July 7, 2011 - 11:44am PNA lifts immunity for ministers over corruption inquiry
July 7, 2011

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) lifted immunity for several ministers in a rare move aimed at investigating charges of corruption, a Palestinian official said Thursday.

July 5, 2011 - 1:17pm Alarming rise in clashes between settlers and Palestinians in West Bank
July 5, 2011

The IDF is alarmed by the increase in clashes in the West Bank between Palestinian villagers and settlers in nearby outposts and by the growing harassment of senior army officers and civil servants by right-wing extremists.

July 5, 2011 - 1:15pm Palestinians Unable to Pay Full Salaries of Employees
July 5, 2011

The Palestinian Authority will pay its employees only half their monthly salaries in July, the prime minister told reporters here on Sunday, because of what he said was “the failure of donors, including our Arab brothers, to fulfill their pledges.”

July 5, 2011 - 1:11pm Israel pushes on with settlement plans on annexed land
July 5, 2011

Israel's Jerusalem municipality approved a plan on Monday to build hundreds of new homes for Jews on annexed land in the occupied West Bank, a council member said.

July 1, 2011 - 1:30pm Abbas adviser: Palestinians ready to replace UN bid with talks
July 1, 2011

Presidential adviser Nimir Hammad said Thursday that Palestinian leaders would delay the September bid for UN recognition of a Palestinian state, if Israel agrees to negotiations based on a French peace initiative.

July 1, 2011 - 1:19pm Israeli security chiefs differ on Gaza flotilla's potential danger
July 1, 2011

Israel's security establishment is at odds over the scope of threat posed by an aid flotilla that had planned to set sail to the Gaza Strip in coming days, and over predictions that violence will ensue if Israel tries to block it.

July 1, 2011 - 1:16pm Jordan committed to Arab consensus in support of Palestinian UN bid
July 1, 2011

Jordan is committed to the Arab consensus supporting the Palestinian leadership’s pursuit of recognition of a state by the UN General Assembly if Israel continues to reject relevant international resolutions.

June 30, 2011 - 12:12pm Palestinian President Abbas inclined to put off unity talks with Hamas until after UN vote
June 30, 2011

Two Palestinian officials say President Mahmoud Abbas is inclined to put off talks on a unity government with rival Hamas until after a U.N. vote this fall on Palestinian statehood.

June 30, 2011 - 12:00pm Report: Jordan to oppose PA statehood bid
June 30, 2011

Senior official tells UAE-based al-Bayan newspaper that Amman's national interests 'could be in danger' if Palestinians' General Assembly bid succeeds

June 30, 2011 - 12:14pm ATFP & APN Announce Joint Internship Program
June 30, 2011

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) start their joint summer internship program today!


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