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U.N. Secretary-General tries to get Israeli-Palestine talks going
During his Middle East trip, Ban Ki-moon focused on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Dovid Efune: The Peril of Precedent, Israel and the Peace Talks
Arab Incitement , Dovid Efune , Israel PA , Israel Red Line , Mahmoud Abbas , Palestinian Incitement , Palestinian TV , Anti-Semitism , Benjamin Netanyahu , Israel Arabs , Israel Peace , Peace Talks , A day after low level 'peace talks' - with even lower expectations - collapsed; Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged the Arab world ... (more)
First the old peace was lightly wounded. After Israel gave the Palestinians most of Gaza, the first bus blew up at Dizengoff Square.
Expose: The Vatican - PLO Pact
The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a weekly column for Arutz Sheva.
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday February 8th, 2012.
Clinton and Lieberman Meet After 18 Month Freeze
The meeting reportedly lasted for 45 minutes, during which they discussed Iran's nuclear program, stalled negotiations between Jerusalem and Ramallah, and the destabilizing situation in Syria.
Neighborhood pays price of being on wrong side of Israel's wall
Vandals attack Jerusalem monastery, school
Palestinians walk past Hebrew graffiti after a property was vandalised by unknown attackers in the West Bank village of Al-Janiya near Ramallah on February 5, 2012.
Palestine: A Blogging Initiative for Jerusalem, the Praying City
Palestinian bloggers joined hands to blog for their country, in a blogging initiative led by Abir Kopty under the theme: "For you, oh praying city, we blog." In the following post, Kopty writes in Arabic about Social Media utilization in the Palestinian cause, and coordinating it with offline events on the ground.
The Peril of Precedent, Israel and the Peace Talks
Does Israel actually have a 'red line?'" Meaning, is there anything that the Arabs could do, that would prompt Israel to demand that the situation be remedied before agreeing to, or calling for, a return to discussions? The Author is the director of the Algemeiner Journal and the GJCF and can be e-mailed at defune@gjcf.com A day after low level ... (more)
PA to submit Israeli sites to World Heritage List
Failure to make progress during the latest round of talks between the Palestinians and Israel led the Palestinian leadership to examine new ways in which to gain recognition in the international arena.
Settlers raid Ramallah village, vandalize property
Settlers attacked a Ramallah village overnight Saturday, breaking into a house and vandalizing village property.
Local Lutherans support training, give hope to Palestinian youth
Recently, Yousef Shalian, program director of the Lutheran World Federation's Vocational Training Centre, visited Waterloo Region for the first time to share the many success stories coming out of the school.
Palestinian helps Israeli abandoned in raid
Europe has been blanketed in snow as a Siberian cold front has brought record low temperatures to the region.
Another Tack: With intent to deceive
Appearing in Ramallah on the Palestinian Authority's Shaheed Day, Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi proclaimed that "nobody is more admirable than the shaheed... the ultimate source of pride... the symbol of the homeland... who blazes the trail for us and paves the path to liberty with his blood." To preempt Israeli backlash, Tibi feigned innocence.
Palestinians hurl slippers at visiting UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, listens to Bashar al-Masri, head of the Bayti Real Estate Investment Company after visiting Rawabi, a massive new investment project just north of the west bank city of Ramallah on February 1, 2012.
Palestinians Need High Calibre Leaders - Urgently
No. Not until reports appeared that Jewish community leaders cancelled a meeting with him after intervention by Israeli PM Netanyahu's office and Israel's embassy in London, and Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi condemned the move as "seeking to suppress and manipulate Jewish public opinion". I put it to the Palestinian ambassador in London, ... (more)
How can that be, you ask. How could the BBC fawn over a child killer, you ask. It's Jewish children.
E. Asia, Pacific: Daily Press Briefing - February, 2012
Syria o Support Of Arab League Plan In New York / Consultations o Foreign Minister Lavrov / Russian Support Of Draft Resolution o Increase In Violence / Defections o Security Upgrades / Ambassador Ford / Status Of Embassy Egypt o U.S. Citizens Staying On U.S. Embassy Compound In Cairo / NGO's o Visiting Egyptian Military Delegation To Meet With ... (more)
PM tells UN, US he's committed to peace
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged the Palestinians to "stick with" direct talks as he pledged his commitment to the peace process in conversations with three top international leaders Wednesday - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Quartet special envoy Tony Blair and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.