September 9, 2010 - 9:15am Diplomacy: Talking the talk
September 9, 2010

Uttering terms like ‘West Bank,’ which he says rarely in public, and Palestinian ‘sovereignty,’ a term he almost never uses, Israel's PM is talking a new course.

September 9, 2010 - 9:04am 'Neither Israel nor the Palestinians can afford to walk out on the U.S.'
September 9, 2010

'Americans tend to think everything is about giving people a piece of the pie, that it’s all about power. I am very skeptical about that' - U.S. Mideast analyst David Makovsky gives Haaretz his take on the peace talks.

September 9, 2010 - 8:57am Clinton: Arab momentum building for two-state solution
September 9, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday dismissed doubts over the success of Middle East peace talks, saying skeptics were "wrong" and that negotiations had gained momentum with backing from Arab states willing to accept a two-state solution.

September 8, 2010 - 8:33am PA says nabbed West Bank terrorists
September 8, 2010

Palestinian Authority announces arrests of six men responsible for last week's attacks, which killed four, injured two in West Bank. Meanwhile, wary of additional attacks, army closes off area for Rosh Hashana, deploys troops, and sets up roadblocks.

September 8, 2010 - 8:23am Palestinian Spokesman Abu-Rudaynah Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
September 8, 2010

"There is no doubt that there is a chance. Although there is nothing definite, the Palestinian side must not waste this chance if it were serious and real."

September 8, 2010 - 8:08am Legitimize Hamas and kiss the PLO goodbye
September 8, 2010

Hussein Ibish: Those who urge the United States and others to provide legitimacy gratis to Hamas will be doing so at the expense of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, favoring the Islamists in the internal Palestinian contest.

September 7, 2010 - 7:26am Palestinian Authority upset over Ahmadinejad's criticism of Mideast peace talks
September 7, 2010

For a long time, statements by Iranian leaders about the Palestinian conflict have upset the Palestinian Authority and drew harsh criticism.

September 7, 2010 - 7:24am Even if peace talks fail, Palestine's independence is inevitable
September 7, 2010

Daoud Kuttab: A Palestinian state is coming -- it's just not clear whether it will result from the current peace talks.

September 7, 2010 - 7:22am Mideast Leaders Hopeful After Opening of Talks
September 7, 2010

Palestinian and Israeli leaders expressed satisfaction and hope on Sunday in their first public utterances after the opening round of Middle East peace talks in Washington.

September 3, 2010 - 10:58am ATFP Senior Fellow on Bloggingheads.tv: "Poetaster Edition"
September 3, 2010

Hussein Ibish joins journalist Eli Lake for a conversation about Middle East peace, Middle East studies, Palestinian state building, left and right wing extremism and seeing past a zero-sum worldview.


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