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Israel demands French TV correct 13-year-old report on boy's death

   JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel demanded a French television station on Sunday correct a report from nearly 13 years ago which helped fuel anger across the world and ignite a bloody uprising against the Jewish state. Full story

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Full story

Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressure the Cairo government to help free the men, security sources said. Full story

Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. Full story

Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned seaports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because of the enormous strength of their unions. Full story

War crimes prosecutor receives Israel complaint

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court — the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands — says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, and she will open a preliminary investigation. Full story

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  Scuffles erupt as Palestinians mark anniversary

Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Nakba Day, a day when Palestinians commemorate the loss of their homes in the 1948 war that resulted in the creation of Israel. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.

  Mideast clashes ahead of Palestinian anniversary

Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces near Bethlehem a day ahead of the anniversary of what Palestinians refer to as "nakba." It commemorates the mass displacement of Palestinians following the creation of Israel in 1948. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Syria’s regime increasingly intertwined with Hezbollah

Syria has become a battleground between the Shiites (the Syrian government allied with Hezbollah and Iran) and the Sunni powers, comprised of the Syrian rebels, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.

  US hawks ignore realities of war in Syria

Former Rep. Patrick Murphy, former captain with the 82nd Airborne, talks with Rachel Maddow about the confusing mess that is the civil war in Syria and the foolishness of war hawks like Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham who want to take the U.S. to war there despite the lack of any discernible

  NBC News Update: May 6th, 2013

Syria accuses Israel of declaring war, Murder or self-defense in the Jodi Arias trial and a box office opening fit for a super-hero.

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Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu sits next to Cabinet Secretary Mandelblit as he speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu sits next to Cabinet Secretary Mandelblit as he speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits next to Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit as he speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)

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