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Israel-Palestinian peace talks: Palestinians’ fantasy world
Without a doubt, at the moment, the Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank are riding high, flexing their muscles and feeling very confident about what they view as an impressive string of recent victories. The leaders of Hamas, for their part, have excited the whole Arab world by taking on the Israelis and successfully firing hundreds of rockets into the heartland of Israel, reaching her main population centers in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, to the great delight of the Arab street.
Polls: Netanyahu set to win Israel election but rightists gain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is set to win a parliamentary election on January 22 although the popularity of a far-right party opposed to Palestinian statehood is growing, polls showed on Friday.
Nov. 29 and Palestinian Statehood
Even as the sound of “Hatikvah” reverberated in the auditorium of the American Jewish University, where Los Angeles commemorated the 65th anniversary of the historic United Nations vote of Nov. 29, 1947, another U.N. vote was casting its shadows on our consciousness — the vote for Palestinian statehood, on Nov. 29, 2012.
August 10, 2012
Abbas says he’s ready to engage with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he was ready to engage with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a Middle East peace agreement if he proposes "anything promising or positive."
PA’s Fayyad is no-show at scheduled meeting with Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad refused to attend a scheduled meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Palestinians to deliver Netanyahu ultimatum on talks
The Palestinian prime minister plans to use a rare meeting set for Tuesday with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a letter detailing Palestinian grievances on stalled peace talks.
Palestinians unmoved as Israel presents border ideas
Israel has presented Palestinians with its ideas for the borders and security arrangements of a future Palestinian state, in a bid to keep exploratory talks alive, Palestinian and Israeli sources said on Friday.
No breakthrough on Mideast peace, talks to go on
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators made no breakthrough during their first high-level discussions in more than a year on Tuesday, but agreed to hold further talks in Amman on a confidential basis, Jordan's foreign minister said.
UN report: No consensus on Palestinian statehood bid
The United Nations Security Council could not arrive at a consensus on the Palestinians' statehood bid, a draft report from the panel reportedly says.
Sarkozy calls Netanyahu ‘a liar’ in private conversation with Obama
French President Nicolas Sarkozy branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "a liar" in a private conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama that was accidentally broadcast to journalists during last week's G20 summit in Cannes.
Despite UNESCO victory, Palestinian statehood push running aground
They may have scored a victory at UNESCO, but the Palestinians are running into new obstacles on their push for statehood recognition at the United Nations.
France won’t vote on Palestinian statehood
France will abstain from voting on whether to admit Palestine as a full member of the United Nations.
PA minister: No further U.N. agency bids
The Palestinian Authority foreign minister denied plans to seek statehood status in 16 United Nations-affiliated groups.
Canada will not make up UNESCO shortfall, minister says
Canada's foreign affairs minister said his country would continue paying dues to UNESCO but would not offer the agency any additional money.
Abbas says he will never recognize a Jewish state
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he will never recognize a Jewish state during an interview on an Egyptian television channel.
Opinion: The UNESCO Mess
It was bound to happen sooner or later. At some point, both the president and Congress would be faced with a clear choice between U.S. national interests and the demands made by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his powerful Washington lobby.
French Jewish groups call country’s UNESCO vote a betrayal
French Jewish groups said they feel betrayed by their country’s vote in favor of extending UNESCO membership to the Palestinians.
U.S. halts UNESCO funding over Palestinian vote
The United States said on Monday it had stopped funding UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership.
Abbas faults Arab refusal of 1947 U.N. Palestine plan
Arabs made a "mistake" by rejecting a 1947 U.N. proposal that would have created a Palestinian state alongside the nascent Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview aired on Friday.
UNESCO to vote on Monday on Palestinian entry
U.N. cultural agency UNESCO will vote on Monday on a Palestinian request for membership, part of a wider Palestinian campaign for recognition as a state within the wider United Nations system.
Palestinians seek UNESCO vote despite U.S. opposition
The Palestinians will seek a vote on their bid for full membership of UNESCO next week, Foreign Minister Riyal al-Malki said Wednesday, despite what he called U.S. threats to pull funding from the U.N. cultural agency.
Palestinians plan “other options” if U.N. bid fails
Palestinians want the Security Council to decide on their bid for full U.N. membership soon so they can pursue "other options", the Palestinian U.N. envoy said, repeating charges that Washington is procrastinating to avoid a vote.
Bibi wants task force on legalizing West Bank Jewish homes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the creation of a task force to find ways to legalize West Bank homes built on private Palestinian land.
Israel accepts EU invitation to meet Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accepted a European Union invitation to meet Palestinian leaders in an effort to restart peace talks, his office said in a statement.
Granger warns UNESCO: Admit Palestinians, lose funding
A top congressional appropriator, U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, warned UNESCO that granting the Palestinians full membership could mean a cutoff in U.S. funding for the cultural body.
Palestinians take step towards full UNESCO membership
Palestinians moved a step closer to full membership in the U.N. cultural agency on Wednesday after its board decided to let 193 member states vote on the issue later this month, the latest stage in a Palestinian campaign for statehood recognition.
Clinton: Israeli settlement move counter-productive
Israel's decision to build 1,100 settlement homes on West Bank land is counter-productive to reviving peace talks with the Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
The Jewish effort at the UN: Bang or bust?
Until the main event, which didn’t come until the very end of last week, there was a strong element of theater to all the goings-on at and around the United Nations.
US against settlement halt as precondition for talks
The U.S. ambassador to Israel reaffirmed on Tuesday Washington's opposition to a Palestinian call to halt Israeli settlement building before peace negotiations can resume.
Dueling narratives: Palestinians seek pride; Israelis fear mischief
Visiting Ramallah a few short weeks ago, the preponderance of replies to questions about what will follow the Palestinian UN gambit were remarkably similar to those heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Abbas U.N. speech seen as inflammatory in Israel
Israelis reacted coolly on Friday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's quest for statehood recognition, and some said his impassioned speech at the United Nations had only succeeded in harming the chances of peace.
Abbas asks for Palestinian state [VIDEO]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas applied for statehood recognition.
Clock ticks on Palestinian U.N. plan
Diplomats struggled to find a formula on Thursday to avoid a clash over the Middle East as time ticked down on Palestinian plans to ask the United Nations to recognize their statehood.
An urgent call to work for a better future for Israel and the Palestinians
The High Holy Days are a time when we are enjoined to reflect on old behavior and look to new ideas, to reach out within and beyond our communities to find healing, not just for ourselves or the Jewish people, but for the entire world.
Netanyahu, Lieberman praise Obama’s U.N. speech, but Palestinians pan it
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Obama for his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, but the Palestinians criticized the address.
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France’s Sarkozy proposes 1-yr Mideast peace map
French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed on Wednesday that the United Nations give the Palestinians status as a U.N. observer state while setting out a roadmap for peace within one year.
Opinion: Obama's mistaken approach to peace
President Barack Obama is unable to succeed. He tries and misses. He wants to bless the peace process and ends up cursing it. Another chapter in this sad story was written last week when the president once again channeled the sides into the dead end of a final-status agreement, while standing in the way of the establishment of a Palestinian state - the only chance for diplomatic progress between Israel and the Palestinians.
Palestinian aide disappointed by Obama’s UN speech
A senior Palestinian official voiced disappointment at U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the the United Nations on Wednesday, saying he had hoped for an expression of support for Palestinian freedom.
Obama rejects Palestinian U.N. statehood bid
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected Palestinian plans to seek U.N. blessing for statehood and urged a return to peace talks with Israel as he tried to head off a looming diplomatic disaster.
Obama to UN: Consider Israel’s security
President Obama appealed to the United Nations to recognize Israel’s security concerns in considering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinians rally for Abbas’s U.N. statehood bid
Flag-waving Palestinians filled the squares of major West Bank cities on Wednesday to rally behind President Mahmoud Abbas's bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations despite U.S. and Israeli objections.
Is rift looming in U.S.-Israel ties?
In recent months, the tensions that have characterized relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government have largely receded into the background.
Opinion: Dangers of Palestinian statehood motion
In the last week, indeed for several months, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has been working tirelessly and closely with our unique network of affiliates around the world to explain the dangers of the prospective motion on unilateral Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.
Opinion: Silver linings in Palestinian statehood
Israel’s efforts to neutralize the Palestinian statehood bid has reached frenzied proportions in recent days.
Palestinians confident on UN vote, but veto looms
The Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday he was confident the U.N. Security Council would vote to recognize Palestinian statehood and urged the United States to reconsider its veto threat as efforts to resolve the impasse appeared deadlocked.
This week: At and around the United Nations
With the Palestinians set to submit their bid for statehood as the U.N. General Assembly convenes this week and leaders from around the world descending on New York, there's going to be a lot going on.
Abbas sees big problems for Palestinians following statehood bid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in New York saying he expects his people will be in a "very difficult situation" following his United Nations statehood bid.
Obama, Netanyahu to meet at U.N. in New York
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Abbas: Palestinians to seek full U.N. membership
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he would demand full membership of the United Nations when he goes to the U.N. General Assembly next week, setting up a diplomatic clash with Israel and the United States.
Rice: U.S. not involved in negotiations over Palestinian text at U.N.
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said America is not involved in trying to tone down a draft U.N. resolution on Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu U.N. address, Palestinian statehood bid on same day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the U.N. General Assembly on the same day that the Palestinian Authority presents its statehood bid to the Security Council.
Opinion: UN-vote
The threatened U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood has pundits and politicians apoplectic.
Jewish group lobbies in L.A. against UN vote
When general debate begins at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21, the eyes of all Israel supporters will be focused on New York City, to see what becomes of the Palestinian Authority’s plan to unilaterally declare statehood.
Jewish Agency chairman discusses Palestinian statehood bid
Turkish PM throws weight behind Arab cause
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threw Turkey's weight behind a Palestinian bid for statehood and criticized Israel in an address to Arab states meeting in Cairo geared to buttress his image as a leader of a region in turmoil.
EU still undecided on Palestinian statehood bid
The European Union has still not decided on a united position on a Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations which the United States has said it will veto, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday.
Obama administration would veto statehood bid
The Obama administration said unequivocally it would veto any U.N. Security Council resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Israelis could face trial in the Hague if Palestinian statehood recognized at UN, experts warn
Recognition of a Palestinian state could, in theory, lead to Israeli officials being dragged repeatedly before the International Criminal Court in the Hague for claims regarding its settlement policies in the West Bank, legal experts say.
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