UN gives Israel, Palestinians grace period to investigate

Thousands of Gaza residents were made homeless a little more than a year ago following 22 days of Israeli fire that began in late December 2008 – a devastating war cost them everything.

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Senegal proposes African state for Haitians

DAKAR, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Senegal's leader proposed the creation of a new African state to resettle Haitians left homeless by an earthquake, comparing the idea to the 1948 birth of the state of Israel.

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For Gaza's homeless, holiday is time for despair

In the days leading up to Eid, Zaid Khadar would usually be buying new clothes for his children and stocking up on traditional foods to celebrate one of the most important Muslim holidays. Instead, he struggles to shield them from the winter rain dripping through the roof of the plastic tent that has housed his family since Israel's bombing.

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Palestinians homeless again after eviction - 29 Oct 09

The United Nations is calling on Israel to immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem.The UN says 60,000 Palestinians may be a...

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