Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

Palestinians blame Israel for exploratory talks' (Reuters)
US moves ahead with military sales to Bahrain (AP)
Netanyahu set to win party primary ahead of U.S. poll (Reuters)
Israeli settler seeks to beat Netanyahu in primary (AP)
Bahrain eyes tougher sentence for attacking police (AP)

Palestinians blame Israel for exploratory talks' (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

Reuters - Palestinian leaders blamed Israel for the failure of exploratory talks aimed at resuming peace negotiations, and said they planned to explore other ways of bringing about a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

US moves ahead with military sales to Bahrain (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:44 AM PST

AP - The United States is selling some military equipment to Bahrain as it walks a fine line between pushing the Sunni monarchy to open talks with the opposition while proceeding cautiously with a strategic ally to counter Iran.

Netanyahu set to win party primary ahead of U.S. poll (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:51 AM PST

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to win a new mandate to lead his right-wing Likud party Tuesday in a primary vote which may signal he favors an early parliamentary election to strengthen his hand with Washington.

Israeli settler seeks to beat Netanyahu in primary (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:38 AM PST

AP - A hard-line Jewish settler who wants to pay Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza is running against Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's ruling party primary election.

Bahrain eyes tougher sentence for attacking police (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:14 AM PST

AP - Bahrain's interior minister is calling for tougher laws that could bring up to 15 years in prison for an attack on security personnel or their families.

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