Mideast Peace

No Yellow Brick Road for Palestinian UN Bid

Anav Silverman | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations, Arab Summit, Palestinian Authority, United Nations Security Council Israel, Middle East Politics, Mideast Peace, Un Security Council Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Middle East Peace, UN Security Council, Palestinian UN Bid, Middle East, Palestinian Authority Corruption, World News

The creation of a Palestinian state via the UN will in no way end the Mideast conflict, but will only add another dimension of instability to the region. Nor will it serve the interests of the Palestinian people.

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Influential Israeli Rabbi: Abbas Should 'Perish From This World'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — An influential Israeli rabbi known for his vitriolic pronouncements against Arabs says Palestinians and their leader should "perish ...

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U.S. Gets Another Shot At Mideast Peace Talks

AP | SALAH NASRAWI | Posted 05.25.2011

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SIRTE, Libya — Arab ministers agreed Friday to give the United States another month to try to persuade Israel to renew curbs on West Bank settle...

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Real Men Don't Talk Mideast Peace

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Islam, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, Terrorism, Bradley Burston, Avigdor Lieberman, Mideast Peace, Israel, Hamas, Barack Obama, Judaism, World News

A number of Jews and Palestinians are going to make sure a shared Holy Land doesn't happen. Much of it has to do with the need to prove oneself a man, even at the price of thinking like a 12-year-old.

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Russia Urges U.S. To Take Active Role In Mideast Peace Process

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the United States on Wednesday to actively work to achieve peace in the Mideast with th...

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Israel Ready For Deal On Palestinian State, Peres Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel is ready to negotiate the terms of Palestinian statehood, although it wants its security concerns addressed in the initial st...

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Hillary Clinton: Mideast Peace Talks Back On

AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the Mideast peace process will get back on track next week, though not t...

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Shimon Peres Calls On Mahmoud Abbas Not To Quit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the...

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Israeli Politicians

Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Meridor, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Israel, Mideast Peace, Middle East, World News

The Iraq crisis, the events in Gaza and the West Bank and the now quite plausible resumption of negotiations with Israel's neighbors, all require a national government from wall to wall of the Knesset.

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Hillary Clinton: US Wants Israel To Stop Building West Bank Settlements 'Forever'

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S. stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesda...

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Israeli Aircraft Strike On Tunnels And Hamas Targets Kills 1, Hospital Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Witnesses say Israeli aircraft fired missiles at smuggling tunnels and other Hamas targets in Gaza. Hospital doctors sa...

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Clinton Faces Huge Challenge In Mideast Talks

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settleme...

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West Bank Settlements: Israel Approving 500 New Apartments

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011

JERUSALEM — Israel defied U.S. pressure to halt construction in its West Bank settlements Sunday, with key leaders speaking out in support of th...

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At End Of Mideast Trip, Pope Says Peace Possible

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land Friday with a stirring call for peace at the site of Jesus' crucifixion and ...

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Israel's Voice of Reason? An Exclusive Interview With Amos Oz

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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The unlikely story of the state of Israel is intertwined with the unlikely story of Amos Oz. He is, all at once, its most distinguished novelist, its most passionate defender, and its most notorious "traitor."

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