March 5, 2012 - 12:27pm Palestinians to give Israelis deadline on talks
March 5, 2012

Palestinian officials said Saturday they plan to give a deadline to Israel to accept ground rules for negotiations, and suggested that a 'no' will allow them to shelve Mideast talks until it does.

March 1, 2012 - 2:05pm ATFP urges calm after Israeli occupation forces raid AQU, but questions what message Israel is sending
March 1, 2012

Asali: "While the politicians on all sides escalate rhetoric and fail to restrain belligerent actions in order to score political points, I urge voices of reason to rise to forestall the spread of wild fire across the region"

February 29, 2012 - 12:51pm ATFP Hosts Dinner for Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land
February 29, 2012

The American Task Force on Palestine yesterday hosted a Washington dinner for the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land, the consultative body that comprises the most senior official Israeli and Palestinian religious leaders.

February 27, 2012 - 12:41pm AP Interview: Hamas out of Syria, leader says
February 27, 2012

Associated Press interviews Hamas leader Abu Marzouk about the group's relocation from Syria

February 27, 2012 - 12:31pm Faction leaders blame Hamas for impasse in unity govt
February 27, 2012

Several Palestinian faction leaders on Sunday blamed internal disagreement within Hamas for the failure to announce a unity government.

February 27, 2012 - 12:28pm Catholic Church asks Israel’s president to help end attacks on Christian places of worship
February 27, 2012

A top Roman Catholic official has taken the rare step of asking Israel’s president to help put an end to attacks on Christian holy sites.

February 23, 2012 - 1:10pm PA angry over Israeli leaks regarding Amman talks
February 23, 2012

The Palestinian Authority is angry over Israeli leaks regarding the recent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Jordan.

February 23, 2012 - 1:09pm Hamas and Fatah hold talks in Cairo on a national unity government
February 23, 2012

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Wednesday in Cairo with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal for talks on the formation of a national unity government.

February 23, 2012 - 1:07pm EU's Ashton criticizes Israel for approval of 'illegal' settlement homes
February 23, 2012

US officials and EU FP chief Ashton criticize Israel's decision to retroactively recognize “unauthorized” settlement units.

February 16, 2012 - 12:05pm Milestones along the road to a new Mideast peace
February 16, 2012

Ari Shavit in Haaretz: "This peace will not be a peace of yet another glittering ceremony on the White House lawn. This peace will be the end product of a long and exhausting process of ending the occupation."


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