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Inside the Middle East
March 26, 2009
Posted: 1013 GMT

Turkish ultra-nationalist in chopper crash ahead of election
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) - The leader of an ultra-nationalist Turkish political party was involved Wednesday in a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of eastern Turkey, according to officials and media reports.

Report condemns Israel's phosphorus shell use in Gaza
JERUSALEM (CNN) - The Israeli military's firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas during the Gaza offensive "was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday.

Netanyahu reaches out to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (CNN) - Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his government will be a "partner for peace" with the Palestinians.

In Iraq, truth commission idea gains traction
(CNN) - As Iraqi officials speak loftily of ethnic and political reconciliation, Abu Wissam seethes.

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