Feb 14 2014 - 11:12am PA tells Kerry no to framework deal in current form
February 14, 2014

The Palestinian Authority has informed US Secretary of State John Kerry that it will not accept his framework peace proposal as it currently stands, PA officials told The Times of Israel.

Feb 14 2014 - 11:09am Leaked details show modest goals for Kerry’s Mideast peace plan
February 14, 2014

A set of principles for Israeli-Palestinian peace being drafted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is beginning to take shape as indicated by a number of recent leaks.

Feb 12 2014 - 12:08pm Netanyahu's erratic behaviour widens rift with the US
February 12, 2014

These negotiations may not lead to an agreement, but they will mark a historic turning-point nonetheless. The delegitimisation of Israel is truly under way, and the party doing most of the damage is the Israeli leadership itself.

Feb 12 2014 - 11:56am King briefed on Mideast peace talks as he meets Kerry
February 12, 2014

King Abdullah asserted to Kerry the Kingdom's continued support for efforts to achieve a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue that leads to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 lines and with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Feb 12 2014 - 11:53am Erekat says Netanyahu needs to prepare Israelis for withdrawal to '67 lines
February 12, 2014

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat is calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to prepare Israeli public opinion for some of the concessions that his government will need to make in order to reach a final-status agreement.

Feb 11 2014 - 1:24pm The B.D.S. Threat
February 11, 2014

B.D.S. is a wake-up call. I oppose it because I do not trust it. That does not mean, as Lapid intimated, that Israel can ignore its message.

Feb 11 2014 - 12:06pm Abbas aide calls Kerry peace formula a recipe for failure
February 11, 2014

Nabil Abu Rdeineh, spokesman to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said the deal due to be submitted to the two sides in the coming weeks would be "useless" if it allowed them to nominally accept its principles but to express reservations.

Feb 11 2014 - 12:04pm EU envoy: Relations with Israel depend on outcome of peace talks
February 11, 2014

The failure of negotiations, particularly if it would be ascribed to continued settlement construction, would not make it possible for EU-Israel relations achieve their full potential and carries the risk of Israel becoming increasingly isolated.

Feb 10 2014 - 11:23am Fatah to appoint a deputy to Abbas
February 10, 2014

Fatah has begun studying the legal mechanisms for nominating a deputy to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, a party official said on Saturday.

Feb 10 2014 - 11:20am Ibish: Harmful rhetoric can break the momentum of boycott efforts
February 10, 2014

The recent SodaStream controversy has illustrated both the power and shortcomings of the various pro-Palestinian boycott movements.


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