Jun 14 2013 - 10:46am ATFP Translates: Fayyad is Taking a Warrior’s Break
June 14, 2013

Dr. Fayyad succeeded even when success was difficult and thorny, and he failed when anyone else would also have failed, because he was made to fail and absolutely prevented from succeeding. We hope and expect, and our people look forward to, his return to the national leadership scene.

Jun 13 2013 - 2:36pm Palestinian rights campaign in limbo
June 13, 2013

Palestinians remain barred from working in dozens of syndicated professions, which are permitted to stipulate that membership only be granted to Lebanese citizens or under the reciprocity principle whereby foreigners are only allowed to work if their home country grants Lebanese the same right.

Jun 13 2013 - 2:35pm The most humane little checkpoint
June 13, 2013

Defense officials say the Tarqumiya crossing is always smooth and fast, while Palestinian laborers describe it more as a place of humiliation.

Jun 13 2013 - 2:31pm Israel moving ahead with new settler housing
June 13, 2013

Israel is going ahead with plans to build more than 1,000 settler homes in the West Bank, a spokesman said Thursday, a step that drew criticism from the Palestinians and may pose a challenge to peace efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Jun 12 2013 - 11:07am ‘Temporary’ ban on Palestinians living in Israel with spouses now in its 10th year
June 12, 2013

“I’m living on my nerves,” said Sahar Kabaha. After her Israeli Arab husband died last year, she was denied the right to remain in the country, even though her four children are Israeli citizens. “All I want is permission to be with my children. They don’t have anybody else to care for them."

Jun 12 2013 - 10:54am PM’s office sends out unvetted statement on peace process
June 12, 2013

Foreign Ministry workers blast release of document that denounces ‘unilateral steps’ — thus implying endorsement of settlement freeze

Jun 12 2013 - 10:50am Palestinian property, absent justice
June 12, 2013

Ali Ayyad: Along with many other West Bank Palestinians who own land and property in East Jerusalem, my family is caught in a Kafkaesque trap: We are considered absentee owners - and the Israeli government has the right to take our homes away from us.

Jun 11 2013 - 3:12pm Netanyahu: Settlement construction will continue, but Israel must be smart about it
June 11, 2013

In his remarks Monday, Netanyahu declared that construction in West Bank settlements was ongoing and would continue. "It is continuing now," he said, but added: "you need to understand what is going on around us."

Jun 11 2013 - 3:10pm Israeli policy pivot strengthens grasp on East Jerusalem
June 11, 2013

The Israeli government has backed a property law that could enable seizure of up to 40 percent of the Palestinian private property in Jerusalem.

Jun 11 2013 - 3:07pm AP Interview: Wieseltier fears for Israel's future
June 11, 2013

"Nobody lifted a finger to help Salam Fayyad, who was the Palestinian leader we were all waiting for. No Palestinians and no Israelis. He came and went. It's a historical scandal of the first magnitude," Wieseltier said.


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