Israel is going ahead with a plan to construct 1,100 new housing units in east Jerusalem, a move that could further strain efforts for renewed peace talks with Palestinians. An Israeli district committee approved the plan for settlement construction in Gilo on Tuesday. The measure must now pass a 60-day public comment period, during which […]
Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Construction Plan
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Statehood Bid Wednesday
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 4:28 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council says it will meet Wednesday to formally consider the Palestinian bid for statehood and full U.N. membership, a move many see as certain to fail. Council President Nawaf Salam briefed reporters about the decision Monday after the group held preliminary talks in New York. He gave no further details. Despite a […]
UN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Statehood Bid Wednesday
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council says it will meet Wednesday to formally consider the Palestinian bid for statehood and full U.N. membership, a move many see as certain to fail. Council President Nawaf Salam briefed reporters about the decision Monday after the group held preliminary talks in New York. He gave no further details. Despite […]
UN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Statehood Bid Wednesday
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council says it will meet Wednesday to formally consider the Palestinian bid for statehood and full U.N. membership, a move many see as certain to fail. Council President Nawaf Salam briefed reporters about the decision Monday after the group held preliminary talks in New York. He gave no further details. Despite […]
UN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Bid
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:17 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council is set to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood Monday, as Israeli leaders continue to call for a return to peace talks. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted an application for full recognition of a Palestinian state Friday, and received a hero’s welcome Sunday as he returned to the West Bank. He […]
Palestinian President Receives Hero’s Welcome in West Bank
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told thousands of supporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah they are part of a “Palestinian Spring” and that he would resume peace talks only if Israel stopped building settlements in occupied territory. Mr. Abbas received a hero’s welcome Sunday as he returned to the West Bank from New […]
Palestinian President Receives Hero’s Welcome in West Bank
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told a crowd of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah that a “Palestinian Spring” has started following his historic U.N. bid submission for recognition of a Palestinian state. Mr. Abbas received a hero’s welcome Sunday as he returned to the West Bank from New York. There, […]
Palestinian Official Critical of Call for Talks With Israel
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 5:06 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinian foreign minister said Saturday a new initiative calling for the resumption of peace talks with Israel is insufficient because it does not include a call for an Israeli settlement construction freeze. Riyad al-Malki criticized the plan from the Middle East Quartet one day after Palestinians formally launched a bid for United Nations statehood […]
Palestinian Official Critical of Call for Talks With Israel
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
The Palestinian foreign minister says a new initiative calling for the resumption of peace talks with Israel is insufficient because it does not include a call for an Israeli settlement construction freeze. Raid al-Malki criticized the plan from the Middle East Quartet on Saturday, a day after Palestinians formally launched a bid for United Nations […]
Quartet Calls for Israel, Palestinians to Resume Talks
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 12:26 am (UTC-5)
The Middle East Quartet has called for the Palestinians and Israel to resume talks within one month and reach an agreement by next year after the Palestinians asked the United Nations to recognize their state. The Quartet, made up of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the U.N., urged the two sides to […]
