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Liberman heads to Vienna to thwart Palestinian UN bid - Jerusalem Post Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:01:25 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Liberman heads to Vienna to thwart Palestinian UN bid Jerusalem Post FM warns of "far-reaching implications" to PA statehood bid; Fatah official: Bid will mark an end to Oslo Accords, following UN recognition Palestine will force int'l community to take legal action against Israel. Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman ... Is the Palestinian Prime Minister Serious About Resigning?Al-Monitor Fatah official: UK pressuring PLO to abandon UN bidMa'an News Agency all 6 news articles »

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New York Times Opposes Palestinian Self-Determination - Bay Area Indymedia Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:37:38 GMT

The Nation

New York Times Opposes Palestinian Self-Determination Bay Area Indymedia "Last year, the Palestinian Authority toyed with submitting an application for full United Nations membership, but backed off in the face of overwhelming opposition from the United States and Israel." Now they plan to seek "nonmember observer state ... Palestine: Realities Overtaking Fairy TalesCanada Free Press Savir's Corner: Escapism and the peace processJerusalem Post Abbas relinquished the Palestinian 'right of return' to please Israeli votersJewish Chronicle Businessweek -Huffington Post (blog) -World War 4 Report all 349 news articles »

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Palestinians distribute draft resolution on UN status upgrade - Haaretz Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:43:21 GMT

The Electronic Intifada (blog)

Palestinians distribute draft resolution on UN status upgrade Haaretz A letter from the observer mission accompanying the draft resolution asks UN members to support "the enhancement of the status of Palestine in the United Nations General Assembly to be considered by the assembly at a date to be announced in the near ... Palestinians prepare UN upgrade despite US, Israel warningsReuters Palestinian Arabs Set To Test Obama II With Demarche at United NationsNew York Sun Palestinians unveil UN membership resolution, no vote setAFP The Electronic Intifada (blog) -Press TV all 303 news articles »

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Palestine's date farmers suffer double burden of occupation and indifference - The Guardian Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:45:03 GMT

The Guardian

Palestine's date farmers suffer double burden of occupation and indifference The Guardian The hillsides of the West Bank are rustling with industry. It's autumn, temperatures have finally dropped and the harvest has begun. Palestinian villages empty every morning as people attend to their olive trees, tapping at the branches with long ... Our World TodayOrangeville Citizen The Palestinian 'Right of Return': Abbas Wades into the MorassTIME Palestine at the UNFinancial Times Ahram Online -Middle East Online -Salem-News.Com all 575 news articles »

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The politics of money in Palestine - Asia Times Online Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:48:55 GMT

The politics of money in Palestine Asia Times Online between Palestinian leadership and society, and outside funds, which began pouring it, with a clear political manual that has been dutifully followed by those who provide the funds and those who receive them. That relationship was once more a subject ... and more »

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Obama's in-tray - Israel / Palestine - The Guardian Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:37:15 GMT

The Guardian

Obama's in-tray - Israel / Palestine The Guardian Obama now has a freer hand to press the Palestinian issue if he chooses. He is no longer as vulnerable to the drum beat of charges from the right that by pressing Israel to end the occupation he is endangering the Jewish state and therefore America. Obama wins, Netanyahu losesGlobalPost Michael Jansen: Can he do, this time?Gulf Today Middle East sounds off on Obama electionWND.com BBC News -Inter Press Service -Haaretz all 2,308 news articles »

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Israel moves ahead construction of 1200 settler homes ahead of Palestinian UN ... - Washington Post Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:47:13 GMT

New York Times

Israel moves ahead construction of 1200 settler homes ahead of Palestinian UN ... Washington Post Earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume negotiations without preconditions. “Peace may be advanced only around the negotiating table and not via unilateral decisions in the U.N. General ... Palestinian's Remark, Seen as Concession, Stirs UproarNew York Times Palestinian leader takes on sacred cow by suggesting flexibility on refugee ...Fox News Mahmoud Abbas outrages Palestinian refugees by waiving his right to returnThe Guardian Jerusalem Post (blog) -Pakistan Daily Times all 1,340 news articles »

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Gilmore condemns Israel settlements - Irish Times Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:46:46 GMT

Irish Times

Gilmore condemns Israel settlements Irish Times It is only through such negotiations that a comprehensive peace agreement and the reality of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, can come into being. “This decision by the Israeli government underscores the ... Erekat: UN bid aims to preserve two-state solutionMa'an News Agency all 52 news articles »

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Why the Palestinian president shocked his people over 'right of return' - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:01:45 GMT

Why the Palestinian president shocked his people over 'right of return' Christian Science Monitor Mahmoud Abbas touched off a storm of debate in the Middle East over the weekend after the Palestinian president seemingly conceded the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees, a symbolically loaded issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian ... and more »

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The beasts of Berlin: Palestinian artists make a splash in the German capital - Al-Bawaba Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:20:04 GMT

The beasts of Berlin: Palestinian artists make a splash in the German capital Al-Bawaba Born in 1983 in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Salman has lived in Paris since 2007. In this collection of paintings, Salman speaks to his personal view of the Arab world nearly two years after the outbreak of the revolutions. “The idea behind the ... and more »