Jun 3 2014 - 10:20am Israel 'deeply disappointed' U.S. will work with new Palestinian government
June 3, 2014

Senior Israeli officials said Monday that Israel is deeply disappointed with the State Department's announcement that the U.S. will continue to work with the new Palestinian unity government.

Jun 3 2014 - 10:11am Israeli troops kill Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
June 3, 2014

Israeli troops on Tuesday shot dead a Palestinian who the military said had opened fire and wounded a soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

Jun 2 2014 - 10:31am Sisi and the Palestinians
June 2, 2014

The Palestinian cause has always had deep ties to Egypt, which has historically been the largest and most powerful Arab state. As such, it has played the most significant and influential role in defining the Arab world’s position on Palestine, both regionally and internationally.

Jun 2 2014 - 10:28am Israel Warns Against Embracing Newly Reconciled Palestinian Government
June 2, 2014

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called on the international community on Sunday “not to run to recognize” the new Palestinian gov't scheduled to be sworn in Monday, saying it “rests on Hamas,” the militant Islamic faction that Israel and much of the West deem a terrorist organization.

Jun 2 2014 - 10:37am Abbas hails 'end' of Palestinian division
June 2, 2014

President Mahmoud Abbas hailed the "end" of Palestinian division as a new government took its oath Monday under a unity deal between leaders in the West Bank and Gaza.

May 30 2014 - 11:49am Pres. Abbas asks PM Hamdallah to form a new Palestinian government.
May 30, 2014

President Mahmoud Abbas asked Rami Hamdallah, PM, on Thursday to form a “government of national consensus” that would unite warring Palestinian factions for the first time in seven years and could send Israeli-Palestinian relations into a tailspin.

May 30 2014 - 11:41am Ha'aretz says the Nakba Day shooting took place because an off-duty soldier "was bored."
May 30, 2014

The Nakba Day shooting sums up the crime of occupation, which has turned the IDF from the people’s army into a hothouse of violence.

May 29 2014 - 10:26am How Is This Wall Different? Pope Francis Cements an Icon
May 29, 2014

A wall can mean many things. It can divide people who want to be united. It can ensure peace and safety by keeping danger at bay. It can enclose people so they are kept under control.​

May 29 2014 - 10:23am Abbas names PM as unity govt talks stall over foreign minister
May 29, 2014

President Mahmoud Abbas chose a prime minister to head a unity government on Thursday but announcement of the lineup was held up over the foreign affairs portfolio, officials said.​

May 28 2014 - 11:41am On Mideast, a hopeful dialogue
May 28, 2014

Getting the former spy chiefs of Israel and Saudi Arabia to talk together about peace is hardly a breakthrough, but it at least helps keep alive the idea of an eventual Israeli-Palestinian settlement.


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