5c6-1dc7-11dd-983a-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6376a5c6-1dc7-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlYossi Harel, who has died aged 90, helped thousands of Jews travel to Palestine. His defiance of the British blockade echoed round the worldFri, 9 May 2008 18:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f284ff56-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f284ff56-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe pervasive lack of fuel and other supplies and the loss of sanitation services have led to deteriorating living conditions among the territory's 1.5m residentsThu, 8 May 2008 01:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd4642c-1b9f-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd4642c-1b9f-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlSixty years since its founding, the country has a successful economy – but the lack of an accord with Arabs both within its proclaimed borders and beyond means few Jewish citizens are confident about their future securityTue, 6 May 2008 20:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40ed4d98-1afc-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40ed4d98-1afc-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlA court has banned the reporting of the allegations facing the Israeli prime minister, angering his office and making it unable to rebut speculation about likely fall-outTue, 6 May 2008 02:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/219d4e98-1a0c-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/219d4e98-1a0c-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlIt is no good the Quartet just making the usual noises. The choice, for Israel and the US, has never been clearer: settlements or peaceSun, 4 May 2008 20:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9a56aae-1a28-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9a56aae-1a28-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe US secretary of state criticised Israel's policies in the occupied West Bank and raised concerns over roadblocks that restrict Palestinians' ability to move freelySun, 4 May 2008 17:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79860926-18a7-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79860926-18a7-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlKuwait has given a firm commitment to immediately hand over $80m that will help plug a large gap in the Palestinian Authority's finances in the second half of the yearSat, 3 May 2008 02:52 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34e1b8a2-17d4-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34e1b8a2-17d4-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Palestinian Authority is expected to confront Israel on its military and settlement activity on the West Bank as UK prepares to host a series of high-profile meetingsFri, 2 May 2008 01:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac1979c2-1712-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac1979c2-1712-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlA dozen Palestinian factions back the latest ceasefire proposal, which is aimed at calming the situation in Gaza and comes as a result of Egypt's mediation effortsThu, 1 May 2008 03:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b7cd34e-161c-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b7cd34e-161c-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlIn Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinians live cheek by jowl with Jewish settlers whom they distrustTue, 29 Apr 2008 19:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/585ec996-161c-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/585ec996-161c-11dd-880a-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs long as Palestinians are in despair the Israeli miracle will remain, like Schubert's eighth symphony, unfinished, writes Dominique Moïsi Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4afb778e-1542-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4afb778e-1542-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlDeaths are a blow to intense efforts by the Egyptian government to broker a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza StripMon, 28 Apr 2008 18:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bab6a46-14b4-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=f98b03ba-4d11-11da-ba44-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bab6a46-14b4-11dd-a741-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe World Bank expects GDP growth of 3% this year but says per capita income is unlikely to rise due to population growth and the economic impact of Israel's security crackdownMon, 28 Apr 2008 03:43 BST