Palestinian PM cites support for statehood plan

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said in an interview Tuesday that he has won broad international support for his plan to ready the Palestinians for statehood within two years.

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Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad submits resignation

The Palestinian prime minister said Saturday he submitted his resignation in a move that could help usher in a power-sharing deal between Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas and his rivals in the militant group Hamas.

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Palestinian Authority PM pessimistic about peace

After a year as the Palestinian Authority's prime minister, Salam Fayyad is pessimistic about a peace deal with Israel, saying the accelerated construction of Israeli settlements largely strips the negotiations for Palestinian statehood of meaning.

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There is something pathetic about what passes as European foreign policy these days. Quite simply, more often than not, the concerted positions of the EU member nations have nothing to do with any of their national interests.

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The Obama administration has signaled that it will go through the motions of Mideast involvement while awaiting some future opportunity for renewed talks.

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has authorized a slew of benefits to keep the home fires burning for families of terrorists killed or injured during the "struggle against Israel" -- the euphemism for terror attacks against Israeli citizens, be they civilians or …

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(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad addressed the Herzliya Conference after Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and firmly presented a list of demands, while saying that the PA would declare an independent state in mid-2011 in any case.

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According to the Fayyad Plan, the borders of the new Palestinian state would be based on the June 4th, 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital - an action that would not only violate the written undertakings made between Israel and the Bush administration in 2004 concerning pr …

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JERUSALEM — The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, unveiled a government program on Tuesday to build the apparatus of a Palestinian state within two years, regardless of progress in the stalled peace negotiations with Israel.

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Arab politics in general, and Palestinian politics in particular, are never quite what they seem to be on the surface and even though Fatah and Hamas have proven to be blood enemies, tactical alliances cannot be ruled out.

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Sustaining Palestinian Division, Reviving a Partner

By Nicola Nasser*

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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, named Salam Fayyad, the former finance minister as prime minister on Friday, a day after he dismissed his Hamas-led government and declared a state of emergency.

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