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Settlement Issue Still Divides Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
CNN reports that Hillary Clinton attempted to extend the moratorium on West Bank settlements for three months at the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks this week, but Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the...
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End to Israeli Settlement Freeze Imperils Middle East Talks
Depending on what you read, the moratorium on new settlement construction in the West Bank either ended yesterday or ends this Thursday, at the end of the month (I think the issue is the Israeli...
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Netanyahu Considers Settlement Freeze, Makes Demands
The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks hinge on the question of settlements at this point, with the Palestinians and the international community wanting a temporary, 60-day freeze on construction. Israeli...
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Fatah, Hamas Ink Reconciliation Pact
Fatah and Hamas, the two political factions in occupied Palestine, signed an historic reconciliation agreement today, aimed at promoting unity into the next phase of the Israel-Palestine conflict. “We...
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Abbas Confirmed Palestinian Statehood Effort at UN General Assembly
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas formally announced that Palestine will seek recognition as an official state from the United Nations General Assembly this month, setting up a major battle...
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Western Leaders Push Plan for Abbas to Drop Palestinian UN Statehood Bid
[Ed. Note: President Obama spoke to the UN General Assembly this a.m., followed by French President Sarkozy. C-SPAN has live coverage here. ] The Obama Administration is frantic about stopping the...
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Palestine Officially Seeks Statehood Recognition at UN
Palestine submitted their petition to the United Nations Security Council for membership as a state today, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a rousing speech before the...
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