Oct 1 2014 - 11:04am Abbas threatens to reevaluate Palestinian Authority's security ties with Israel
October 1, 2014

President Mahmoud Abbas will reevaluate the PA's ties with Israel if the UN Security Council does not pass a resolution that would set a timetable for ending Israel's occupation of the West Bank and establish an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, he told reporters Wednesday.

Oct 1 2014 - 10:57am Despite enmity, Netanyahu would still meet with Abbas, officials say
October 1, 2014

Despite seemingly unprecedented diplomatic tensions, a one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to salvage the fledgling peace process is not out of the question, Israeli officials said Tuesday

Sep 30 2014 - 4:35pm Netanyahu: Hamas, Islamic State group share creed
September 30, 2014

In a blistering speech to the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Hamas and the Islamic State group are "branches of the same poisonous tree," both bent on world domination through terror, just as the Nazis were.

Sep 30 2014 - 4:33pm Dozens of Jews move into Arab East Jerusalem locale
September 30, 2014

A group of Jews moved into recently purchased buildings in the East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Silwan overnight Monday, prompting an angry protest by local residents in which a border policeman was lightly injured​

Sep 30 2014 - 4:30pm Netanyahu: Hamas, Islamic State group share creed
September 30, 2014

Secondary Left: In a blistering speech to the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Hamas and the Islamic State group are "branches of the same poisonous tree," both bent on world domination through terror, just as the Nazis were.

Sep 29 2014 - 10:28am Palestinian Leader Urges U.N. to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation
September 29, 2014

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, accused Israel on Friday of failing to negotiate in good faith, saying any return to negotiations would be “naïve at best,” and called on the United Nations Security Council to press for a specific deadline to end Israeli occupation.

Sep 29 2014 - 10:22am Abbas claims the initiative and forces the US to step up
September 29, 2014

At the UNGA last Friday, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of launching “a new war of genocide against the Palestinian people”, referring to the conflict this summer in Gaza. He proceeded to level virtually every charge in the Palestinian bill of particulars against Israel.

Sep 26 2014 - 11:34am ATFP Pres. Asali Oped on "Confronting ISIL: The Day and Decade 'After'"
September 26, 2014

As the United States assembles a coalition-of-the-threatened against the ISIL terrorist organization, now is the time to begin planning for the "day after."

Sep 26 2014 - 10:30am Isamic Jihad’s popularity grows after Gaza war
September 26, 2014

The public approval ratings of Islamic Jihad received a boost after the Gaza war, benefiting from the group's determination to stay out of the Hamas-Fatah feud.

Sep 26 2014 - 10:22am Abbas to launch bid to end Israeli occupation at UN
September 26, 2014

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he will launch a bid at the United Nations on Friday to set a timeline for the end of the Israeli occupation.


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