September 23, 2010 - 11:17am Pres. Obama: we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the UN – independent, sovereign state of Palestine
September 23, 2010

"We believe that the moratorium should be extended. We also believe that talks should press on until completed."

September 23, 2010 - 6:58am Fatah trying to calm tensions in east Jerusalem
September 23, 2010

Palestinian sources tell Ynet PA gave direct order to stop violence over Silwan resident's death from spreading further, so 'not to give Israel an excuse to delay peace talks'

September 23, 2010 - 7:00am Abbas Extends a Hand
September 23, 2010

President Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority have opened a new front in the Middle East conflict: a charm offensive. One can wonder why it has taken so long, yet welcome the move just the same.

September 23, 2010 - 6:57am Arab Peace Initiative is now of utmost importance, says Clinton
September 23, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State lauds Saudi King's backing of the 2002 deal which offers normalized Arab-Israeli ties in exchange for an independent Palestinian state.

September 22, 2010 - 8:53am Clinton presses Arab nations to bolster aid to Palestinians
September 22, 2010

On the sidelines of a U.N. anti-poverty meeting, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed Arab officials Tuesday to bolster their financial contributions to the Palestinian Authority and to support the nascent peace talks more visibly.

September 22, 2010 - 8:55am Barely months into talks, will the freeze freeze a peace deal?
September 22, 2010

Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, also saw compromise in the offing. “Neither party can afford to be seen as scuttling the talks,” he said.

September 22, 2010 - 8:51am Beyond optimism or pessimism: the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
September 22, 2010

Hussein Ibish: Pessimists should bear in mind that if we are ever to have successful negotiations leading to a peace agreement, they are inevitably going to begin as modestly as this.

September 21, 2010 - 8:12am Quartet to urge Israel to keep settlement freeze
September 21, 2010

"The Quartet noted that the commendable Israeli settlement moratorium instituted last November has had a positive impact and urged its continuation," said the statement, due to be issued by the Quartet, comprised of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.

September 21, 2010 - 8:13am Abbas: Israel can call itself whatever it wants
September 21, 2010

PA leader responds to Netanyahu's call to recognize Jewish state, says Israel is "free to call itself the Israeli Zionist Jewish Empire."

September 21, 2010 - 8:14am West Bank settlements can now be tracked on your iPhone
September 21, 2010

Peace Now releases 'Facts on the Ground' application in which the settlements are marked in blue, the outposts in red, and clicking on a place name displays demographic statistics.


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