23 hours ago by Sharon K. Gilbert

(YNET) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demanded Tuesday that the international community recognize the 1967 borders as the borders of a new Palestinian state, and stated that this was a condition for the resumption of peace talks with Israel. “We will renew negotiations if the settlements are ...

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5 days ago by realistic bird

Is there any way for the Palestinian Authority to escape its current predicament? Yes, says Azmi Bishara, but only if long bankrupt strategies are jettisoned once and for all, source The consequences of Netanyahu’s election have gradually hit home, as has the nature of US-Israeli relations for the t ...

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6 days ago by K Hoffart

Amir Taheri: Iran's democratic moment A month ago, Gen. Muhammad-Ali Aziz Jaafari, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, vowed to stop further antiregime demonstrations in Iran and break what he termed "this chain of conspiracies." But this week the "chain" appeared to be as strong as ever: ...

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7 days ago by K Hoffart

Identifying Muslim radicals The assassination of State University of New York-Binghamton Middle East anthropology professor emeritus Richard Antoun, on Friday, December 4, in which a Saudi Arabian graduate student named Abdulsalam Al-Zahrani has been charged, once again highlights the issue: how to ...

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8 days ago by Dave_Cox

[The irony of this story is that Gaza will eventually comprise a portion of the upcoming Palestinian State, not the West Bank. And yet, it is in Gaza that the Palestinians are having the most difficulty holding elections. It will be intersting to see how this conflict gets resolved, but regardless o ...

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8 days ago by Jodie Anderson

By Moshe Phillips The recent media attention garnered by the relatively new J Street lobby necessitates an examination of the very notion of the term "Pro-Israel." Until very recently the J Street was always self-branded as "Pro-Israel." (Read entire article on the site)

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8 days ago by Sharon K. Gilbert

(JERUSALEM POST) — European Union foreign ministers passed a watered down resolution on Tuesday for the 27-nation bloc to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state. “The EU will not recognize any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to Jerusal ...

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9 days ago by Europe

Both Israeli and European officials believe the conclusions on the Middle East expected to emerge from Monday’s EU foreign ministers’ meeting will be different from a Swedish draft text calling for east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. However, what remains unclear after nearl ...

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10 days ago by Marian Houk

Today could mark an important step in the Middle East peace process. EU Foreign Ministers are to meet to consider a statement on East Jerusalem and a future Palestinian state. As the Jerusalem Post’s Herb Keinon reports, there has been heavy lobbying: “Israel is pushing for a text much shorter than ...

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10 days ago by Admin

World Bank gives Palestinian Authority $64 million Bank says goal of donation is to boost Fayyad’s plan to set up institutions for a state within two years World Bank gives Palestinian Authority $64 million – Israel News, Ynetnews. COMMENTARY: Sad that the average hard working Arab will not see a di ...

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