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Egypt to Meet with NATO, EU Officials Tuesday
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will meet Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium with senior officials of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO”.
Israeli President Shimon Peres Urges Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas to Stay in Power
Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to stay in power despite a stalemate in the Middle East peace process. “We both signed the Oslo accords and I turn to you as a colleague, don’t let go,” Peres...
Palestinian Call for Elections Deepens Divisions
Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed a decree that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on January 24. But the announcement has only deepened Palestinian divisions. The vote is supposed to take place in the...
U.N. Report Details Devastating Effects of Israeli Blockade on Gaza
A new United Nations (UN) report describes the devastating humanitarian impact of two years of Israel’s “unprecedented blockade on all border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip”. Released in August by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Shootout Leaves 4 Dead in the West Bank
Fatah’s news website has reported that one Palestinian police officer and three Hamas militants were killed during a shootout in the West Bank. The shootout occurred in the city of Qalqilyah when Fatah-backed police authorities were attempting to...
On the Legitimacy of Hamas
We now have a new data point on the question that many (including the United States as a matter of policy) continue to raise over whether or not Hamas should participate in discussions over the question of peace in the Middle East. In the past I have...
Explosion in South Lebanon Kills Senior Palestinian Official, 4 Bodyguards
An explosion in south Lebanon has killed at least five people, including a senior representative of Palestinian refugees, local media reported. The device exploded near the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp, outside the port city of Sidon.
Egypt has Given the Two Main Palestinian Political Parties 2 Months to Establish a Transitional National Unified Government
The London-based Asharq Alawsat newspaper has said Egypt has given the two main Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fatah, two months to establish a transitional national unified government.
