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JERUSALEM -- To keep the Palestinian Authority government working after its term expires in January, Palestinians are turning to an unelected group of political insiders instead of holding new elections, according to...
Few things are as dangerous in the Middle East as well-intentioned outsiders. They invariably bring unintended consequences upon those they would guide to a better life. Ask Job. Or consider the case of Mahmoud Abbas, whose...
“In southwest Israel, at the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, there is a small crossing station not far from a kibbutz named Kerem Shalom. A guard tower looms over the flat, scrubby buffer zone. Gaza never extends more than...
The White House has said it is dismayed by Israel's decision to build new settler homes in Beit-ul-Moqaddas saying it makes it harder to kick-start the peace talks. Israel has angered its U.S. allies by approving the...
The Palestinians will not enter talks with the Israelis unless they stop adding to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jersualem. The high hopes raised amongst Palestinians by President Obama's Cairo speech in June seem to...
AFP – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) shakes hands with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud … SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) – Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian territory must stop immediately, Brazilian...
From ANI Jerusalem, Nov. 20 : Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. In recent days, there have been various reports...
Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) A Palestinian Authority delegation headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to leave for Latin America on Saturday in an intensive tour aimed at throwing support behind...
The Age Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad Telegraph.co.uk So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the...
AFP – Israeli opposition chief Tzipi Livni (right) shakes hands with an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud … TANGIERS, Morocco (AFP) – Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and...
