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U.N. investigator retracts accusations against Israel.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already asked the United States and other countries to make it clear that any new Egyptian government must not be allowed to abrogate its longstanding peace treaty with Israel.” Crusades redux: Will Jerusalem soon be surrounded by hostile Islamists?

“The final statement of the two-week Synod of Bishops of the Middle East in Rome that ended Saturday blamed Israel for the conflict between the Jewish state and the Palestinians.It rejected the use of the biblical position of the Promised Land to justify Jewish settlement of the West Bank.” More (JTA)

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to a U.S. proposal that they meet in Washington Sept. 2 to launch long-stalled direct peace talks, a gamble that will put the credibility of all three parties on the line.” Full story

“Samuel Kobia called Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories ‘a sin against God’ in a report to the group’s main governing body.” Christian Post