Abbas Struggles to Retreat From Right of Return Comments | Livni, Olmert say Abbas has held position since 2008
Hamas Slams Abbas Over ‘Right of Return’ Comments
Hamas Slams Abbas Over ‘Right of Return’ Comments | Rival bloc may capitalize on anger of PA leader’s position
Palestinians Face ‘Harsh Retaliation’ for Seeking UN Recognition
Palestinians Face ‘Harsh Retaliation’ for Seeking UN Recognition | As early election looms, Netanyahu likely to spite Palestinians
Poll: Majority of Israeli Jews Would Support Apartheid Regime in Israel
Most Israeli Jews support the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it formally annexes the West Bank, and a majority explicitly favors systematic discrimination against Israeli Arabs, according to a new poll. A new survey conducted by the Israeli data...
Jimmy Carter: Netanyahu Has Abandoned Two-State Solution
Former US president Jimmy Carter said Monday on a trip to Israel that Israel’s current government has abandoned the two-state solution in favor of a Greater Israel that will include the West Bank and Gaza inside the Jewish state. “We are heading towards a one-state...
Israel Counted Minimum Calorie Needs in Gaza Blockade, Documents Reveal
The Israeli military meticulously and callously calculated the number of calories Gaza residents would need to consume in order not to starve, and used those calculations to inform how to impose a harsh economic blockade on the Palestinians, according to newly...
Poll: 80% of Palestinians, Israelis Say Attack on Iran Would Spark Regional War
Around 80 percent of respondents in a survey of both Israelis and Palestinians say that an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would ignite a major regional war. The poll was a joint effort of the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of...
Netanyahu Calls for Early Elections, Maneuvering US on Iran, Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for early elections instead of waiting for the scheduled ones in October 2013, raising new questions about his stranglehold on Israeli policy on Iran, and beyond. Netanyahu and his Likud Party, according to the...
PA in Talks With Arab States on UN ‘Non-Member State’ Bid
PA in Talks With Arab States on UN ‘Non-Member State’ Bid | Israel says UN recognition would harm statehood
Abbas Condemns ‘Racist’ Israeli ‘Colonization’ and ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Palestine
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned of "the catastrophic danger of the racist Israeli settlement of our country, Palestine," in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. In a sprawling and direct speech at the UN, Abbas, President of the...