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Mofaz tells Obama that window for peace is opening
Jewish Journal
June 21, 2012
Shaul Mofaz, Israel\’s new deputy prime minister, told President Obama that the new national unity government presents a window of opportunity to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.
Nuclear talks aim to ease fears of Iran war
Jewish Journal
April 12, 2012
Major powers will hold their first talks with Iran this week in more than a year, hoping Tehran will give enough ground on its nuclear program to extend negotiations and avert the threat of a Middle East war.
World powers to meet Iran in Istanbul this week
Jewish Journal
April 9, 2012
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers will be held this week in Istanbul, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced.
Annan says Syria agrees to April 10 peace deadline
Jewish Journal
April 2, 2012
Syria has pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by April 10 to pave the way for a full ceasefire with rebels two days later, the spokesman for international mediator Kofi Annan said on Monday.
UN chief to Syria’s Assad: World is waiting for you to implement peace plan
Jewish Journal
March 29, 2012
Arab leaders dropped a demand that Bashar al-Assad give up the presidency of Syria but urged him to act quickly on a U.N.-backed peace plan he has accepted as fighting between Syrian troops and rebels killed at least 22 people on Thursday.
J Street pushing peace process letter, Iran envoy bill
Jewish Journal
March 26, 2012
J Street is backing a congressional letter urging President Obama to actively pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace and a bill that would direct him to appoint a special Iran envoy.
Rice: ‘No shortcut’ to Mideast peace
Jewish Journal
January 26, 2012
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told a Jewish group that there is “no shortcut” to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
UN’S Ban sees peace process boost from Shalit deal
Jewish Journal
October 18, 2011
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he expected the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange to boost prospects for the wider peace process.
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