June 21, 2011 - 10:47am Opinion poll shows Fayyad favored for PM
June 21, 2011

A Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research Poll finds majority of Palestinians prefer Salam Fayyad as prime minister and Mahmoud Abbas as president.

June 21, 2011 - 10:32am Abbas: UN in place of no other options
June 21, 2011

Palestinian will go to UN in September if no alternative is found.

June 14, 2011 - 10:50am Is the Palestinian Authority doing enough to stop honor killings?
June 14, 2011

"...compared to the effort, time, work and money that we've invested in the war against murdering women and against the lenient and discriminatory legislation, it's a small step..." said a feminist activist.

June 14, 2011 - 10:44am Israeli, Palestinian businessmen to deepen ties via new arbitration arrangement
June 14, 2011

A draft underlining the terms of establishing a joint Israeli- Palestinian forum to arbitrate business disagreements was signed in Jerusalem last month under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the report said.

June 14, 2011 - 10:33am Hamas Rejects Fatah’s Choice for Prime Minister
June 14, 2011

Hamas' opposition to Salam Fayyad's nomination marked a key setback in the reconciliation process, which aims to form a caretaker government until elections are held next year.

June 7, 2011 - 12:35pm Israelis, Palestinians holding separate covert talks with Washington
June 7, 2011

Israeli and Palestinian delegates are separately holding covert talks with White House officials in Washington in an effort to reignite peace talks. The U.S. hopes the talks will hamper the Palestinian effort to gain United Nations recognition in a vote in September.

June 7, 2011 - 12:25pm Report: 14 Palestinians killed in Syria camp
June 7, 2011

Fourteen Palestinian refugees were reported killed and another 43 injured on Monday, a report from the Palestinian government's WAFA news said. The victims were part of a massive group in Al-Yarmok, an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

June 2, 2011 - 5:22pm French FM arrives in Israel; asserts September deadline
June 2, 2011

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe arrived in Jerusalem late Wednesday on an "exploratory mission" aimed at reviving the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians through a conference in Paris.

June 2, 2011 - 5:19pm Jerusalem Day: Why the Holy City is at the crux of the peace process
June 2, 2011

Israel insists Jerusalem is its ‘undivided and eternal’ capital while Palestinians insist on securing a capital in East Jerusalem. Read here for three reasons why Jerusalem is so important to both sides.

June 2, 2011 - 5:17pm Open Border at Gaza Is Not So Open, Palestinians Find
June 2, 2011

Days after Egypt opened its border permanently with Gaza, new restrictions have been imposed on Palestinians who want to cross, and the area’s Hamas rulers spoke on Wednesday with frustration and anger.


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