Kurdish leader calls for historic truce and cease-fire
Abdullah Ocalan the PKK leader jailed in Turkey urged a new era of peace calling for an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of thousands of fighters. The PKK has waged a long campaign for autonomy, affecting tens of thousands of lives. His remarks were made at a Kurdish spring festival in Diyarbakir eliciting broad public reaction.
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Abdullah Ocalan
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
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United States
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Diyarbakir
Study Finds Two Thirds of Hate Crimes Unreported
Washington based Justice Department data shows 46 percent of hate crimes were reported in 2003 06 rising to 35 percent in 2007 11. Victims cite lack of police help as a reason for not reporting with 14 percent increasing to 24 percent.
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Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Obama urges Israelis to embrace a Palestinian state for the future
In Jerusalem Obama addresses over 1,000 students urging Israel to end the occupation. He argues a two state solution is essential, linking security to peace and modernization, while calling both sides to rethink entrenched positions and pursue renewed talks.
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Barack Obama
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John Kerry
Ziad Asali
American Task Force On
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Zvika Krieger
S. Daniel Abraham Center For
Maariv
Shalom Yerushalmi
Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
Mahmoud Abbas
Sunni preacher al Buti killed as mosque bombing shocks Damascus
In Damascus a passing by action bomber detonated inside the Eman Mosque in Mazraa, fatally injuring prominent Sunni cleric Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al Buti and wounding more than 84 others. The attack, a rare blow to Assad loyalists, also killed al Buti’s grandson and disrupted the capital. Authorities sealed the scene as TV footage showed bloodied floors and corpses.
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Syria
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Ramadan al-Buti
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Sheik al-Buti
Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun
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Judge freesman convicted of killing rabbi
In New York, David Ranta, jailed since 1991 for the Brooklyn murder of Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger, was released after prosecutors backed vacating the conviction amid a reinvestigation. The DA called the evidence degraded and said they cannot prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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John O’mara
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Williamsburg
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