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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. →

U.S. envoy calls off visit to Israel

March 16 2010 15:21

Fresh rioting has erupted in East Jerusalem. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds of Palestinian protesters who burnt tyres and threw stones. No casualties have been reported. The protests followed the reopening of the twice-destroyed Hurva synagogue on Temple Mount. →

Israel will build in all parts of Jerusalem- Netanyahu

March 15 2010 20:49

Israel ’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue to build in all parts of Jerusalem, at a   meeting of his Likud party fraction.   Recently, the US has condemned the approval of   constructing 1600 new homes    in East Jerusalem and urged Israel to show a good will towards Palestinians. →

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. →

USA sharply criticizes Israel

March 15 2010 14:09

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sharply criticized Israel for its recent decision to broaden the construction of the Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. →

Israel extends West Bank closure

March 14 2010 16:56

The Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has extended by three more days a closure of the Palestinian territories, first introduced on Thursday midnight to prevent further Palestinian protests at Israeli plans for 15 hundred new Jewish homes in Arab East Jerusalem. Clashes before the closure resulted in about a hundred non-fatal casualties. →

Mideast quartet slams Israeli settlement plan

March 13 2010 18:36

The quartet of Middle East mediators on Friday condemned Israel's plans to build new settler homes in East Jerusalem and said unilateral actions would not be recognized by the international community. The group - the European Union, the United States, Russia and the United Nations - "condemns Israel's decision to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem. →

International mediators denounce Israel’s housing construction plans

March 13 2010 09:48

The four international mediators in a Middle East settlement have denounced Israel’s decision to build more housing in East Jerusalem. →

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. →

Israel blockades Jordan West Bank

March 12 2010 14:54

Israel has fully blocked the Western Bank of the Jordan for two days, an official with Israel's Defense ministry said adding that it was a security measure. He said that the order to close the bank was given by Israeli Defense Minister Ekhud Barak and the blockade will last till 12. p.m on Saturday. →

Israeli construction in East Jerusalem to continue - official

March 11 2010 13:56

Israel will go ahead with its plans to build more housing in Jerusalem, Israeli Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Houser said in an interview with Kol Yisrael Radio. He acknowledged, however, that the plans had been published at an extremely unsuitable moment. “This shameful and painful mistake should not be repeated,” Houser said. →

Russia calls on Israel to stop building in Eastern Jerusalem

March 11 2010 11:56

Moscow has expressed its concern over the Israeli plans to build 1,600 dwelling units in Eastern Jerusalem. The Department of Information and Press at the Russian Foreing Ministry declared such actions unacceptable and contrary to the generally recognized international laws. They also predetermine the negotiation process, aimed at solving a range of issues, particularly on the status of Jerusalem. →

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. →

Israel to stay in West Bank of Jordan

March 2 2010 16:23

Israel will stay in the West Bank of Jordan even if the peace treaty with Palestine is signed,   said Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu   at a meeting with the members of the Knesset (parliament). →

Israeli police, Palestinian youths clash on Temple Mount

February 28 2010 20:53

Four officers and at least eight rioters are known injured after Israeli police clashed with some two dozen stone-throwing Palestinian youths on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Reports say the policemen were reacting to an attempt to hurl rocks at non-Moslem visitors to the site. A running battle that ensued spread into the surrounding Arab-populated streets of East Jerusalem. →

 
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