US Vows to Stop All Aid If Palestinians Seek Statehood | Independence or dependence, the US offers a choice
Hamas: Gaza Militants Agree to Ceasefire
Gaza militants agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, a Hamas official said Sunday, three days of violence from all sides. The Hamas official said militants in Gaza have agreed the truce would go into effect Sunday evening, in accordance with the deal brokered by Egypt....
Israel Prepares for Mass Protests After Palestinian UN Vote
One month before what may be an historic United Nations showdown over Palestinian statehood, both Palestinian and Israeli authorities are bracing for the possibility of mass street protests that some fear could spiral into a violent uprising. Palestinian leaders are...
Claims: Palestinians May ‘Soften’ Statehood Bid at UN
Claims: Palestinians May ‘Soften’ Statehood Bid at UN | Secret EU talks aim at compromise short of independence
Abbas Ready to Accept US Statehood Veto
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he is prepared to accept the Obama administration's expected veto of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations next month, saying he will “continue to cooperate with the Americans” even if that happens....
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions | PA warns move destroyed ‘what is left’ of peace process
US Congressman: US Economic Woes Won’t Affect Israel Aid
U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Wednesday that financial challenges "will not have any adverse effect on America's determination to meet its promise to Israel." The blunt statement by the second-highest ranked Democrat in the House of Representatives...
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September | US veto stands in way of potential statehood
Israel Approves 4,300 New Homes in East Jerusalem
Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in Palestinian East Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in coming days. Adding further damage to the beleaguered "peace process," the settlement authorization prompted senior Palestinian...
Israeli Court Orders Settlement Dismantled
Israel's supreme court on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of an illegal Jewish settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. In the initial petition for its removal back in 2006, both the court and the Israeli government admitted that...