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Geo Answer

The answer to today's geo quiz is the West Bank city of Nablus. Reporter Matt Gutman reports on the Wataniya Nablus (car) Rally.

Geo Answer
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Palestinian journalist alleges abuse

Palestinian journalist alleges abuse
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Bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem

Bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem
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Israel's breakaway region

Israel's breakaway region
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Israel's diplomatic initiatives

Israel's diplomatic initiatives
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Gaza truce

Egyptian state media says the Hamas militants in Gaza and Israel have agreed to a cease-fire that's supposed to take effect on Thursday; from Jerusalem, Matt Gutman reports.

Gaza truce
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Walt & Mearsheimer in Israel

The authors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer have drawn fierce criticism in the US for their book, "The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,� and some Jewish leaders have accused them of being anti-Semitic and anti-Israel

Walt & Mearsheimer in Israel
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Israel relaxes restrictions on Jenin

The West Bank city of Jenin was once called the "cradle of suicide bombers,� and Israel has barred its citizens from going there for the past six years, but last week, Israel relaxed the restrictions for Arab Israeli citizens

Israel relaxes restrictions on Jenin
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Israelis fed up with scandals

Political scandals are nothing new in Israel, but now that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is under fire in the latest such scandal, many Israelis are fed up, as Matt Gutman reports from Jerusalem.

Israelis fed up with scandals
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Israel premier urged to step down

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is facing damaging allegations of corruption, but Olmert says he has no plans to resign, even though his main coalition partner is calling on him to step down, as Reporter Matt Gutman has the latest.

Israel premier urged to step down
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West Bank theatre

A theatre has sprung up in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank, and Matt Gutman reports that one of the playwrights was once one of the most-wanted militants in Jenin.

West Bank theatre
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Cheney's visit to the Middle East

Vice President Dick Cheney is the latest in a wave of senior U.S. officials who've traveled to the Middle East, and topping their agenda has been the Bush Administration's support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

Cheney's visit to the Middle East
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John McCain visits Israel

John McCain made his first visit to Israel today as the presumptive republican presidential candidate; McCain visited the southern Israeli town of Sderot, which has been the target of Palestinian rockets fired from across the border in Gaza

John McCain visits Israel
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The conflict in Gaza

Reporter Matt Gutman reports on the relative calm that's followed last week's spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza.

The conflict in Gaza
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Growing up on a kibbutz

Matt Gutman reports on Israel's kibbutz movement; the communal settlements were aimed at creating a newer, better human, but critics say the experience took an emotional toll on people who were raised in communal fashion in a kibbutz.

Growing up on a kibbutz