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Abbas, Israel Pull the Power Plug on War-Torn Gaza Strip

Abbas, Israel Pull The Power Plug On War-Torn Gaza Strip

Palestinians Drop All Preconditions For Peace Talks With Israel

The move away from preconditions put the ball squarely in Israel’s court

May 18th, 2017
Jason Ditz
May 18th, 2017
By Jason Ditz
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listens during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Abbas wants peace talks with Israel without any preconditions at all, as soon as possible. (AP/Virginia Mayo)

In a move that could be a major change in the Israel-Palestine peace process, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman today told Israeli media that the Palestinians have dropped all preconditions, including the call for a settlement freeze, related to peace talks. Friedman says that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants peace talks with

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Trump Deletes Tweet Saying It Was ‘An Honor’ With Palestinian President

The tweet, posted on the president’s personal account shortly after the White House meeting, was deleted after it has been shared by thousands.

May 5th, 2017
haaretz
May 5th, 2017
By haaretz
President Donald Trump shakes hands with with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

A tweet posted on U.S. President Donald Trump's personal account on Wednesday saying it was "an honor" to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was removed a day later. The tweet, posted shortly after the two leaders met at the White House, said Trump was hoping to get "something terrific" agreed between Israel and the Palestinians. The

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CIA Chief Holds Secret Meeting With Palestinian President Ahead Of Netanyahu Visist

Palestinian officials said Abbas briefed Pompeo on Palestinian positions ahead of Wednesday’s White House talks between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

February 15th, 2017
Associated Press
February 15th, 2017
By Associated Press
CIA Chief Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive Thursday, Feb. 9 in Turkey to discuss security issues on his first overseas trip in his new role (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

RAMALLAH, West Bank (RPEORT) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met secretly with the CIA chief in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, as they expressed concern over the Trump administration's suggestion that a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel is optional. Mike Pompeo and Abbas held talks Tuesday at the

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Samidoun’s Charlotte Kates Discusses The PA’s Complicity In The Death Of Omar Nayef Zayed

The true “embassies” of the Palestinian people are the community centers and grassroots institutions built by Palestinians in exile and diaspora everywhere in the world, that support Palestinian refugees, prisoners and strugglers and defend the Palestinian cause.’

March 28th, 2016
Ramona Wadi
March 28th, 2016
By Ramona Wadi
Mideast Israel Obit Ariel Sharon

  SOFIA, Bulgaria --- The brutal death of a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine at the Palestinian Authority’s embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, serves as a grim reminder of the interminable cycle of the PA’s collaboration with, and dependence upon, Israel. Omar Nayef Zayed, originally from the West Bank city of Jenin, was

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VIDEO: Autopsy Shows Slain Palestinian Minister Was Beaten

Reports: An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a Palestinian official declared Thursday, as Palestinian leadership promises retaliation. Hussein al-Sheikh told Reuters that Jordanian and Palestinian doctors involved in the late night examination of the body said Abu […]

December 11th, 2014
Al Akhbar
December 11th, 2014
By Al Akhbar

Reports: An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a Palestinian official declared Thursday, as Palestinian leadership promises retaliation. Hussein al-Sheikh told Reuters that Jordanian and Palestinian doctors involved in the late night examination

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Collapse Of Peace Talks Shows Little Desire For Two-State Solution

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are crumbling again, reflecting a lack of enthusiasm for a long-term, peaceful two-state solution.

April 10th, 2014
Frederick Reese
April 10th, 2014
By Frederick Reese

The United States-led effort to negotiate a permanent peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority has hit a snag. On Tuesday, the two sides failed to reach an understanding following a meeting with the American negotiator, but an Israeli official has indicated that there will be another meeting. "The atmosphere was business-like and

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