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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...The “Failure to Communicate”
Last night I watched the documentary To Die in Jerusalem, which I had recorded on my VTR from a broadcast on HBO. I can think of no better way than this experience for Barack Obama and his team to prepare for today’s meeting with Israeli Prime...
Palestinian Authority And Venezuelan Government Establish Diplomatic Relations
The Venezuela Government and the Palestinian Authority have established formal diplomatic relations and announced the opening of a Palestinian embassy in Caracas. Venezuelan Foreign Relations Minister Nicolás Maduro and his Palestinian colleague Riyad...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.Legitimacy And Security
To follow up on yesterday’s post, “The time of waiting is over” (as the Jerusalem Bible chose to translate the tenth chapter of the Book of Revelation): Yesterday Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton announced the appointment of George...Syrian-based Hamas Leader Khaled Mashaal Rejects Israel’s Conditions for a Ceasefire
Syrian-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal has rejected Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at the opening of a summit for Arab and Muslim nations in Qatar’s capital, Doha.Palestinian National Authority Calls for International Observers in Gaza
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has called for international observers in Gaza and urged the leadership of the Palestinian enclave to accept Egypt’s ceasefire initiative. “International presence is needed in the Gaza Strip,”...More Than 195 Killed As Israeli Air Strikes Hit Gaza
At least 195 people were killed and around 300 wounded on Saturday by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, and one Israeli was killed and five injured when Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel in response.
