Palestine President feels betrayed by Obama on Israeli settlement issue
April 26th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that US President Barack Obama let him down on the Israeli settlement issue.Describing the Israeli construction as a sticking point in ... Read more...
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Palestinian distrust of Iran revealed in leaked papers
January 27th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to persuade a Palestinian businessman to contribute millions of dollars to a radio station for the Iranian opposition after the country's disputed presidential elections ... Read more...
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Obama ‘backed out of land promise to Palestinians’
January 25th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): US President Barack Obama reneged on an important Bush administration pledge to give the Palestinians their "land of promise".Documents leaked by Al-Jazeera TV suggest that Obama retreated from ... Read more...
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PM Netanyahu says U.S. rejected Israel’s freeze proposal
January 4th, 2011 - 3:02 am ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that the U.S. government rejected Israel's proposal over the settlement freeze, local media reported.Netanyahu said that he agreed to the U.S. ... Read more...
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Net sessions being played with same intensity as match ahead of Bangalore Test: Hussey
October 8th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct 8(ANI): Australian batsman Mike Hussey has said that the inexperienced players in his country's 15-man squad are taking maximum advantage of net sessions in Indian conditions to earn a place ... Read more...
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US ‘disappointed’ at Israel’s decision of not extending settlement ban
September 28th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): The United States has expressed it 'disappointment' at Israel's decision of not to extend a ban on building West Bank settlements.According to the BBC, US Middle East envoy ... Read more...
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Gaza violence overshadows Mideast peace talks
September 16th, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Gaza, Sep 15 (DPA) Israelis and Palestinians have begun tackling the "most difficult" core issues of their mutual conflict, the US said Wednesday, but the second round of direct peace negotiations ... Read more...
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Abbas, Netanyahu hold direct talks in Jerusalem (Lead)
September 16th, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 15 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday held direct negotiations in Jerusalem after their talks in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh the ... Read more...
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Egypt to host second round of Mideast peace talks
September 5th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 5 (DPA) Egypt will host the next segment of the direct round of Middle East peace talks Sep 14, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday, confirming earlier reports.
The talks will ... Read more...
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Israeli government discusses peace talks progress
September 5th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (DPA) The Israeli cabinet was summoned Sunday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to consult about the most recent round of direct peace talks with the Palestinian, reported Israeli media.
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Fragile but happy beginning for Mideast peace talks
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) The US brokered Middle East peace talks here have not only led to promises of a second round of negotiations Sep 14-15, but also opened ... Read more...
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Abbas, Netanyahu agree to reach settlement in one year
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to a one-year time-frame for reaching a peace agreement, the special US envoy to the region, ... Read more...
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European And American Bureaucrats Privately Claim That Israel And The Palestinians Are Expected To Resume Peace Talks In The Near Future
August 20th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 20, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American bureaucrats associated with the federal administration of Barack Obama have privately asserted that the Israelis and the occupied Palestinians have expressed their permission for ... Read more...
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Israel welcomes invitation to resume peace talks
August 20th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 20 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Friday an invitation to begin direct peace talks with the Palestinians, a statement issued by the prime minister's office said.
US Secretary of ... Read more...
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Palestinians await quartet statement to decide on talks
August 14th, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Aug 14 (DPA) The Palestinian Authority is waiting for a statement from the international Mideast quartet containing certain guarantees before making a final decision on joining direct negotiations with Israel, a ... Read more...
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Netanyahu expects direct talks to begin in two weeks
August 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 1 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he expects direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to begin in two weeks.
The premier did not tell ... Read more...
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Palestine rejects US call to start direct talks
July 18th, 2010 - 6:48 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, July 18 (DPA) Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas rejected a call by US special envoy George Mitchell to hold direct negotiations with Israel, Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan said.
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No progress in proximity talks with Israel: Palestinian official
July 11th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, July 11 (IANS) A Palestinian official Sunday said proximity talks with Israel have made no progress, but denied reports that the indirect negotiations have stopped.
"We don't know that they have stopped," ... Read more...
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Obama calls Abbas, favours direct Palestine-Israel talks
July 10th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and discussed ways to "advance to direct talks" towards building peace between Palestine and ... Read more...
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U.S. Presidential Delegation to travel to Bethlehem to attend Palestine Investment Conference
June 1st, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A U.S. Presidential Delegation will travel to Bethlehem to attend the Palestine Investment Conference from June 2 to 4, President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday.The Presidential Delegation ... Read more...
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Israeli-Palestinian indirect talks ‘wide-ranging’
May 10th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (DPA) The US government Sunday said that the first round of indirect peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians had been "serious and wide-ranging".
Both sides had taken "steps to create ... Read more...
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PLO President gets go ahead for indirect peace talks with Israel
May 8th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, May 8 (ANI): Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) President Mahmud Abbas was on Saturday given the go ahead for holding indirect peace talks with Israel.Reports from Ramallah quoted Fatah Deputy Secretary ... Read more...
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Netanyahu refuses to halt Jerusalem constructions
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, April 23 (IANS/AKI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the US call to halt construction in East Jerusalem even as Washington special envoy George Mitchell arrived in the region to ... Read more...
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Canada’s Nova Scotia House of Assembly denies Hindu opening prayer request
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), April 23 (ANI): A Hindu leader has been denied the request to read the opening prayer of Nova Scotia House of Assembly of Canada.House Speaker Charlie Parker, in a response ... Read more...
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UN chief asks Israel to lift Gaza siege (Lead)
March 21st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 21 (DPA) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called Sunday on Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, as he visited the impoverished salient to examine first hand ... Read more...
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Middle East Quartet meets in Moscow
March 19th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 19 (DPA) Leaders of the so-called Middle East Quartet of the UN, US, European Union and Russia are meeting in Moscow Friday for talks on the way forward in the ... Read more...
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Netanyahu defends Jerusalem building despite controversy
March 16th, 2010 - 3:42 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, March 16 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Monday plans for further housing construction in Jerusalem despite sharp international criticism and what was called the worst crisis in Israel's ... Read more...
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U.S. says Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks
March 8th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, George Mitchell, said on Monday that Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks."We've begun to discuss the structure ... Read more...
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Israel okays West Bank housing ahead of Biden visit
March 8th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Ramallah, March 8 (DPA) Israel okayed the construction of 112 apartments in a West Bank settlement Monday, a move that angered Palestinians a day after they reluctantly agreed to hold indirect ... Read more...
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US ‘overestimated’ ability to influence Mideast process: Obama
January 22nd, 2010 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said Friday he may have overestimated the influence the US could exert over the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and regretted raising expectations for meaningful ... Read more...
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Proposed Israeli building project raises US concerns
November 18th, 2009 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 18 (DPA) Plans for construction of 900 new Israeli residences in the West Bank are set to further heighten tensions between the US and Israel on the issue of Israeli ... Read more...
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Ehud Barack: ‘Death of negotiations only benefits Hamas’
November 1st, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Ramallah, Oct 31 (DPA) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called Saturday on the US and Palestinians to "make an effort to start negotiations" and added that an impasse in the dialogue would ... Read more...
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Obama determined to continue with Middle East peace efforts
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 23(ANI): United States President Barack Obama has said that he would continue with his administration's diplomatic efforts for Middle East peace until negotiations are relaunched between Israel and ... Read more...
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President Obama to meet Netanyahu and Abbas on Tuesday
September 20th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Obama will meet with both Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas on Tuesday, the White House said on Saturday.Immediately before the trilateral ... Read more...
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Obama to host tripartite meeting with Israeli PM and Palestinian President
September 20th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep 20 (ANI): In an effort to renew the peace process in the Middle East, President Barack Obama will host a tripartite meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and ... Read more...
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