Sep 19 2013 - 2:09pm Hamas prevents Gaza students from entering Egypt
September 19, 2013

Hamas security forces on Wednesday suppressed a gathering of students hoping to cross the Rafah terminal into Egypt to reach their universities, the official Wafa news agency reported.

Sep 19 2013 - 2:04pm Unchanged cabinet to be sworn in Thursday
September 19, 2013

The 16th Palestinian government headed by Rami Hamdallah will be sworn in before President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday evening in Ramallah.

Sep 18 2013 - 11:11am Cabinet Warns of Israel's Efforts to Divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque
September 18, 2013

During the last meeting of the 15th Government, chaired by Prime Minister of the Caretaker Government, Dr. Hamdallah, the Cabinet warned Tuesday, of Israeli Government's persistence to its intransigence towards and disregard to settler groups desecrating the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Sep 18 2013 - 11:08am IMF urges Israel to ease Palestinian financial curbs
September 18, 2013

The International Monetary Fund urged Israel Thursday to ease financial restrictions on Palestinians, warning that the Palestinian economy would otherwise not be viable.

Sep 18 2013 - 10:55am Two-States Solution Remains the Only Viable Option, Argue Ibish and Sarsar
September 18, 2013

Ian S. Lustick’s commentary, "Two-State Illusion,” in this weekend's New York Times dismisses not only the present round of U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, but the whole concept of a negotiated two-state Israeli-Palestinian agreement.

Sep 17 2013 - 12:08pm Palestinian Tycoon Purchases Israeli High-Tech Company
September 17, 2013

Last week, Hani Alami, a Palestinian resident of [the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, was engaged in a determined struggle to acquire Alvarion, a once-promising Israeli telecommunications company.

Sep 17 2013 - 12:04pm Amid Arabs and Israelis, moderation is revolutionary
September 17, 2013

Moderation is not normally thought of as a revolutionary concept, but viewed within the context of the stubbornly intractable conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, it is precisely that.

Sep 17 2013 - 12:01pm Israeli, Palestinian talks held in Jerusalem amid deep differences
September 17, 2013

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held another round of peace talks in Jerusalem amid deep differences, a well-informed Palestinian source told Xinhua on Monday night.

Sep 16 2013 - 2:29pm 95% of govt workers on strike
September 16, 2013

Around 95 percent of government employees answered their union’s call to strike on Sunday, the union chief said.

Sep 16 2013 - 2:25pm Egypt tanks cross fence leading to Gaza
September 16, 2013

Two Egyptian army tanks crossed an initial border fence leading to Gaza for the first time on Thursday, witnesses said, but did not enter the Palestinian territory itself.


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