July 20, 2011 - 2:11pm EU 'disappointed' in settlement construction
July 20, 2011

The European Union on Tuesday expressed "great disappointment" in a tender issued by the Construction and Housing Ministry this week for the construction of 6,900 housing units, including some 300 units in the settlements of Beitar Illit and Karnei Shomron.

July 20, 2011 - 2:09pm PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Financial crisis causing public concern
July 20, 2011

The Palestinian Authority has until July 26 to come up with a plan on how it intends to pay salaries, without interruption, to more than 150,000 of its civil and military personnel. Otherwise, the employees may go on an open-ended general strike.

July 20, 2011 - 2:01pm The Syrian-Israeli courtship
July 20, 2011

The Syrian regime announced the day before yesterday its formal recognition of the Palestinian state. It comes as one of the last Arab states to grant this recognition, and state number 118 internationally. So why has the Syrian regime recognized the Palestinian state now?

July 13, 2011 - 12:13pm Hamas: No Palestinian reconciliation if Fayyad remains PM
July 13, 2011

A senior Hamas official said a planned reconciliation with Fatah will be deeply threatened if the rival Palestinian movement insists Western-backed economist Salam Fayyad stays on as prime minister.

July 13, 2011 - 12:10pm From left to right, American Jews are criticizing Israeli anti-boycott law
July 13, 2011

Backers of a new Israeli law penalizing anyone who targets Israel or West Bank settlements for boycotts tout it as a tool to fight back against anti-Israel campaigns, but American Jewish organizations seem remarkably united in deeming the measure an affront to freedom of expression.

July 13, 2011 - 12:03pm Obama Administration defends aid to Palestinians. By Angela Simaan
July 13, 2011

Obama Administration officials defended US aid to the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday, telling Congress the funds are critical for progress on Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

July 8, 2011 - 5:21pm Is Palestine Next?
July 8, 2011

The Arab world may be impatient for the Palestinians to rebel, but they are not. When they are ready to mobilise, they will; meanwhile they will continue to prepare, and to wait until the time is right, as they have for the last 63 years.

July 8, 2011 - 5:21pm Is Palestine Next?
July 8, 2011

The Arab world may be impatient for the Palestinians to rebel, but they are not. When they are ready to mobilise, they will; meanwhile they will continue to prepare, and to wait until the time is right, as they have for the last 63 years.

July 8, 2011 - 5:11pm Israel expropriates Palestinian land in order to legalize West Bank settlement
July 8, 2011

For the first time in three years, the state has confiscated uncultivated land in the West Bank. The land will be used to legalize a nearby settlement outpost.

July 8, 2011 - 5:09pm Jordan calls for rescuing Israeli-Palestinians peace process
July 8, 2011

Jordan on Thursday underlined the need for serious efforts to rescue the peace process and resume peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis, the state- run Petra news agency reported.


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