Oct 20 2014 - 10:43am Poll: 75% of Israeli Jews oppose Palestinian state on '67 lines
October 20, 2014

Some 75 percent of Israeli Jews oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state along 1967 lines, according to a new survey published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Oct 20 2014 - 10:39am Settlers take over 2 buildings in East Jerusalem
October 20, 2014

Armed Jewish settlers took over two buildings in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Monday, a local group said.

Oct 20 2014 - 10:32am Half-mumbled prayers and friction at Jerusalem's holiest site
October 20, 2014

Israeli and Palestinian police kept a tight watch over the al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday amid high tension between Muslims and Jewish visitors to the holy site and calls from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to defend it by "all means".

Oct 17 2014 - 10:30am Kerry: 'Imperative' to resume Israel-Palestinian talks
October 17, 2014

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday called for a resumption of the Israel-Palestinian peace process, saying the talks were vital in the fight against extremism.​

Oct 17 2014 - 10:27am Abbas promises Kerry not to confront Israel until end of 2015
October 17, 2014

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that he had made a commitment to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that there would not be any internal Palestinian disputes or conflicts with Israel at least until the end of 2015.

Oct 17 2014 - 10:24am Israeli forces shoot, kill 13-year-old Palestinian near Ramallah
October 17, 2014

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces in the village of Beit Laqiya northwest of Ramallah on Thursday evening.

Oct 16 2014 - 10:47am A House-by-House Struggle for Control of a Jerusalem Neighborhood
October 16, 2014

Jewish settlers took possession of some 25 housing units around the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, sending shock waves that were felt in Washington and still reverberate in the neighborhood. Many of the properties had been rented out, but they were strangely empty when the settlers arrived.

Oct 16 2014 - 10:41am PM: Gaza reconstruction requires end to blockade
October 16, 2014

Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday said that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip can not take place if Israel's eight-year blockade on the coastal enclave continues.

Oct 15 2014 - 10:43am The three-way Israeli-Palestinian impasse
October 15, 2014

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached its most dangerous impasse in many years with all three (yes, unfortunately there are three) of the main actors uncertain of what they can, or even want to, do next.

Oct 15 2014 - 10:40am France says Palestine recognition must be 'helpful to peace'
October 15, 2014

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday that any recognition of Palestine as a state must be "helpful to peace" as part of a two-state solution, and not just symbolic.


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