Despite US Warnings and Israeli Threats, Abbas Vows to Go Forward With UN Recognition | EU reportedly split down the middle on the issue
Despite US Warnings and Israeli Threats, Abbas Vows to Go Forward With UN Recognition
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Israeli FM Threatens to Withhold PA Tax Revenue
Israel will withhold Palestinian tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority if President Mahmoud Abbas presses forward with a United Nations statehood bid, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz warned on Saturday. As the occupying power in Palestine, Israel has control of...
US, Israel Cancel Mid East Talks on Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone
High-level talks between Israel and its Muslim neighbors regarding a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East have been canceled by the US and Israel. A nuclear weapons-free zone has been repeatedly proposed, only to have Israel - the only state in the...
Israeli Tank Shells on Gaza Kill at Least 5, Wound Dozens
Israeli tank shells killed at least five Palestinians and wounded more than 25 in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to Palestinian medics and local witnesses. "Residents said a crowded mourning tent in the Shijaia neighbourhood near Gaza City was full of people...
Israeli DM: Iran’s Use of Uranium for Civilian Purposes ‘Delays’ War Decision
Israeli DM: Iran’s Use of Uranium for Civilian Purposes ‘Delays’ War Decision | Creation of medical isotopes buys Iran another 8 months of threats
Netanyahu Calls Obama to Congratulate Him on Reelection
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned President Obama on Thursday to congratulate him on his reelection following criticism that his flagrant preference for a Romney victory was inappropriate. Netanyahu and his Likud Party hadnot-so-privately yearned for...
Israeli Foreign Minister Threatens to Destroy Palestinian Authority
Israeli Foreign Minister Threatens to Destroy Palestinian Authority | Insists he will ‘ensure’ the PA’s total collapse
In Israel, Worries of Netanyahu’s Pro-Romney Stance in 2nd Obama Term
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political allies are scrambling since President Obama's reelection, after having spent much of the campaign season staunchly pro-Romney. “This is probably not a very good morning for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,”...
Israel to Rush Expansion of East Jerusalem Settlements
Israel to Rush Expansion of East Jerusalem Settlements | Peace Now: 1,213 new homes tendered
Israeli Cabinet Talks ‘Punishment’ Over Palestinian UN Recognition
Israeli Cabinet Talks ‘Punishment’ Over Palestinian UN Recognition | With sure victory for observer state, Israel looks for revenge
