December 21, 2011 - 4:17pm Israeli officials escalate war of words with N.Y. Times
December 21, 2011

Israeli officials are stepping up their criticism of The New York Times, slamming columnist Thomas Friedman and arguing that the newspaper is an unfit venue for an Op-Ed from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

December 21, 2011 - 4:15pm Hamas: Factions agree on 6 reconciliation steps in Cairo
December 21, 2011

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Wednesday that Palestinian factions have reached agreement on six steps to be taken as part of ongoing reconciliation talks.

December 21, 2011 - 3:26pm ACP delivers $10,000 to support the work of the Four Homes of Mercy in Palestine
December 21, 2011

ACP is pleased to announce its recently established partnership with The Four Homes of Mercy a clinical residence for severely disabled Palestinian men and women, providing permanent residency and clinical care to 78 patients, including 25 children and 53 adult men and women.

December 14, 2011 - 1:15pm Thomas Friedman in the New York Times: "Newt, Mitt, Bibi and Vladimir"
December 14, 2011

"I have a simple motto when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I love both Israelis and Palestinians, but God save me from some of their American friends — those who want to love them to death, literally."

December 14, 2011 - 1:05pm Zahhar: No elections in May
December 14, 2011

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar said Tuesday it was unlikely that elections would be held in May as scheduled as a unity government and security committee are needed to ensure a transparent vote.

December 7, 2011 - 11:19am Settlers torch West Bank mosque
December 7, 2011

A mosque was set on fire on Wednesday by settlers in the West Bank village of Bruqin and a number of settlers sprayed racist anti-Arab slogans on the mosque walls and torched a car belonging to local resident.

December 5, 2011 - 3:03pm Politics not ripe for Palestinian statehood bid - Fayyad
December 5, 2011

Global and regional politics are not yet ripe for a Palestinian state, according to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, as leadership in Ramallah eyes a less than certain future.

December 5, 2011 - 3:00pm Hamas quietly scaling back Syria presence
December 5, 2011

Dozens of Hamas operatives have quietly returned to Gaza from Damascus as the ruling party in the coastal strip scales back its presence in Syria and gauges the uncertain future of President Bashar Assad, diplomats said on Sunday.

December 5, 2011 - 2:50pm Defense Chief Says Israel Must Mend Arab Ties
December 5, 2011

Panetta tells Israel that it is partly responsible for its increasing isolation and that it now must take “bold action” — diplomatic, not military — to mend ties with its Arab neighbors and settle previously intractable territorial disputes with the Palestinians

December 2, 2011 - 3:15pm Fayyad to Haaretz: I will not lead a Palestinian unity government
December 2, 2011

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Thursday that he would not serve as the prime minister of a Fatah-Hamas unity government, nor would he run for president.


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