The Daily Star | With Hope for Unity, Abbas Swears In a New Palestinian Government New York Times The ceremony came six weeks after the Palestine Liberation Organization — dominated by Mr. Abbas's Fatah faction — and the militant Hamas movement that has ruled Gaza since 2007 signed a pact paving the way for the new government. But the ... Netanyahu 'troubled' by US Palestine decision Palestine must force US to pressure Israel: Analyst Israel slams 'terrorist' Palestine unity deal |
Russia hails formation of Palestine state government ITAR-TASS “The formation of a united technocratic government in Palestine resulted from strong efforts that the leadership of Fatah, Hamas, other Palestinian movements and organizations had been taking recently in a striving to overcome internal disagreements ... |
Haaretz (blog) | A literature festival for Palestine - on both sides of the Green Line Haaretz (blog) Beneath a starry night sky, a crowd gathered on a spacious plaza in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, waiting for the next installment of this year's Palestine Festival of Literature – Palfest for short. Braving unseasonably low temperatures and ... |
Mark Kirk, Marco Rubio Urge US to Suspend Aid to Palestine NBC Chicago (blog) In a statement Monday, the senators denounced Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for folding the Islamist militant group Hamas into a new "government of national unity" designed to bring together feuding political factions that dominate Gaza ... |
India supports Palestine's unity government Livemint New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it supports Palestine's new unity government formed under a reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, which have separately ruled Gaza Strip and West Bank since 2007. The entry of Hamas into the Palestine government ... |
Yahoo News | Abbas swears in Palestinian unity government Yahoo News President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government Monday, taking a major step toward ending a crippling split with his Hamas rivals, but also setting the stage for new friction with Israel and possibly with the West. The brief ceremony at ... |
Israel: US sanctioning terrorism by okaying ties with Palestinian unity government Jerusalem Post “If the US administration wants to advance peace, it should be calling on [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas to end his pact with Hamas and return to peace talks with Israel. Instead it is enabling Abbas to believe that it is acceptable to ... |
For Palestine, a Final May Be Just the Start New York Times It is a hugely significant moment for Palestine. Not only is the match the team's first final in its 16-year history, but a victory would also mean a place in next year's Asian Cup, the continent's equivalent of the European Championship or the ... |
US rebuked by Israel for continuing Palestine aid after Hamas Sydney Morning Herald Washington: The US said it will maintain financial aid to the Palestinian Authority even under a new government backed by the Islamic Hamas movement, earning a rebuke from Israel. Secretary of State John Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ... |
Israel's prime minister 'troubled' by U.S. decision on Palestine Naples Daily News JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister said Wednesday he is "deeply troubled" by the United States' decision to maintain relations with the new Palestinian unity government, urging Washington to tell the Palestinian president that his alliance with ... |