Israel Blames Palestinians for Grisly Attack on a West Bank Settlement

Israel is blaming Palestinians for a grisly attack on a West Bank settlement. Backed by helicopters, Israeli troops are searching for assailants who infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the West Bank and killed five members of the same family. The military...

European Union Must be a Full Player, Not Just a Payer in the Middle East Peace Process

“The EU should play another role than just paying out” for the Middle East peace process, Parliament’s first Vice-President Gianni Pittella (S&D, IT) told Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at a bilateral meeting on Tuesday.

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...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Morocco for a Meeting of Foreign Ministers

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Morocco for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Middle East and the world’s leading industrialized nations. They will discuss democracy in the region and ways to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Secretary...

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...