When Sheik Muhammad Hussein, the mufti of Jerusalem, who is the Palestinian Authority's senior religious official, recently recited a traditional Islamic text urging Muslims to “fight and kill the Jews” during a ceremony celebrating the 47th anniversary of Fatah&rsq …
The Palestinian side handed to the Holy See Delegation the response to the draft agreement proposed by the Holy See in the previous meeting, and the talks took place in a positive atmosphere to strengthen further the special relations between the two sides.
The author convincingly shows that the state of Israel was not a result of a guilty conscience or an invasion – the reasons for its existence are rooted deeply in the ancient history and many legal decisions made during the 20th century.Israel has a claim to that land sta …
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich put the blame for the impasse in Middle East peace talks squarely on the Palestinians.The candidates were responding a a question at the latest GOP debate Thursday night, in Jacksonville, Fla., from an audience member, Abraham Hassan.“How wou …
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's speech at the U.N. on Sept.
Norway apologized for the first time on Friday for the country's complicity in the deportation and deaths of Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two."Norwegians carried out the arrests; Norwegians drove the trucks and it happened in Norway," Norwegian Prime Minister Je …
Palestinian officials said Friday that Israel's presentation of its ideas for border and security arrangements of a future Palestinian state at a meeting in Amman on Wednesday was a non-starter, envisaging a fenced-off territory of cantons that would preserve most Jewish settle …
PLO officials went on the offensive and sought to blame Israel for the failure of exploratory contacts with Israeli negotiators as they met with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday. The meeting comes as Ashton visits the region for three days in a bid to keep t …
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The PLO has refused to continue talks with Israel after five meetings in Amman between Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli representative Yitzchak Molcho. The two men are scheduled to meet for the fifth and allegedly final time Wednesday, according to the Palestinian …
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