Talks between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. envoys have ended with no apparent shift in a Palestinian plan to seek statehood recognition in the United Nations this month. The French news agency quotes an aide to Mr. Abbas as saying differences between the two sides remained “wide” on Wednesday, following talks in the West […]
US, Palestinian Talks End With No Change on Statehood Issue
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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US Meets With Palestinians to Forestall Statehood Bid
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
United States envoys are meeting with Palestinian leaders in an attempt to convince them to drop a Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations. Envoy David Hale held talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on Wednesday after U.S. diplomats met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials […]
US Urges Palestinians to Avoid ‘Negative Scenario’ at UN
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration says it will press Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks and avoid a “negative scenario” at the United Nations this month where the possibility of membership for a Palestinian state will be raised. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says that U.S. envoys have returned to the region in a bid […]
Israel Launches Airstrike on Gaza Strip
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Israeli warplanes have launched an airstrike on the central Gaza Strip in what the military says is a response to rockets fired from the Hamas-controlled territory. The Israeli military said Tuesday the overnight bombing targeted a weapons manufacturing site. The Palestinian Ma’an News Agency said the airstrike caused a fire, but no injuries were reported. […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Blames Israel For Mosque Arson
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has blamed Israel for an arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank, saying the government has failed to hold those behind similar attacks responsible for their actions. Officials said burning tires damaged the first floor of the mosque in Qusra Monday, while the names of two Israeli settlement […]
Israel Police Say Palestinian Stabs 7 in Tel Aviv
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli police say a Palestinian man has wounded at least seven people during an attack near a nightclub in the city of Tel Aviv. Authorities said the man stole a car and crashed into a police checkpoint early Monday, then got out of the car and stabbed the victims. The wounded include several police officers. […]
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 10 in Gaza
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian sources say the number of casualties from the latest round of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 10 dead and at least 20 wounded. Israeli warplanes carried out air raids over the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Thursday after Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel. More rockets struck southern Israel on Thursday. […]
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 8 in Gaza
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian sources say casualties from the latest round of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have increased to eight dead and 20 wounded. Israeli warplanes began more air raids over the Gaza Strip Wednesday after Palestinian militants fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel. Palestinian sources said Thursday that at least one militant from the Islamic […]
6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian sources say Israeli airstrikes killed six Palestinians and wounded dozens more Wednesday, while Palestinian militants fired at least 10 rockets into Israel, wounding an infant. In Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip late Wednesday, Israeli jets killed two Palestinians and wounded 20 others, while a third man died of injuries received […]
Gaza Militants Continue Attacking Israel Despite Cease-Fire
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian fighters fired several rockets into Israel from Gaza late Sunday despite reports that the Islamist militant group Hamas is seeking an immediate cease-fire. A Hamas official announced Sunday that Palestinian factions in Gaza have reached an “informal” accord to cease the rocket attacks. The official said the ceasefire is contingent on Israel halting its […]
