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Raghida Dergham: The Conference to Release Palestine from International Isolation (HuffingtonPost)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:32:07 GMT
The mere gathering of world leaders to think about Palestine and the establishment of a Palestinian state makes the Annapolis Conference one that demolishes the wall of international marginalization and isolation of the Palestinians.
Indonesia invited to Israel-Palestine conference in US (People's Daily)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:20:29 GMT
The US government has included Indonesia in the list of countries invited to the upcoming conference on Palestine and Israel, which will be held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Nov. 27. The Indonesian delegates ...
FACTBOX - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:50:57 GMT
(Reuters) - Below are some key facts about Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who will press for revived peace talks with Israel at a conference on Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland. * Also known by his nickname Abu Mazen, Abbas, 72, is a veteran of the Palestinian struggle for statehood. He served as deputy to Yasser Arafat in the Palestine Liberation Organisation and took it over after ...
Iran, Syria call for support for Palestinian nation (Islamic Republic News Agency)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:03:39 GMT
Iran - Syria - Palestine President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Syrian counterpart President Bashar Assad in a telephone conversation on Sunday underlined the need to further support Palestinian nation.
Israel, Palestine at odds ahead of talks (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:00:44 GMT
A draft of the joint document Israel and the Palestinians hope to present at next week's U.S.-hosted peace conference reveal wide gaps between the two sides, with Israel avoiding mention of issues that have derailed earlier peace talks, an Israeli daily reported Thursday.
A glance at past Mideast peacemaking (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:12:06 GMT
A look at Mideast peace conferences with U.S. involvement:
Quest for Mideast peace: Can leaders deliver? (International Herald Tribune)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:57:39 GMT
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, respect each other, and have the potential to negotiate and sign the most far-reaching agreement ever between Israelis and Palestinians. But even if they do, can they carry it out?
Qtel to launch GSM service in Palestine in 2008 (Telecom.paper)
read story   Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:45:55 GMT
(TP) Qatar mobile operator Qtel is preparing to launch GSM services in Palestine early in 2008, reports ArabianBusiness.com. The company's CEO, Naser Marafih said in an interview that they are in the final stages of preparing to launch our services in Palestine. It has started preparing the ground for the launch and are just waiting for the final approval for the documentation. Qtel will ...
Mideast rivals head to US hopeful but with no illusions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:34:50 GMT
Hardened by years of bloodshed and embittered by past failures, Israel and the Palestinians head to a key US peace meeting cautiously hoping to narrow their ever-yawning gaps at last.
A Serious Side of Fun (New York Times)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:43:56 GMT
?One thing that my generation got right, I think, was that we believed that the personal, professional and political are inextricably intertwined.?