Mar 17 2015 - 9:45am Netanyahu Says No to Statehood for Palestinians
March 17, 2015

Under pressure on the eve of a surprisingly close election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday doubled down on his appeal to right-wing voters, declaring definitively that if he was returned to office he would never establish a Palestinian state.

Mar 17 2015 - 9:42am Israelis go to the polls to elect new national government
March 17, 2015

Israelis went to the polls Tuesday to vote for the 20th Knesset.

Mar 16 2015 - 11:16am Arab Alliance Rises as Force in Israeli Elections
March 16, 2015

Israeli Arabs have experienced a political awakening as politicians have formed potent alliances that hold the potential of preventing PM Netanyahu from cobbling together a ruling coalition.

Mar 16 2015 - 11:14am Report: Tony Blair to resign as Middle East peace envoy
March 16, 2015

Tony Blair is preparing to resign his position as a peace envoy to the Middle East, a report said on Sunday. According to the Financial Times, the announcement will possibly be made this week.

Mar 16 2015 - 11:11am The status quo will live on, whichever way Israel votes
March 16, 2015

This Israeli election campaign has unleashed some promising new factors in that country’s political scene. But they are going to have to develop their clout over time before they can truly begin transforming Israeli policies as well as politics.

Mar 13 2015 - 11:13am Hamas and Fatah have clear, opposite interests in Israel’s election outcome
March 13, 2015

Ordinary Palestinians couldn’t care less about the March 17 vote. Not so the rival West Bank and Gaza leaderships

Mar 13 2015 - 11:11am Injured Gazans rally to support victims of Israeli offensive
March 13, 2015

Hundreds of Palestinians injured during Israel's summer offensive on the Gaza Strip on Thursday protested in Gaza City against what they say is official inaction for Palestinians disabled by Israeli warfare.

Mar 13 2015 - 11:10am Kerry to meet Palestinian leader, Jordan king in Egypt
March 13, 2015

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on the sidelines of economic talks in Egypt on Friday, US officials said.

Mar 11 2015 - 11:13am Palestinian cause serves as extremist ‘rallying cry’: King Abdullah
March 11, 2015

King Abdullah II of Jordan warned on Tuesday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was essential for combating extremism, saying the conflict served as a rallying cry for militants.

Mar 11 2015 - 11:11am Gaza vegetables to be shipped to Israel for first time in 8 years
March 11, 2015

Vegetables harvested in the Gaza Strip will be exported to Israel for the first time in eight years on Thursday.


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