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Abbas Upsets the Apple Cart
I suspect that many would not agree, but one way to read yesterday’s application for recognition submitted by Mahmoud Abbas to the United Nations is as a sign of just how long his patience has endured. In a way he spent decades playing the role...
South Africa has Given Its Support to the Palestinian Bid for Full Membership in the United Nations
South Africa has given its support to the Palestinian bid for full membership in the world body, the United Nations, with President Jacob Zuma urging all member states to vote ‘yes’.
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...
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...
The Voices Usually Left Unheard
An important reason for reading Al Jazeera English is that, if, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has claimed, the Obama Administration is truly serious about “vigorous engagement” towards peace in the Middle East, then it (and, for...
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.
Reconciling the Irreconcilable
I for one am waiting for the proposed appointment of George Mitchell as US special envoy for the Middle East to escalate from leaks from supposedly reliable sources to official announcement. Mitchell’s achievement of the Good Friday agreement...
