The move away from preconditions put the ball squarely in Israel’s court
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
The tweet, posted on the president’s personal account shortly after the White House meeting, was deleted after it has been shared by thousands.
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
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.
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
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.’
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
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 […]
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
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are crumbling again, reflecting a lack of enthusiasm for a long-term, peaceful two-state solution.
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
