Israel Radio says the government has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The radio also reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet is meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the prospective exchange of Palestinian prisoners for the soldier, whom Hamas captured on June 25, 2006. Details […]
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Palestinians Clash With Israeli Soldiers Outside West Bank Prison
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli troops outside a jail near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The protesters were demonstrating Tuesday at Ofer jail in solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who have gone on a hunger strike over poor prison conditions. Soldiers fired tear gas at the group as protesters hurled stones and […]
UN Panel Meets on Palestinian Membership Bid
Posted October 7th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations Security Council committee is meeting on Friday to consider a Palestinian bid for U.N. membership. The Security Council referred the request to the special committee last week. The Palestinians hope the U.N. process will gain them statehood. But the move is opposed by the Obama Administration and Israel. The United States has […]
Abbas to Europe: Palestinians Deserve Same Support as Arab Spring
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging European nations to support what he calls a “Palestinian Spring” by endorsing his bid to secure U.N. membership for an independent Palestine. In a speech Thursday to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Mr. Abbas said Palestinians seek freedom from Israeli occupation and deserve the same support that European […]
US Warns UNESCO to Stay Out of Palestine Debate
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.N. cultural agency should “think again” about plans to vote on Palestinian membership as U.S. lawmakers threatened to cut tens of millions of dollars in funding for the organization. Clinton said she finds it “inexplicable” that the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization would consider moving […]
Palestinians Nearing UNESCO Membership
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinians have moved one step closer to full membership in the United Nations cultural agency, as its board decided to let 193 member countries vote on admission later this month. The latest move in the Palestinians’ bid for statehood recognition drew swift U.S. and Israeli condemnation and a cool response from France. But the Paris-based […]
US: Quartet to Meet in Brussels to Discuss Reviving Mideast Peace Talks
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says the Quartet of Mideast peace mediators will meet Sunday in Brussels to discuss how to implement a new proposal for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that U.S. special envoy David Hale will attend the Brussels meeting with representatives of other Quartet members including the European Union, […]
US Defense Chief Criticizes Palestinian Aid Block
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has criticized U.S. lawmakers for suspending $200 million in aid slated to fund development projects in the Palestinian territories. Panetta said Monday at a news conference in Tel Aviv with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak that this is “no time to withhold those funds.” He said it is a “critical” […]
US Defense Chief Warns About Palestinian Aid Block
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has criticized lawmakers at home for suspending $200 million in aid slated to fund development projects in the Palestinian territories at what he calls a “critical” moment in the region. Speaking Monday at a news conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Panetta said this is “no […]
Panetta: Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Only Way to Mideast Peace
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says there is “no alternative to negotiations” between Israelis and Palestinians in securing a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Speaking at a news conference in Tel Aviv Monday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Panetta urged both sides to take “bold action” to move toward a two-state solution. […]
