Hamas May Recognize Israel but not as Jewish State
With peace efforts bordering on total collapse due to the recent reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, the Gaza based terror organization said it would consider recognizing Israel.
Jerusalem is Not Up for Grabs
US Secretary of State John Kerry has blamed the sudden deadlock in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Israel’s plans to build additional apartments in Gilo, a southern Jerusalem neighborhood beyond the Green Line.
Top 6 Things You Need to Know About the Pollard Deal
United States Secretary of State John Kerry departed Israel on Tuesday as details of a newly devised deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority emerge.
Settlement Construction Approved Despite Peace Talks
Jerusalem’s city council confirmed on Wednesday that it has granted building permits for 184 new housing units in Jewish areas of East Jerusalem, the Associated Press reported.
Abbas: Release Prisoners, Halt Settlement Construction or No Peace
In a meeting yesterday in Ramallah between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Meretz party leader MK Zahava Gal-on, Abbas said that the Palestinians would agree to prolong peace negotiations if Israel officially froze all construction and released additional Palestinian prisoners. “The only way we will agree to extend talks is if Netanyahu declares a […]
Obama Abandons Israel
United States President Barack Obama is laying down some ground rules when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama warned Israel that it could expect sanctions and international isolation should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fail to support a framework peace agreement. In the interview, Obama quoted the Jewish […]
Japan Pledges $200 Million in Aid to the Palestinians
Japan announced on Saturday that it was pledging more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority. The pledge was announced by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the second Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development. The conference, held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, was a gathering of high-ranking […]
PA Chief Negotiator Rejects Extending Peace Talks
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced that it will not take part in U.S. brokered peace negotiations with Israel beyond April. The United States has been attempting to extend peace talks beyond its April deadline after nine months of talks. Erekat told AFP that “There is no meaning to prolonging the negotiation, even for one […]
Kerry Demands Partial Israeli Settlement Freeze
Israel’s Army Radio reported that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is insisting that the Israeli government impose a construction freeze in settlements that fall outside of communities Israeli would keep in any final-status deal with the Palestinians. Aides to Kerry are arguing that construction freezes would allow negotiations to continue after the April deadline. […]
Lapid Orders Money Transfers to Settlements Halted Pending Investigation
Following a report by Israel’s Channel 2 News Friday that money transferred by Knesset to settlements in Judea and Samaria were being misappropriated, Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) ordered those transfers stopped. Journalist Amnon Abramovich charged that a significant portion of the NIS 148 million ($42 million US) transferred to the settlements since 2010 […]
