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Israel: Support waning for Palestinian state bid
Israel's deputy foreign minister says he believes international support for recognizing an independent Palestinian state at the U.N. this fall is waning.July 18, 2011
Prodding Israel, Obama embraces Palestine borders
WASHINGTON — Exasperated by stalled Middle East peace talks in a season of tumultuous change, President Barack Obama jolted close ally Israel Thursday by embracing the Palestinians’ terms for drawing the borders of their new nation next door.By By Ben Feller, The Associated Press , May 20, 2011
Palestinian president meets Hamas to talk unity
March 26, 2011
Palestinians to hold elections by September
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian leadership in the West Bank on Saturday promised to hold long-overdue general elections by September, a surprise move spurred by political unrest rocking the Arab world and embarrassing TV leaks about peace talks with Israel.February 13, 2011
Abbas consults aides on fate of Mideast talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sought the backing of dozens of senior Palestinians on Saturday for his refusal to keep negotiating with Israel without a slowdown in West Bank settlement construction.October 02, 2010
Israeli building slowdown ends; settlers celebrate
Jewish settlers released balloons and broke ground on a kindergarten in celebration Sunday as a 10-month construction slowdown expired, while U.S. and Israeli leaders tried to figure out how to keep Palestinians from walking out of peace talks over the end of the restrictions.September 27, 2010
Israeli minister: Palestinians needs to compromise
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister says the Palestinians need to compromise over their demand that Israel extend a slowdown of West Bank settlement construction.September 20, 2010
Officials: Mideast talks may open
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it is near to securing an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks. Some U.S. officials said an announcement could be imminent. The State Department said an agreement was “very, very close” but that details were still being worked out. An announcement could come as early as Friday or Saturday, said administration officials familiar with the matter. They spoke on condition of anonymity due to the delicacy of the ongoing diplomacy.By By Barry Schweid, The Associated Press , August 20, 2010
Israel plans new road to West Bank settlement
The Israeli government says it is pressing ahead with plans for a new road to a large West Bank settlement.August 16, 2010
Netanyahu OKs Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian state beside Israel for the first time on Sunday, reversing himself under U.S. pressure, but saying the Palestinians would have to lay down arms, a condition they swiftly rejected.By By Josef Federman, The Associated Press , June 15, 2009
Party politics hinder peace in the
According to The Washington Post, Palestinians were sadly disappointed over the results of the recent meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Barak Obama. They expected an agreement on self-government for a Palestinian state. They should have known better.By Lloyd Omdahl , May 25, 2009
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Rockets, airstrikes come before truce
Palestinian militants fired 50 rockets and mortars toward Israel on Wednesday, and Israel responded with airstrikes in Gaza just hours before a truce was to take effect, illustrating how fragile the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas would be. In another diplomatic initiative, Israel called on neighboring Lebanon to open peace negotiations — an overture that was quickly rejected by Lebanon’s prime minister.By By Matti Friedman, The Associated Press , June 19, 2008
Israeli, Palestinian officers meet
The military men don’t look like diplomats and the sun-baked checkpoint dividing the West Bank from Israel couldn’t have been farther from the Jerusalem hotels and ministerial residences where Israeli-Palestinian peace talks unfold.By Matti Friedman, The Associated Press , May 24, 2008
Sharing pain, land
“What really connects us is the pain,” said Rami Elhanan. A 58-year-old Israeli, Elhanan lost his 14-year-old daughter to a suicide bomber in the center of Jerusalem. An Israeli soldier killed the father of Mazen Faraj, a 32-year-old Palestinian, in Bethlehem. Elhanan and Faraj are members of Parents Circle-Families Forum, an organization of antiwar activists drawn together by the loss of loved ones. Now on a speaking tour of the United States, sponsored by Catholic Relief Services, they recently sat down for a talk.By Steve and Cokie Roberts , May 24, 2008
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