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Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers maintain they will boycott the voting.
Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January's presidential vote, a step that could result in embattled President Mahmoud Abbas staying in office indefinitely.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive.
By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn't want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a hastily arranged stop in the Egyptian capital Tuesday to consult with a longtime Arab ally amid indications of a shifting U.S. strategy for getting Israel and the Palestinians back to peace negotiations.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the Persian Gulf city of Abu Dhabi to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a weekend effort to push both Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume peace talks, a U.S. official said Friday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday his government would hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 24, regardless of whether it reaches a power-sharing deal with the rival militant Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip.
An internal document circulated among members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' political party says any hopes in the Obama administration "have evaporated."
The Palestinian leadership has shifted course and endorsed a U.N. Security Council debate next week over a U.N. report accusing Israel of possible war crimes in Gaza.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been told by his Fatah movement that he must not resume peace talks unless Israel freezes its settlement construction, a senior Fatah member said Wednesday.
Israel deployed thousands of policemen in and around Jerusalem's Old City on Monday to prevent a new round of disturbances around a tense site holy to Jews and Muslims.
The Quartet of Mideast peacemakers says President Barack Obama's meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas represents an important step toward the resumption of peace talks.
The Palestinians cannot return to peace talks at this time because of "fundamental disagreements" with Israel on what should be on the agenda, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Thursday.
President Barack Obama says the time has come to re-launch negotiations toward the long-elusive goal of Mideast peace.
The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering the movement's credentials as the West's best hope for Mideast peace, according to early voting results.
Palestinian authorities on Sunday allowed Al-Jazeera to resume operations in the West Bank, four days after banning the Arab satellite station over the airing of a claim linking President Mahmoud Abbas to the death of his legendary predecessor, Yasser Arafat.
Palestinian police killed two Hamas militants on Thursday after the men opened fire at security forces who had surrounded their underground hideout, officials said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there are no meetings on the horizon with the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, as they look ahead to discussing a peace agreement.
Deepening his involvement in the quest for a difficult peace, President Barack Obama is pushing a reluctant Israel to halt settlement construction in the West Bank while urging the Palestinians to be more accepting of their Israeli neighbors.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday swore in a new government comprised mainly of members of his Fatah Party, but without representation of his bitter rivals from the militant Islamic Hamas group.
Palestinian officials on Thursday gave a cool reception to a new Israeli plan to develop the West Bank economy, saying the initiative "will make things worse" if it is not accompanied by negotiations aimed at reaching a final peace accord.
An aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he'll meet with President Barack Obama in Washington on May 28.
Palestinian Officials: Clinton, Abbas Meeting Not ProductiveState Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says Clinton's visit to the region reflects the U.S. administration's commitment to work through the challenges that U.S. negotiators have been facing as they pursue "comprehensive Middle East peace."
Palestinian leader's party: Hope lost in ObamaThe Palestinian president's political party says all hopes in the Obama administration have "evaporated," accusing the White House of caving in to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby.
The other face of IsraelYesterday, our table celebrated with Ada Yonath. This "table" started by accident in "California", the Café established at the time by Abie Nathan, who later became famous as the peace pilot. The table is not political.
RubinReports: Palestinians Choose the Illusion of "Victory" Over Negotiated PeaceBy Barry Rubin
Demagoguery at its best. by Barry Rubin. Monday, September 28, 2009It is difficult to overstate the absurdity in context of President Barack Obama's performance at the Israeli-Palestinian photo opportunity at the UN. The outstanding theme is his commandist style.
Netanyahu: Israel will not halt settlement construction completely : Middle East WorldJerusalem - Israel will not completely freeze all construction in its West Bank settlements, as the United States and the Palestinians have demanded, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. "A freeze for me means zero construction.
Obama Will Play A Major Role at UN General Assembly. Interviewee: Thomas Miller, President and CEO, UN Association of the United States of America Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org. September 14, 2009Obama will speak at a special summit meeting on climate control on September 22, address the General Assembly on September 23, and chair a special Security Council meeting on arms control and nonproliferation on September 24.
No deal on settlements - MitchellUS envoy George Mitchell and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could not agree on a Jewish settlement freeze in talks today but said negotiations were advancing.
U.S. wants Syria help in Israel-Palestinian talksDAMASCUS - The United States wants Syria's help in forging a deal between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. envoy George Mitchell said on Sunday.
Netanyahu says Israel-U.S. ties still steadfastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played down sharp differences with the United States over Jewish settlements on Sunday before the arrival of two senior U.S. officials.
Hamas rejects Abbas to visit GazaGAZA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement strongman in Gaza Mahmoud al-Zahar on Saturday rejected the visit of western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Gaza Strip, ruled by the movement since June 2007.
Fatah's cofounder admits family not driven out of hometownThose little neglected news stories that rarely make front-page headlines and never receive airtime are often the most telling of all. It's through them that deliberately suppressed fundamental truths occasionally surface.
Israel to evacuate all outposts in a dayIsrael plans to remove in a single day all 23 unauthorized settler outposts slated for evacuation in the occupied West Bank, a move that would meet a long-standing pledge to Washington, a newspaper said on Tuesday...
President Obama blames Israel for Palestinian suffering, and offers a dishonorable planObama the Humble declares there will be no more "dictating" to other countries. We should "forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions," he told the G-20 summit.
U.S. envoy begins Mideast peace pushU.S. envoy George Mitchell began a new push to facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on Tuesday by launching a series of meetings with leaders in the region.
At last, blunt talk on the Middle EastThere are "no silver bullets," Barack Obama said. But an American president freshly armed with an unprecedented mandate carries many arrows in his quiver.
Cornered at last: Israeli right-wing Netanyahu government poised to acknowledge Palestine's right to exist?Netanyahu has pointed out on several occasions that any peace arrangement with the Palestinians would have to allow Israel to retain control over Palestinian borders, border crossings, electricity, water resources, airspace, harbours and airports.
Israeli, Palestinian leaders make first phone callIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Palestinian president he wants to cooperate to drive peace efforts forward.
How to Build a Palestinian State or in the Case of the Palestinian Authority; How Not toThe words and deeds of many Palestinian officials, whether they are from Fatah or Hamas, do not seem to be bringing the Palestinians closer to fulfilling their aspiration of creating a modern and democratic state next to Israel.
The influence of the Good Antichrist is beginning to take shape in the emerging New World Order. In "Lessons from Allenby on the Power of Faith in Social Change", I told the fantastical story of the peaceful capture of Jerusalem by Field Marshal Edmund Allenby in 1917. See:
President Obama's TV interview on al Arabiya. By Walid Phares. February 06, 2009For his very first interview after the inauguration, President Barack Obama chose to grant the Saudi-funded, Dubai-based al Arabiya TV the first media salvo of the new presidency.
Israel issues threat as Hamas considers ceasefire-----Egypt in the wings.The Palestinian group is believed to be planning to accept a deal for a year-long ceasefire to start this Thursday that would replace the fragile truce both sides declared after a three-week Israeli offensive aimed at halting the rocket fire.
An Open Letter to George MitchellGreetings and advice for President Obama's Middle East envoy.
An Unenviable Job Bringing peace to a theatre that most needs itWe welcome President Obama's choice of George Mitchell to be his new Middle East envoy. It is an unenviable and essential job.
War on Hamas Saps Palestinian LeadersIsrael hoped that the war in Gaza would not only cripple Hamas, but eventually strengthen its secular rival, the Palestinian Authority, and even allow it to claw its way back into Gaza.
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