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Palestinians Slam Gingrich for Calling Them 'Invented'

John Johnson — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:11:13 CST

Newt Gingrich has outraged many in the Palestinian community with this line from an interview on the Jewish Channel cable network: "Remember, there was no Palestine as a state. It was part of the Ottoman Empire. And I think that we've had an invented Palestinian people, who are in fact...

Palestine Could Offer Bright Spot for Arab World

Kevin Spak — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:22:02 CDT

Things are bad in the Arab world, but Thomas Friedman sees green shoots in an unlikely place: Palestine. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to the wider Middle East what off-Broadway is to Broadway,” he writes in the New York Times . “It is where all good and bad ideas get tested out...

Palestinian PM Steps Down to Pave Way for Power Share

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:02:11 CST

Palestine’s prime minister submitted his resignation today, a move that could help pave the way for an elusive power-sharing deal between Fatah moderates and Hamas militants. Salam Fayyad's decision was meant to build confidence before Palestinian reconciliation talks resume Tuesday in Cairo. He was appointed by Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud...

Israel Pledges to Pull 50 West Bank Roadblocks

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:33:24 CDT

Pressured by Condoleezza Rice to kickstart flagging peace talks, Israel pledged to remove about 50 roadblocks from the West Bank—the first in a series of “concrete steps” to finalize a deal, Al Jazeera reports. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad hailed the news despite skepticism from other officials. “We will...

US 'Will Never Pressure Israel' on Security: VP

Harry Kimball — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:24:09 CDT

The US supports recent Israeli strikes on Palestine and "will never pressure Israel to take steps that threaten its security," Dick Cheney said in Jerusalem today. On a trip to spur stalled peace talks, Cheney is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leaders this weekend. A Hamas spokesman...

US Set to Deliver $150M in Aid to Palestinians

Zach Samalin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:47:53 CDT

The US promised today to transfer $150 million in aid to the economically ailing Palestinian Authority, marking the first installment of $550 million the US pledged at a donors' conference in December, Reuters reports. The contribution will be the largest single donation since the Authority was launched in 1994, Prime...

E. Jerusalem Settlements Rile Palestinians

Jason Farago — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:20:00 CST

The contentious issue of post-Annapolis Israeli settlement has flared up again after the government began construction of hundreds of new homes in East Jerusalem, the putative capital of an independent Palestine. Although PM Ehud Olmert has frozen construction of new homes in the West Bank, the housing minister said today...

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

Sam Gale Rosen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:12:31 CST

President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend. "There will...

Abbas Swears in New Gov't

J. Kelman — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:22:40 CDT

Mahmoud Abbas swore in his emergency government today, 3 days after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. Salam Fayyad, a former World Bank economist, will head the new government, composed largely of independents. Unsurprisingly, Hamas says it will not recognize Abbas's regime, and declares the original unity government still...