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Thursday, October 04, 2012  An author and scholar from Columbia University is scheduled to speak with students at the University of South Carolina and lecture on the idea that the United States and Israel share a special sacred destiny.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  AP Exclusive: The Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlement construction.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  An overwhelming majority of Afghans support the government's efforts to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Straddling war and peace, President Barack Obama is about to formally end the divisive U.S. combat role in Iraq and restart talks between Israelis and Palestinians, a moment defined more by relief and hope than triumph.

Friday, August 20, 2010  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume stalled direct peace negotiations in Washington early next month.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan, warns it 'undermines' climate for peace talks