Aug 1 2012 - 3:09pm Romney in Jerusalem
August 1, 2012

Sooner or later, even if most Israeli and American politicians would like it to go away, the Palestinian issue will eventually reassert itself as absolutely unavoidable

Aug 1 2012 - 2:49pm Israel, Palestinian Authority sign bilateral trade agreements
August 1, 2012

Agreements were thrashed out in a series of secret meetings that lasted more than a year and had many ups and downs

Jul 31 2012 - 3:22pm Fayyad: Israel to blame for checkpoint killing
July 31, 2012

"The root cause of the problem is having the Israeli occupation and these checkpoints on our land which cause the killing of many people by either Israeli soldiers or settlers"

Jul 31 2012 - 3:21pm Romney Versus the World Bank
July 31, 2012

Romney and his team would be well advised to consult the latest World Bank report on the state of the Palestinian economy released July 25th of this year

Jul 31 2012 - 3:16pm In Israel, Romney wows crowds but puzzles with grasp of Palestinian relationship
July 31, 2012

“It might be effective politics, especially with fundraising, but to those who know the issue, his comments do not reflect the actual challenges facing the Palestinian economy”

Jul 30 2012 - 3:19pm EU pressure for aid change in Area C
July 30, 2012

"They are pressuring Israel to reach an actual game change in Area C. There has to be a game change"

Jul 30 2012 - 3:15pm West Bank’s Emerging Silicon Valley Evades Issues of Borders
July 30, 2012

IT sector much less affected by impediments to movement, like the barriers, checkpoints and permit requirements that Israel imposes on the territory

Jul 30 2012 - 3:13pm Tales from the West Bank: Palestinian Raja Shehadeh chronicles life during occupation
July 30, 2012

The author and lawyer has kept a diary since the 1967 Israeli invasion of his homeland in excerpts from his new book

Jul 27 2012 - 4:24pm Adviser to Palestinian president Abbas visits Auschwitz memorial
July 27, 2012

Ziad al-Bandak visited prisoner blocs, gas chambers and a crematorium in the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in Poland

Jul 27 2012 - 4:22pm Palestinian cash crisis getting worse: minister
July 27, 2012

"We are tightening the belt, we are having only one meal a day, so to speak, and after a while we will become just too weak to continue"


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