May 24 2013 - 10:27am John Kerry makes unscheduled shawarma sandwich stop in West Bank
May 24, 2013

US secretary of state darted into fast-food restaurant Samer's in Ramallah for a shawarma sandwich and dessert. "Man, that is good," he is reported to have said.

May 24 2013 - 10:24am Gen. John Allen appointed U.S. security envoy in peace process
May 24, 2013

Former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan to formulate U.S. security policy in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

May 24 2013 - 10:21am Kerry’s Task: Close the Incredulity Gap
May 24, 2013

With the same enthusiasm that Secretary Kerry has approached the economic, political and regional dynamics, he must now try to bring the people on board by directly engaging with those who have suffered the continued failures of initiatives past.

May 22 2013 - 12:05pm Hamas Tightens Ban on Travel Gaza
May 22, 2013

"When we were told that we need to obtain a permit. We explained to them that this is an illegal measure. There is nothing in the Palestinian law that requires one to obtain a permit … to be able to travel."

May 22 2013 - 12:03pm New Jersey Palestinian flag flap breezes over
May 22, 2013

The city of Paterson, N.J. — whose southern area is called “Little Ramallah” for the large number of Palestinian Arab expats – raised the Palestinian flag above city hall on Sunday May 19 as it proclaimed Palestinian-American Day.

May 22 2013 - 12:02pm Israeli court considers landmark property law cases
May 22, 2013

"There has not been systematic use of the Absentee Property Law but there is sporadic use and as a result there have been contradictory court verdicts. That's why this is going to the Supreme Court."

May 21 2013 - 9:16am Official: Palestinians holding off on UN agency membership, mainly to give US effort a chance
May 21, 2013

“We are exerting every possible effort to see that Mr. Kerry succeeds. No one benefits more (from) the success of secretary Kerry than Palestinians and no one loses more (from) his failure than Palestinians.”

May 21 2013 - 9:14am Kerry calls Israeli envoy to protest legalization of West Bank outposts
May 21, 2013

In unusual move, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry phones Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren to demand explanations, voice protest.

May 21 2013 - 9:13am Israel's focus on al-Dura is harmful propaganda
May 21, 2013

The report released on the death of Mohammed al-Dura doesn’t lift the fog off the case, if there ever was any. Instead, it raises a more painful issue: the many young people killed by IDF soldiers during the second intifada.

May 20 2013 - 1:05pm The Arab Peace Initiative Makes Its Way to the Knesset
May 20, 2013

The scope of the new caucus goes beyond the track of direct bilateral Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Instead, it supports the realization of the two-state solution in the framework of a regional solution, through multilateral negotiations.


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