MIDEAST EXPERTS FEAR PEACE TALKS ARE TOO AMBITIOUS
Some veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.
09/03/2010 05:40, nytimes |
ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS TO MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS
Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year. Israel - Palestinian people - United States - Middle East - Warfare and Conflict
09/03/2010 05:00, msnbc |
MIDEAST EXPERTS FEAR PEACE TALKS ARE TOO AMBITIOUS
Some veteran peace process practitioners and policy experts say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial or interim solution.
09/03/2010 04:00, nytimes |
WEST BANK CITY OF HEBRON COULD BE POWDER KEG AS MIDEAST PEACE TALKS BEGIN
Hebron, home to more than 150,000 Palestinians and 400 Jewish settlers, is often at the center of the storm, and it is once again. Residents are bracing themselves and warn violence could spread.The fate of the U.S.-sponsored peace talks launched Thursday in Washington could hinge in part on how thi...
09/03/2010 02:40, LaTimes |
WEST BANK CITY OF HEBRON COULD BE POWDER KEG AS MIDEAST PEACE TALKS BEGIN
Hebron, home to more than 150,000 Palestinians and 400 Jewish settlers, is often at the center of the storm, and it is once again. Residents are bracing themselves and warn violence could spread.The fate of the U.S.-sponsored peace talks launched Thursday in Washington could hinge in part on how thi...
09/03/2010 02:40, LaTimes |
WEST BANK CITY OF HEBRON COULD BE POWDER KEG AS MIDEAST PEACE TALKS BEGIN
Hebron, home to more than 150,000 Palestinians and 400 Jewish settlers, is often at the center of the storm, and it is once again. Residents are bracing themselves and warn violence could spread.The fate of the U.S.-sponsored peace talks launched Thursday in Washington could hinge in part on how thi...
09/03/2010 02:40, LaTimes |
MIDDLE EAST TALKS BEGIN WITH WORK PLAN
 Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington and agree on fortnightly talks to work toward a peace deal even as the issue of settlement construction in the West Bank threatens to derail the effort.Israeli and Palestinian leaders formally reopened peace talks Thursday by setting a work plan for...
09/03/2010 02:00, LaTimes |
MIDDLE EAST TALKS BEGIN WITH WORK PLAN
Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington and agree on fortnightly talks to work toward a peace deal even as the issue of settlement construction in the West Bank threatens to derail the effort.Israeli and Palestinian leaders formally reopened peace talks Thursday by setting a work plan for...
09/03/2010 02:00, LaTimes |
MIDDLE EAST TALKS BEGIN WITH WORK PLAN
Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington and agree on fortnightly talks to work toward a peace deal even as the issue of settlement construction in the West Bank threatens to derail the effort.Israeli and Palestinian leaders formally reopened peace talks Thursday by setting a work plan for...
09/03/2010 02:00, LaTimes |
NEWSWEEK: WHY MIDEAST PEACE TALKS SHOULD BE SECRET
By making a spectacle of negotiations, leaders have made Israelis and Palestinians less likely to agree. They should have conducted back-channel, off-the-record talks.
09/02/2010 22:40, msnbc |
ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS RESUME DIRECT TALKS
Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years.
09/02/2010 15:00, msnbc |
NETANYAHU AND ABBAS TO BEGIN DIRECT MIDEAST PEACE TALKS
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.
09/02/2010 08:00, nytimes |
NETANYAHU AND ABBAS TO BEGIN DIRECT MIDEAST PEACE TALKS
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.
09/02/2010 07:40, nytimes |
OBAMA SAYS TIME RIPE FOR MIDEAST PEACE ACCORD
Meeting separately with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian talks, he calls on them to seize the moment to craft a two-state plan.President Obama began a new effort Wednesday to coax Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, telling Middle East leaders on the eve of ...
09/02/2010 03:00, LaTimes |
OBAMA SAYS TIME RIPE FOR MIDEAST PEACE ACCORD
 Meeting separately with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian talks, he calls on them to seize the moment to craft a two-state plan.President Obama began a new effort Wednesday to coax Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, telling Middle East leaders on the eve of ...
09/02/2010 03:00, LaTimes |
OBAMA IGNITES NEW ROUND OF MIDEAST PEACE TALKS
US President Barack Obama met individual with both Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmous Abbas; Hamas was not included.
09/02/2010 02:40, RussiaToday |
OBAMA SAYS TIME RIPE FOR MIDEAST PEACE ACCORD
Meeting separately with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian talks, he calls on them to seize the moment to craft a two-state plan.President Obama began a new effort Wednesday to coax Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, telling Middle East leaders on the eve of ...
09/02/2010 02:40, LaTimes |
HAMAS ACCUSES PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OF RAIDS AGAINST IT AFTER KILLING OF 4 ISRAELIS
Officials of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting, accuse the Palestinian Authority of raiding the homes of 250 Hamas members. An authority official denies the allegation.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened peace talks Wednesday in Washington, tensions heightened back ...
09/02/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
HAMAS ACCUSES PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OF RAIDS AGAINST IT AFTER KILLING OF 4 ISRAELIS
Officials of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting, accuse the Palestinian Authority of raiding the homes of 250 Hamas members. An authority official denies the allegation.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened peace talks Wednesday in Washington, tensions heightened back ...
09/02/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
HAMAS ACCUSES PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OF RAIDS AGAINST IT AFTER KILLING OF 4 ISRAELIS
Officials of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting, accuse the Palestinian Authority of raiding the homes of 250 Hamas members. An authority official denies the allegation.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened peace talks Wednesday in Washington, tensions heightened back ...
09/02/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
ISRAELI PEACE EFFORT RESTS ON NETANYAHU’S SHOULDERS
The Israeli prime minister believes only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians.
09/01/2010 19:40, nytimes |
AS FUNERALS ARE HELD FOR 4 ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS HUNT THEIR KILLERS
Palestinian troops rounded up dozens of men suspected of ties to Hamas as Israeli settlers held a mass funeral for two women and two men who were shot dead in their car on Tuesday night.
09/01/2010 19:20, nytimes |
AS FUNERALS ARE HELD FOR 4 ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS HUNT THEIR KILLERS
Palestinian troops rounded up dozens of men suspected of ties to Hamas as Israeli settlers held a mass funeral for two women and two men who were shot dead in their car on Tuesday night.
09/01/2010 19:20, nytimes |
ISRAELI PEACE EFFORT RESTS ON NETANYAHU’S SHOULDERS
The Israeli prime minister believes only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians.
09/01/2010 19:20, nytimes |
ISRAEL PLEDGES TO RESUME CONSTRUCTION IN WEST BANK
Israeli settlers have stated that they will resume construction works in the Palestinian Autonomy. This comes after four Israelis were killed when gunmen attacked a car near the city of Hebron.
09/01/2010 18:01, RussiaToday |
PALESTINIANS ARREST 250 HAMAS MEMBERS AFTER SHOOTING DEATHS OF 4 ISRAELIS
The Palestinian Authority appears to be sending a message that it is committed to peace talks about to begin in Washington.Palestinian security forces arrested more than 250 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shoot...
09/01/2010 15:40, LaTimes |
PALESTINIANS ARREST 250 HAMAS MEMBERS AFTER SHOOTING DEATHS OF 4 ISRAELIS
 The Palestinian Authority appears to be sending a message that it is committed to peace talks about to begin in Washington.Palestinian security forces arrested more than 250 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shoot...
09/01/2010 15:40, LaTimes |
PALESTINIANS ARREST 250 HAMAS MEMBERS AFTER SHOOTING DEATHS OF 4 ISRAELIS
The Palestinian Authority appears to be sending a message that it is committed to peace talks about to begin in Washington.Palestinian security forces arrested more than 250 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shoot...
09/01/2010 15:40, LaTimes |
OBAMA OPENS LONG-SHOT TALKS ON MIDEAST PEACE
 President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for talks aimed at forging an agreement within one year. Barack Obama - Israel - President - United States - President of the United States
09/01/2010 12:00, msnbc |
OBAMA OPENS LONG-SHOT TALKS ON MIDEAST PEACE
President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for talks aimed at forging an agreement within one year.
09/01/2010 11:40, msnbc |
NEWS ANALYSIS: CONFRONTING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, OBAMA FACES TOUGH ODDS
Israeli-Palestinian peace, Iraq and Iran have bedeviled others.
09/01/2010 03:20, nytimes |
4 ISRAELIS KILLED IN WEST BANK AS PEACE SUMMIT NEARS
The militant Hamas movement takes responsibility for the attack near Hebron as leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority head to Washington for talks.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders headed to Washington for a much-anticipated peace summit, four Israelis were killed Tuesday near the disputed...
09/01/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
4 ISRAELIS KILLED IN WEST BANK AS PEACE SUMMIT NEARS
The militant Hamas movement takes responsibility for the attack near Hebron as leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority head to Washington for talks.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders headed to Washington for a much-anticipated peace summit, four Israelis were killed Tuesday near the disputed...
08/31/2010 23:40, LaTimes |
4 ISRAELIS KILLED IN WEST BANK AS PEACE SUMMIT NEARS
The militant Hamas movement takes responsibility for the attack near Hebron as leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority head to Washington for talks.As Israeli and Palestinian leaders headed to Washington for a much-anticipated peace summit, four Israelis were killed Tuesday near the disputed...
08/31/2010 23:40, LaTimes |
OUTLINES EMERGE OF FUTURE STATE IN THE WEST BANK
 As a Middle East summit meeting approaches in Washington, some find encouraging signs about a two-state solution in improved security and governance by the Palestinian Authority.
08/31/2010 03:00, nytimes |
OUTLINES EMERGE OF FUTURE STATE IN THE WEST BANK
As a Middle East summit meeting approaches in Washington, some find encouraging signs about a two-state solution in improved security and governance by the Palestinian Authority.
08/31/2010 02:20, nytimes |
MIDEAST TALKS REOPEN UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS
 The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts - and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet.
08/31/2010 01:00, msnbc |
PALESTINIANS SKEPTICAL OF NEW ROUND OF PEACE TALKS
 Mahmoud Abbas is risking his political future in agreeing to the talks. After a string of failed negotiations and with continued settlement building in the West Bank, less than 25% of Palestinians predict success.As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas prepares to embark down a well-trod pa...
08/31/2010 01:00, LaTimes |
PALESTINIANS SKEPTICAL OF NEW ROUND OF PEACE TALKS
Mahmoud Abbas is risking his political future in agreeing to the talks. After a string of failed negotiations and with continued settlement building in the West Bank, less than 25% of Palestinians predict success.As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas prepares to embark down a well-trod pa...
08/31/2010 01:00, LaTimes |
PALESTINIANS SKEPTICAL OF NEW ROUND OF PEACE TALKS
Mahmoud Abbas is risking his political future in agreeing to the talks. After a string of failed negotiations and with continued settlement building in the West Bank, less than 25% of Palestinians predict success.As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas prepares to embark down a well-trod pa...
08/31/2010 01:00, LaTimes |
NEWSWEEK: NETANYAHU AN UNLIKELY PEACEMAKER
This week Netanyahu travels to Washington for the long-anticipated start of direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians. To a large extent, their success depends on his willingness to go against the tide of just about everything in his life, past and present.
08/30/2010 19:40, msnbc |
EARLY OBSTACLE AT START OF MIDEAST TALKS
If the Israeli and Palestinian leaders move beyond the Sept. 26 expiration of Israel’s settlement moratorium, they will demonstrate that this time, they mean business.
08/30/2010 05:20, nytimes |
EARLY OBSTACLE AT START OF MIDEAST TALKS
If the Israeli and Palestinian leaders move beyond the Sept. 26 expiration of Israel’s settlement moratorium, they will demonstrate that this time, they mean business.
08/30/2010 05:00, nytimes |
OBAMA GOES OUT ON A LIMB FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS
The president personally coaxed the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree to talks, even as some advisors questioned the wisdom of him linking so visibly to an intractable conflict.After eighteen months of faltering efforts to launch Middle East peace negotiations, President Obama is dramatically...
08/30/2010 01:20, LaTimes |
OBAMA GOES OUT ON A LIMB FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS
The president personally coaxed the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree to talks, even as some advisors questioned the wisdom of him linking so visibly to an intractable conflict.After eighteen months of faltering efforts to launch Middle East peace negotiations, President Obama is dramatically...
08/30/2010 01:20, LaTimes |
OBAMA GOES OUT ON A LIMB FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS
The president personally coaxed the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree to talks, even as some advisors questioned the wisdom of him linking so visibly to an intractable conflict.After eighteen months of faltering efforts to launch Middle East peace negotiations, President Obama is dramatically...
08/30/2010 01:20, LaTimes |
SERMON AND ACTORS’ PROTEST STOKE TENSIONS IN ISRAEL
 Ahead of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel was in an uproar over actors’ refusal to perform in settlements, and Palestinians were outraged by a rabbi’s sermon.
08/30/2010 00:00, nytimes |
SERMON AND ACTORS’ PROTEST STOKE TENSIONS IN ISRAEL
Ahead of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel was in an uproar over actors’ refusal to perform in settlements, and Palestinians were outraged by a rabbi’s sermon.
08/30/2010 00:00, nytimes |
ISRAELI ACTORS BOYCOTT STIRS SETTLEMENT DEBATE
 Leading Israeli theater artists have pledged not to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, stirring a heated debate in Israel just as Israelis and Palestinians are to embark on a new round of peace talks.
08/29/2010 18:43, msnbc |
SETTLER LEADER SPEAKS OF HOLDING NETANYAHU TO HIS WORD ON CONSTRUCTION
'There is not going to be a peace agreement … not in the sense that Westerners think. We don't believe Palestinian leaders want peace,' the leader of a settler advocacy group says as talks approach.The Israeli-Palestinian peace summit this week in Washington has again put a spotlight on Jewish...
08/29/2010 06:00, LaTimes |