Senior U.S. diplomats are in Jerusalem to try to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that collapsed last year. U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed the visit by Dennis Ross and David Hale Wednesday. It is the first time the pair has visited the region since U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell resigned last month after failing to […]
US Envoys Try to Renew Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Hamas Rejects Fayyad to Head New Palestinian Government
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The militant Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has rejected its secular rival Fatah’s nominee to head a future unity government. Fatah on Saturday nominated current Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, a political independent, as its candidate to lead the new government. Fayyad is a U.S.-educated economist and former International Monetary Fund official who enjoys the respect of […]
Hamas Rejects Fayyad to Head New Palestinian Government
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Palestinian rival Fatah’s nominee to head a future Palestinian unity government is not acceptable. Fatah says it wants current Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at the helm of a new government. A Hamas official said Sunday the organization will not hand over the unity government to Fayyad because, in the […]
Hamas Reject Fayyad to Head New Palestinian Government
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Hamas says Fatah’s nominee to head a future Palestinian unity government is not acceptable. Fatah says it wants current Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at the helm of a new government. A Hamas official said Sunday that the organization will not hand over the unity government to Fayyad because, in the official’s words, he “has sunk […]
Israeli Police Briefly Enter Jerusalem Holy Compound
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Israeli police briefly entered Jerusalem’s holy mount complex on Friday to disperse Palestinian demonstrators who Israeli authorities say were hurling rocks. The Old City compound is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Israeli police say they used stun agents to disperse the crowds that threw rocks at […]
France to Pursue Mideast Peace Conference
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says Paris will move ahead with efforts to organize a Mideast peace conference in coming weeks despite reservations expressed by the U.S. and Israel. Juppe told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday that France is still working on the initiative, saying he expects “positive developments” on […]
Suspected Settlers Set Fire in West Bank Mosque
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Officials say suspected Israeli settlers have set fire to a tire inside a mosque in the West Bank, and spray painted a message on the building’s walls referring to a nearby settler outpost. The fire was discovered Tuesday in the village of al-Mughayyir. Officials say the damage was limited to some prayer rugs inside. Authorities […]
Palestinians Accept French Peace Talks Plan
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinians have accepted France’s proposal to try to revive Middle East peace talks with a meeting in Paris. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he has agreed to the offer made by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Thursday. However, there is no indication that Israel has agreed. On Thursday, Juppe said France wants […]
Palestinians Accept French Peace Talks Plan
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinians have accepted France’s proposal to try to revive Middle East peace talks with a meeting in Paris. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he has agreed to the offer made by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Thursday. However, there is no indication that Israel has agreed. On Thursday, Juppe said France wants […]
France Offers to Host Middle East Peace Talks
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
France is trying to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians before the Palestinians are expected to submit a petition to the United Nations in September for statehood recognition. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says his country wants to host peace talks in Paris before the end of July. He announced the proposal on […]
