Through Secret Channels: The Road to Oslo - Senior PLO Leader Abu Mazevi's Revealing Story of the Negotiations with Israel
Yourish.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Because it’s not like the UN hasn’t passed any anti-Israel resolutions, ever: Mahmoud Abbas thinks it’s time for another anti-Israel resolution. Why? Because the man who refuses to sit down and negotiate with Israel until all of the Palesitnian conditions are met says it’s all Israel’s fault that the peace negotiations have stalled. Specifically, “settlements, [...]...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Israel accuses EU of destroying prospects of renewed peace talks with document seen as an effort to strengthen Abbas An EU document stressing that East Jerusalem should be the capital of a future Palestinian state brought a sharp response today from Israel, which claimed Brussels was damaging the prospects of peace talks restarting. The draft document, to be discussed by EU foreign ministers next...
Middle East Quarterly (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert provided the first detailed account of the offer he made to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on 2008, in an interview with the Australian newspaper published November 28. Here are the key excerpts: Ehud Olmert still
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Venezuela plans to send an ambassador to 'Palestine' and has signed several agreements to 'aid' the 'Palestinians.' "We have decided to designate an ambassador and open an embassy in Palestine," Chavez said after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas."We now have a charge d'affaires; we will name an ambassador in coming days as part of accords to boost our bilateral relations,"...
baithak (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pamela Constable : President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting to keep his job amid pressure from opponents in the media, the courts, the parliament and the military, appears to have reasserted his grip on the presidency for the time being, according to analysts here. Naomi Klein: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations To Poor Countries For The Climate Crisis By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! A grassroots...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Palestinian observer at the UN, Riyad Mansour, urged the Security Council to take measures against Israel in light of what he called years of failed peace negotiations and a lack of Israeli willingness to advance a comprehensive peace agreement. Speaking on behalf of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Monday evening, Mansour told the General Assembly that the peace talks had been hindered by the...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
An official in the Palestinian Authority Information Ministry who is also a columnist for the PA daily Al-Ayyam stated that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud 'Abbas' visit to Venezuela was an expression of his anger at the U.S. ... November 30, 2009, 3:05 pm
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
ANALYSIS-Europe Unlikely To Respond Fully On Afghan Troops -- Reuters BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's European allies are unlikely to send as many troops as he wants to Afghanistan but some analysts say this could rally support at home for his expected pledge to dispatch more U.S. troops. Obama is widely expected to announce on Tuesday he will send 30,000 more U.S. troops...
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Don't you just hate when that happens? GAZA, Nov 30 ( Reuters ) - A car exploded in the Gaza Strip under unclear circumstances on Monday, killing a militant from a group linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement and wounding another, medical workers said. An Israeli military spokeswoman denied Israel was involved, saying "there was no Israeli army activity in the area"...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Sunday denied reports that it attempted to block a prisoners exchange deal between Israel and the Islamic Hamas movement, PNA's bitter rival. "The reports are false. They are Israeli claims aimed at covering its bids to evade the swap's obligations," Ziad Abu Ein, Palestinian deputy minister of prisoners' affairs, told Xinhua. The reports allegedly...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Palestinian president capped his visit to Latin America with a pledge to strengthen ties with Venezuela. Mahmoud Abbas visited Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay before heading to Caracas. Al Jazeera reports that the two leaders promised to "upgrade ties." "Venezuela is Palestine; Palestine is Venezuela, we have a common struggle," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said. Chavez...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
A Defiant Iran Vows to Build Nuclear Plants -- New York Times WASHINGTON — Iran angrily refused Sunday to comply with a demand by the United Nations nuclear agency to cease work on a once-secret nuclear fuel enrichment plant, and escalated the confrontation by declaring it would construct 10 more such plants. Read more .... MIDDLE EAST Saudi Arabia steps up fight against Yemen rebels. Iran defies...
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Speculation is growing that Israel will free Marwan Barghouti, the most popular Palestinian leader since Yasser Arafat, in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Barghouti would almost certainly win elections to fill the vacuum created by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' imminent departure, which is why many in the Fatah and Hamas camps would rather see him remain in jail. - Sami Moubayed
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (C) and Ibrahim al-Amin, member of the political bureau of the Lebanese Hezbollah party (L), attend a rally to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, at a Palestine refugee camp near Damascus November 6, 2009. Nov. 30 ( Bloomberg ) -- The Islamic Hamas movement banned girls last month from riding behind men on motor scooters and forbade...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Arutz Sheva reports that the 'Palestinians' are planning to besiege Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria as part of a third 'intifada.' The Palestinian Authority is planning to besiege Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, according to recent reports in Arab media. A member of the central committee of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction was quoted by Al-Arab on November 20th as saying
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