November 2nd

Clinton's Middle East message seems to misfire Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Politico - November 2, 2009 - 1:00am Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's message on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks this weekend was not notably different from what President Barack Obama himself said in New York in September at a meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. But the prevailing perception and coverage in the wake of Clinton's meetings in Israel and Abu Dhabi Saturday are that the U.S. » Read more

Fayyad condemns "terrorist" settler violence Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Ma'an News Agency - November 2, 2009 - 1:00am Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday condemned an attack during which Israeli settlers shot a Palestinian and injured four others in occupied East Jerusalem. Five relatives, three of them over 60 years old, were hospitalized after right-wing Israelis attacked the Salah family, shooting one, in a bid to take over their home in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Safafa on Friday. » Read more