The White House is right to work with the Palestinian unity government
June 6, 2014 The unity movement offers at least the possibility of change and renovation; the Obama administration is right to give it a chance. |
Jerusalem picked as 'Islamic Tourism Capital for 2016'
June 6, 2014 Palestinian minister says decision by international Islamic group is another step to break Israel's siege of Islam's holy sites. |
EU levels veiled threat of new sanctions over latest settlement expansion
June 6, 2014 The European Union on Thursday made a veiled threat to impose new economic sanctions on the settlements, calling on Israel to cancel its decisions to publish tenders for 1,500 settlement homes and advance plans for 1,800 more. |
Palestinian literature festival shows the pen can intimidate the sword
June 5, 2014 In my view, the power of literature lies in its ability to make a word, rather than a world, of difference. It doesn’t cause dramatic change in the real world, but it can gradually shift perceptions and consciousness and, through them, reality. |
The U.S. Has Been Speaking To Hamas Through Back Channels For More Than Six Months
June 5, 2014 United States officials have been holding secret back-channel talks with Hamas over the last six months to discuss their role in the newly formed unity government, according to two senior diplomatic sources with direct knowledge of the talks. |
Israel to build 1,500 more homes in settlements
June 5, 2014 Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel has invited bids for 1,500 new homes in Jewish settlements in retaliation for a new Palestinian government which includes Hamas, reports said on Thursday. |
An opportunity for the Palestinians
June 4, 2014 The Palestinian national-unity government of technocrats headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah that was sworn into office in Ramallah Monday is rich in irony and opportunity. It offers important new possibilities, if key actors respond reasonably, rather than hysterically. |
U.S. rejects Netanyahu's concerns: Palestinian gov't isn't backed by Hamas
June 4, 2014 The U.S. State Department rejected on Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's protestations over the fact that Washington decided to maintain ties with the new Palestinian unity government. |
Netanyahu failed to isolate unity govt
June 4, 2014 The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to isolate the national unity government internationally. |
Obama administration to work with Palestinian unity government
June 3, 2014 President Barack Obama's administration said on Monday it plans to work with and fund the new Palestinian unity government, and Israel immediately voiced its disappointment with the decision also criticized by some U.S. lawmakers. |