Feb 24 2014 - 12:34pm Has the Arab Spring silenced the Palestinian issue?
February 24, 2014

I do not believe that the Palestinian cause was on a smooth path to a just resolution acceptable to Palestinians before the Arab Spring; however neither can we accept what some Palestinian figures proclaimed, that the Arab revolutions were a source of strength and momentum for the Palestinian cause.

Feb 24 2014 - 12:24pm On eve of Merkel's visit, Netanyahu says settlements not obstacle to peace
February 24, 2014

"The settlements issue needs to be resolved for peace and we intend to do so, but to say it's an obstacle to peace - when we left Gaza and handed it over to the Palestinians, we didn't get peace," he said. "We got a base for terrorists backed by Iran."

Feb 24 2014 - 12:11pm Obama invites Abbas to Washington for talks following Netanyahu's visit
February 24, 2014

U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to meet with him in Washington, officials in Ramallah said Monday.

Feb 21 2014 - 3:41pm Dr. Asali Raises the Issue of Palestine at the Atlantic Council
February 21, 2014

Dr. Ziad Asali, President and founder of ATFP, commented on remarks delivered by former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren during a February 10th event at the Atlantic Council. Dr. Asali noted that Amb. Oren did not mention the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in his presentation.

Feb 21 2014 - 11:34am Awards for settler law-breakers must end
February 21, 2014

It is hard to ignore the distorted message the Israeli government is conveying by awarding generous gifts to Beit El residents who openly trampled the law.

Feb 21 2014 - 11:29am Six Palestinians are injured in clashes after extremist Jewish settlers attack a high school near Nablus
February 21, 2014

Six Palestinians were injured in clashes after Israeli settlers attacked a high school south of Nablus on Thursday, according to a Palestinian Authority official

Feb 21 2014 - 11:26am Kerry asks Abbas to extend peace talks with Israel
February 21, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to extend the current peace negotiations with Israel for an additional nine months, a Palestinian official said on Thursday.

Feb 20 2014 - 12:00pm Waiting for Kerry’s framework agreement
February 20, 2014

For it is in each other’s eyes that Palestinians and Israelis encounter the critical and reciprocal nexus of identity, land and historical trauma that demands acknowledgment, then equitable resolution, because it is what has always shaped their conflict with each other.

Feb 20 2014 - 11:57am Settlers destroy 700 olive tree saplings near Ramallah
February 20, 2014

Extremist settlers destroyed over 700 newly planted olive tree saplings north of Ramallah on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.

Feb 20 2014 - 11:55am Kerry holds new Paris talks with Abbas
February 20, 2014

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Thursday for their second round of talks in two days.


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