Barak refuses to send Palestine refujees home
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says his country’s refusal to allow the return of Palestinian refugees is absolute, leaving little room for compromise on a key peace plan point that has Arab nations pressing Yasser Arafat to hold firm.



Sharon behind all ills of Israel -- Barak
In the pre-election rumblings, the Prime Minister Ehud Barak launched a gloves-off attack on his challenger Ariel Sharon, accusing him of being the root cause of Israel’s current troubles.



War between India and US is unlikely -- Pentagon think tank
A Pentagon think-tank has said that India and the United States are unlikely to engage in war at any time as the two countries have incentives for warmer relations.



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