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Israeli Settlers' houses unravel plans

March 18 2010 16:55

The argument over Israel's action in East Jerusalem is gathering momentum. The plan to build more settlers' houses on occupied Palestinian lands will not help the achievement of peace in the Middle East, U.S President, Barack Obama said on Thursday. →

Thai man killed in Israel

March 18 2010 16:39

A Thai man was killed in South Israel by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants, Ria Novosti news agency reports, quoting Israel's emergency service. This is the first death from such an attack since Israel's Gaza offensive last year. →

Jerusalem unrest, a consequence of stalled peace process

March 17 2010 12:29

Jerusalem is living through another spiral of tension. Israeli police units remain reinforced over unrest in the predominantly Arab-populated eastern part of the city and the nearby areas. Stiff restrictions are still in force on visiting the Temple Mount, - the site of Muslim pilgrimage. →

UN head visits Moscow

March 17 2010 08:25

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is visiting Moscow March 17-19. A key point of his agenda is the situation around Gaza and the Palestinian Autonomy. →

Palestinians say no to talks with Israel

March 16 2010 15:52

The Palestinian authorities rule out resumption of peace talks with Israel until it gives up on building settlements on the occupied territories. Statements to that effect were made by the PLO's Executive Committee Secretary Yasser Abd Rabbo and the Palestinian administration's press secretary Nabil Abu Rudeina. →

Israeli settlements in E.Jerusalem strain relations with US

March 15 2010 16:22

Israel 's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has told the Haaretz newspaper that “U.S.-Israeli relations face their worst crisis in 35 years over Israel's recent announcement of its plan to build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. →

Medvedev extends condolences to Pakistani president

March 12 2010 20:33

Russia ’s president Dmitry Medvedev forwarded his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari a letter of condolences after a series of blasts which hurt more 200 people. “ Russia condemns violence of extremists and is ready for joint fight against terrorism” the letter says. The president also extended his condolences to the relatives of the victims. →

Middle East talks under threat again

March 12 2010 15:10

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reiterated Moscow's position on a Middle East peace settlement. In a telephone conversation with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa the minister described Israel's settlement building plans as unacceptable and at odds with the peace process. →

Will Israeli settlements torpedo peace talks?

March 11 2010 16:32

In a telephone conversation with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled his country's reluctance to start indirect peace talks with Israel "under the present circumstances". →

Hopes dwindle for Mideast peace talks

March 10 2010 17:22

Chances for the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have dwindled away after the Israeli government unveiled its decision to build 1,600 new homes for Jews in East Jerusalem. →

Middle East quartet due to meet in Moscow

March 9 2010 17:11

Hopes for a resumption of the Middle East peace process are pinned on the March 19th meeting of the four international mediators in the Russian capital. The hopes are expressed by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, speaking at the New York Headquarters of the World Organization. →

EU to intensify effort to rekindle Israeli-Palestinian talks

March 6 2010 21:06

The European Union is intensifying diplomatic effort to persuade Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks. To this end, the EU’s foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton is visiting Gaza in course of her trip to the Middle East scheduled for the middle of March. →

HAMAS rejects talks with Israel

March 4 2010 14:40

The radical Palestinian movement, HAMAS has declined to talk with Israel and has called on the Arab League to reconsider the decision to support indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian National Administration. The 14 members of the Arab League of Nations had on Wednesday in Cairo decided to support indirect talks between Israel and the PNA. →

Hamas slams LAS support of indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks

March 4 2010 09:40

The Islamist movement Hamas which controls the Gaza Strip has urged the League of Arab States to revise its support of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Administration. The unrecognized movement’s leader Ismail Haniya said indirect contacts would not promote an end to the Israeli occupation of the region. →

Israel favors resumption of peace talks with Palestinians

March 3 2010 15:22

Israel favors the speedy resumption of peace talks with Palestinians. The statement came from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his telephone talk with Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian leader, for his part, urged a halt to Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank and a lifting of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. →

Three PNA-appointed Governors take office in Gaza

February 22 2010 14:38

Three Governors who have been appointed by the Palestinian National Authority have taken office in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the HAMAS movement came to power there as a result of a coup in June 2007. Accoridng to the MAAN news agency, the Governors in question are to head the city administrations of Gaza, Khan-Yunis and Rafah. →

Interpol to probe Hamas leader's death

February 20 2010 10:32

Late last month, the founder of the military wing of Hamas Mahmoud al-Mabhuh was discovered dead in a hotel suite in Dubai. Investigators deemed the death natural, but subsequently reclassified it as homicide by electrocution, suffocation or poisoning. The Palestinians immediately blamed Israel. →

Palestine wants US to explain its new initiative

February 16 2010 18:22

Palestinians want the US to explain its position on resuming the Middle East peace regulation. That was the reaction of the head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas to Washington's intentions to host "indirect negotiations" between Israel and Palestine. "Indirect negotiations" should precede the resumption of a full-scale dialogue. →

Lavrov, Mashaal to discuss resumption of Palestinian-Israeli dialogue

February 8 2010 09:49

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the leader of the HAMAS movement’s political wing Khaled Mashaal are meeting in Moscow today to take up ways to resume the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue and reach an inter-Palestinian settlement. →

Palestine's Abbas says won't let new armed confrontation

February 1 2010 20:59

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he won't allow any new armed confrontation of Palestinians. "There will be no return to armed struggle; it would destroy our territories and our country", he said in an interview to the Guardian newspaper. Abbas said he will resign if Israel continues settlement of the West Bank of the Jordan River. →

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