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Palestinians Honor Helen Thomas

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:57:29 CDT

When Helen Thomas said Jewish people should "get the hell out of Palestine," the outcry forced her into retirement from the White House press corps in 2010. (Not that she was all that apologetic afterward.) Now Palestinians are giving her a little thank-you. A representative of Palestinian Authority chief...

Israel Punishing Palestinians With Rushed Settlements

Rob Quinn — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:10:00 CDT

Palestine's membership in UNESCO has met a fierce response from Israel. A day after Palestine joined the United Nations' cultural body , Israel ordered the accelerated construction of 2,000 new homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. In what officials acknowledge is punishment for "unilateral actions," Israel has also...

Palestinians: Tony Blair Is 'of No Use at All'

Mark Russell — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 CDT

The Palestinian Authority is accusing Middle East envoy Tony Blair of bias toward Israel and calling for his removal, reports the Telegraph . "Our general evaluation of his efforts is that he has become of no use at all," said a senior official with the Palestinian Authority. "He has developed a...

Israel Arming Settlements as Protests Loom

Rob Quinn — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:58:35 CDT

The Israeli military, expecting widespread confrontations in the West Bank as the United Nations debates recognizing a Palestinian state, is training Jewish settlers to repel protests. Settlement security chiefs are being given tear gas and stun grenades, and the military is mapping out firing zones around settlements, according to leaked...

Egypt Forces Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:20:50 CDT

Egyptian police fired live ammo and tear gas at pro-Palestinian protesters today as violence continued following yesterday's clashes at Israel's borders. More than 350 protesters were injured, one critically, outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo, AP reports. At least 16 people were killed yesterday when Israeli troops opened fire in...

Abbas Ousts Cabinet in Move Toward Elections

Matt Cantor — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:23:05 CST

Taking a step on the path toward new elections, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today called on his prime minister to assemble a new cabinet. Officials said presidential and parliamentary elections would take place by September, though Hamas says it won't take part, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement...

Leaked Israel-Palestine Documents a Disgrace

Kevin Spak — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:14:05 CST

The so-called “ Palestinian Papers ,” which reveal that Israel turned down massive concessions from a desperate PLO, are a disgrace, according to the Guardian , one of the papers distributing the leaks. “It is hard to tell who appears worst,” the paper’s editorial reads: “The Palestinian leaders, who are weak, craven, and...

Brit Consulate Workers Charged in Terror Plot

Rob Quinn — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:42:57 CST

Two Palestinan employees of Britain's consulate in Jerusalem have been charged in connection with a plot to attack the city's main soccer stadium. The two maintenance workers were among 5 people arrested in an alleged Hamas plot to fire a rocket into Teddy Stadium, home of the city's Beitar soccer...

Israel Considers Leasing East Jerusalem

Kevin Spak — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:10:00 CDT

Israel and the Unites States are secretly discussing a deal in which Israel would lease lands in East Jerusalem from a new Palestinian state for a period of 40 to 99 years, according to a report from Asharq al-Awsat, an Arabic language London paper, summarized in Haaretz . In exchange, Palestine...