Jul 18 2013 - 1:10pm US declines to issue rebuke of EU settlement regulations
July 18, 2013

“The US position on settlements is clear and has not changed,” a State Department spokesman told The Jerusalem Post, referring questions on the details of the decision to European officials. “We do not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity.”

Jul 18 2013 - 1:08pm Amid Praise, Hope on Talks for Peace in Mideast
July 18, 2013

In a strong signal that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks might soon be resumed, Arab League diplomats said Wednesday that the ideas proposed by Secretary of State John Kerry “lay the proper foundation to start the negotiations.”

Jul 16 2013 - 4:23pm Recapturing the Arab Muslim world’s golden age
July 16, 2013

To rediscover the golden age symbolized by “Al-Andalus,” the Arab Muslim world must recapture the inclusive spirit that sustained Cordoba and Granada. Otherwise, the broken political culture will not mend.

Jul 16 2013 - 4:21pm Getting in a terrible state
July 16, 2013

Annexing the West Bank would raise poverty rate by 35% and would require massive spending and tax hikes that would chase away investors.

Jul 16 2013 - 4:19pm EU takes tougher stance on Israeli settlements
July 16, 2013

Future agreements between the European Union and Israel must include the explicit exclusion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank or East Jerusalem, according to a new EU directive described by an Israeli official as an "earthquake".

Jul 15 2013 - 1:16pm Olmert: State must make its position on peace talks clearer
July 15, 2013

Former-PM Olmert slams Naftali Bennett for comments on Palestinians, pleads Netanyahu to clarify position, advises Kerry on peace talks. 'Peace is possible, it is realistic, but you need to want it,' he says.

Jul 15 2013 - 1:14pm UNRWA says 71,000 Palestinians displaced from Syria to Lebanon
July 15, 2013

"Refugees spoke about the harsh living conditions they are facing since they were displaced to Lebanon, hoping violence would end in Syria so that they can return home soon."

Jul 15 2013 - 1:02pm Diskin: Israel nears point of no return on two-state solution
July 15, 2013

In terms of the future, the identity, the nature and security of the State of Israel and the Jewish nation, it will be impossible to know when we have passed the point from which we will never be able to return home and retain our identity as a democratic, Jewish state.

Jul 12 2013 - 12:21pm Two-state solution best way to reduce Palestinian-Israeli violence, says computer
July 12, 2013

Computer model developed by Israeli and Swiss scientists finds best way to limit violence in Jerusalem is separating Jews and Arabs as part of a two-state solution.

Jul 12 2013 - 12:19pm Israeli Army Clears Soldiers Who Detained Child for Throwing Rock at Settler’s Car
July 12, 2013

“None of them apparently thought any part of the incident was problematic: not the fact that they scared a 5-year-old boy out of his wits, nor threatening him and his parents to ‘hand him over’ to the Palestinian police and nor threatening to arrest the father on no legal grounds.


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