Yasser Abed Rabbo

PNA rejects Israeli drafted peace plan

RAMALLAH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects a peace plan being drafted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, an official said on Friday. Yasser Abed Rabbo, an aide to Palestinian President...

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Antisemitism and the reported world | Jonathan Boyd

C4's Dispatches on Britain's Israel lobby perpetuated the same old antisemitic myth – and I know that has effects in real world Apparently, according to Channel 4's Dispatches programme on Monday night , there are some wealthy...

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Israel threatens land annexation

Retaliation to Palestine move to seek statehood No results from negotiations since 1991 says Palestine DUBAI: The gulf between the Palestinian Authority and Israel has widened with the Israeli establishment threatening to...

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Abbas rejects reelection bid

JERUSALEM -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, citing dismay over the progress of U.S.-brokered peace initiatives, said Thursday that he does not want to run for reelection when his term ends in January,...

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Palestinian leader standing down

Mahmoud Abbas told PLO committee he doesn't plan to seek re-election Palestinian envoy says Abbas "feels betrayed" by Arabs, Israelis, Americans Jerusalem (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not plan to...

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Tactical pressure points

In Gaza, Abbas declaring elections in January is seen as a manoeuvre to force Hamas to sign the Egyptian reconciliation plan, writes Saleh Al-Naami Gamal El-Zahhar, 27, had good reason to be angry last week. He added that the...

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Ehud Barack: 'Death of negotiations only benefits Hamas'

From correspondents in Middle East, 12:00 AM IST Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called Saturday on the US and Palestinians to 'make an effort to start negotiations' and added that an impasse in the dialogue would only...

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Denmark: Imams mete out punishments for crimes

In Vollsmose most reports to the police are withdrawn and instead end with local imams, who mete out an appropriate punishment. Police believe the parallel judiciary system undermines their work - and lets criminals escape...

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PLO rejects Hamas' threats to prevent Gazans from voting

RAMALLAH, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A senior official representing the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) on Sunday rejected Hamas' threats to prevent Gazans from voting in elections called by President Mahmoud Abbas. "The...

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Clinton gives Obama downbeat report on Mideast

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered President Barack Obama a downbeat report on Thursday on his administration's so-far frustrated efforts to forge Middle East peace. Clinton met the president in the Oval Office to...

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