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#US could release spy to save #Israel-Palestine peace talks: Israeli radio
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The United States could free #Jonathan_Pollard, serving a life term for spying for Israel, as a way of saving deadlocked peace talks with the Palestinians, Israeli radio reported Sunday. Citing Western diplomatic sources, the public broadcaster said officials in US President Barack Obama’s administration had not ruled out freeing Pollard in exchange for a green light from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for releases of Palestinians with Israeli citizenship convicted of “terrorist acts.” read more

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Two #Guantanamo detainees fight against transfer to #Algeria
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This file photo dated August 6, 2013 shows Camp VI guard tower at the #US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Photo: AFP)

Two Algerian detainees at Guantanamo Bay are fighting efforts by US President Barack Obama’s administration to transfer them to their homeland, fearing abuse, a lawyer said Friday. Attorney Robert Kirsch said he had pressed the Pentagon and State Department, along with the Algerian Embassy in Washington, to avoid the men’s “imminent” repatriation set to take place as early as this weekend. read more

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