Mideast Conflict

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Hamas lawmakers: Abbas term ends in January (AP) -

AP - Hamas will cease to recognize Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian president after Jan. 8 and replace him with one of its own leaders, according to a resolution approved by the Islamic movement's legislators Monday.

Palestinians sue for money over settlement (AP) - AP - Five Palestinians are suing the Israeli government for $430,000 because Jewish settlers seized their West Bank land for an unauthorized outpost.

Hamas MPs say Abbas term ends in January (AFP) -

AFP - Hamas members of parliament said on Monday that they will not recognise Mahmud Abbas as president after January 8, a move that could sharpen the internal divisions plaguing the Palestinians.

Terror case: Top court won't hear ex-prof's appeal (AP) - AP - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a former Florida professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist.

Hamas blames Israel for stalled Schalit talks (AP) - AP - The exiled leader of Hamas says talks with Israel over the possible release of an Israeli sergeant are "at a standstill."

Israel's Olmert brings security concerns to Russia (AP) -

AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Moscow beginning Monday, aiming to focus on Russian arms sales to Israel's enemies. By contrast, Russia hopes the meeting will bolster its image as a Middle East peacemaker.

Egypt police block aid convoy to Gaza, arrest 30 (AFP) -

AFP - Egyptian police blocked an opposition convoy carrying medical supplies to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip and arrested at least 30 activists on Monday, security officials said.

Israel's Olmert headed to Russia (AFP) -

AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert headed to Moscow on Monday for talks expected to cover the Middle East peace process, the Iran nuclear crisis and possible Russian weapons sales to Syria.

Israel's Livni in coalition talks (AFP) -

AFP - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni pressed ahead with efforts to secure a ruling coalition on Monday, a day after delivering her first foreign policy speech since being named to form a new government.

Talks on freeing Israeli soldier deadlocked: Hamas chief (AFP) -

AFP - The exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said in an interview Monday that negotiations with Israel on freeing captured soldier Gilad Shalit were deadlocked.

For Livni, forming an Israeli coalition just got a lot harder (The Christian Science Monitor) - The Christian Science Monitor - Virtually on his way out the door from the prime minister's office, Ehud Olmert told Israelis what he really thinks of the future of the peace process.

Gaza smugglers boast of heaps of tunnels (AFP) -

AFP - Smuggling is so rife across the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt that the number of tunnels along which traffickers bring in contraband has swollen into the hundreds, their operators claim.

Olmert to urge Moscow: Don't arm Israel's enemies (AP) -

AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel's enemies.

Meshaal calls for Syria-Saudi thaw: diplomat (AFP) -

AFP - Exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal has called for a thaw in ties between Saudi Arabia and Syria during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, an Arab diplomat said on Sunday.

Livni: Time running out on Israel-Palestinian deal (AP) -

AP - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble.