International mediators will begin meeting separately with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on Wednesday in a bid to re-launch peace talks. Expectations are low for the talks, in Jerusalem, that are being hosted by the Quartet of Mideast peace negotiators. Palestinians have said they will not resume face-to-face talks until Israel agrees to freeze construction on […]
Quartet Launches Bid to Restart Mideast Peace Talks
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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Bomb Wounds Six in Lebanon Palestinian Refugee Camp
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian and Lebanese security officials say a bomb has exploded in a refugee camp in Lebanon, wounding at least six people. The blast occurred late Monday in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon. It exploded when a worker was collecting the garbage. The camp, known for its lawlessness, is […]
Israel, Palestinians Planning Next Phase of Prisoner Swap
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians are planning for the second phase of a prisoner swap deal with Israel that has already resulted in freedom for a captured Israeli soldier and hundreds of Palestinians. A spokesman for the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas group says old and sick prisoners will be given priority in the next phase of the […]
Hamas to Give $2,000 Apiece to Released Palestinian Prisoners
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinian Hamas faction will give $2,000 to each former detainee who arrived in the Gaza Strip after being released by Israel in a prisoner swap. The office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced the grant for each prisoner Wednesday. Some of the former prisoners also were treated to a stay at a luxury […]
Deported Palestinians Begin Arriving in Host Countries
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
A group of Palestinians who were designated to be deported under a prisoner exchange with Israel has begun arriving in their host countries. Syria’s state-run media says 16 former prisoners, including one female, arrived in Damascus on Wednesday. Earlier, 11 former Palestinian inmates arrived in Turkey. In all, about 40 Palestinians are being deported, possibly […]
Freed Israeli Soldier Back Home, Palestinians Celebrate Return of Prisoners
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
An Israeli soldier released by Hamas militants who held him for five years has received a joyous reception in his hometown, while tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the soldier. An Israeli military helicopter flew Sergeant Gilad Shalit to the northern Israeli town […]
Freed Israeli Soldier Back Home, Palestinians Celebrate Return of Prisoners
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
An Israeli soldier released by Hamas militants who held him for five years has received a joyous reception in his hometown, while tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the soldier. An Israeli military helicopter flew freed Sergeant Gilad Shalit to the northern Israeli […]
Israeli Soldier Freed, Palestinians Celebrate Return of Prisoners
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
An Israeli soldier released by Hamas militants who held him five years has reunited with his parents, while tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the soldier. An Israeli military helicopter flew freed sergeant Gilad Shalit to an air base in central Israel, where […]
Israeli Soldier Freed, Palestinians Celebrate Return of Prisoners
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
An Israeli soldier released by Hamas militants who held him five years has reunited with his parents, while thousands of Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the soldier. An Israeli military helicopter flew freed sergeant Gilad Shalit to an air base in central Israel, where his parents […]
Israeli Soldier, Palestinian Prisoners Freed in Exchange
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians were freed Tuesday in a historic prisoner exchange that set off celebrations in both Israel and the Palestinian territories. Looking thin and tired, Israeli military man Gilad Shalit returned to Israel through Egypt which had mediated the swap. Nearly at the same time, Israel set free hundreds […]
