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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Middle East peace talks in jeopardy
September 27th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) The future of the Middle East direct peace talks appeared to be in jeopardy after Israel refused to extend a ban on West Bank settlements, a media ... Read more...
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No alternative to peace talks: Abbas (Lead, Changing dateline)
September 16th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Sep 16 (DPA) Israelis and Palestinians have no alternative but to negotiate, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday, as he met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, amid efforts ... 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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Second day of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begins
September 15th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 15 (DPA) A second day of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations began Wednesday with a meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
Clinton was slated ... Read more...
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Israel-Palestine direct talks end in Egypt
September 14th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Sep 14 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held a "serious discussion on core issues", Middle East envoy George Mitchell said Tuesday, ... 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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Palestinians chastise Ahmadinejad over Mideast talks remarks
September 5th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Sep 5 (DPA) The Palestinian leadership has chastised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for criticising the renewed Middle East direct peace talks, the Maan news agency reported Sunday.
"The one who does not ... Read more...
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Israeli settlers legitimate targets: Hamas
September 4th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London/Jerusalem, Sep 4 (DPA) A Hamas official Saturday said hurting Israeli settlers in the West Bank was a "natural thing" as they are armed and constitute the first reserve military force of ... Read more...
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U.S. Secretary Of State, Hillary Clinton, Initiates Tranquility Talks Between Israel And The Palestinians
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 3, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American Secretary of State happens to be Hillary Clinton. In effect, she is the foremost diplomat of America. She has officially initiated the initial direct ... Read more...
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Another attack on Israelis in West Bank: Report
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Sep 3 (DPA) Israeli settlers in the West Bank escaped injury late Thursday after the third attack by militant Palestinians in the past 48 hours, Israeli media reported.
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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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Two Israelis injured in West Bank attack
September 2nd, 2010 - 8:17 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 2 (IANS) Two Israelis were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting attack in the West Bank, media reports said.
The victims, a man and a woman, were travelling in a ... Read more...
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Obama convenes Mideast peace talks
September 1st, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (DPA) US President Barack Obama met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first of a series of meetings Wednesday with leaders from the Middle East as he ... Read more...
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Netanyahu leaves for US for peace talks relaunch
August 31st, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Aug 31 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday left for Washington ahead of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks - the first face-to-face negotiations between the sides in more than ... Read more...
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Israel to blame if talks fail: Abbas
August 30th, 2010 - 6:40 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Aug 30 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday warned Israel would foil peace talks to be resumed Sept 2 if it continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank and East ... Read more...
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Palestinians reject Israeli conditions for peace deal
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Aug 23 (DPA) Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat rejected Monday three conditions set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a peace agreement, calling them "unacceptable".
"There is a difference between negotiations ... Read more...
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Mideast direct talks ‘only way’ to peace: UN
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 22 (DPA) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Saturday endorsed next month's planned resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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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-Palestine talks to resume, say Clinton, EU (Lead)
August 20th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Brussels, Aug 20 (DPA) Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume direct negotiations next month in hopes of reviving the long-stalled Middle East peace process, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ... Read more...
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Israel announces building plan, rejects preconditions
August 16th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Damascus, Aug 16 (DPA) The Israeli government approved Sunday a new building plan in the West Bank despite the 10-month settlement freeze and warned against any international conditions to the start of ... Read more...
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Palestinian militant groups reject new round of Israel talks
August 16th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Aug 15 (DPA) Eleven militant Palestinian groups based in Syria Sunday warned against a "concession and compromise" policy ahead of a possible round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian ... Read more...
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Israel to offer “extensive and tempting” withdrawal plan to Palestine
August 15th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 15 (ANI): In an attempt to spread peace, Israel is preparing an "extensive and tempting" withdrawal plan to give up 90 percent of the West Bank and evacuate 50,000 ... Read more...
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US continues push for Middle East direct talks
August 14th, 2010 - 7:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called key regional leaders, continuing the America's push to start Middle East direct talks, the State Department said Friday.
"Secretary Clinton discussed with ... 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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Abbas sets conditions for direct talks with Israel
August 5th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 5 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready for direct negotiations with Israel, provided key condition are met, including a total halt to settlement building in the West ... 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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Arab League for direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
July 30th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 29 (DPA) The Arab League laid out its three main conditions Thursday for supporting direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but the group remained doubtful if a stalemate could be broken.
"I assure ... Read more...
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Netanyahu discusses peace moves with Jordan king
July 27th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, July 27 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a surprise brief visit to Amman Tuesday, where he discussed the prospects for starting "serious and effective" direct talks between Israel ... Read more...
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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, Netanyahu exude confidence about peace talks with Palestine
July 7th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both expressed confidence that the Israeli leader will soon hold direct peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud ... Read more...
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Obama praises Netanyahu for easing Gaza blockade
July 7th, 2010 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (DPA) US President Barack Obama praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for takings steps to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip in a meeting at the White ... Read more...
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Israelis favour Gaza blockade: Survey
June 10th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 10 (DPA) An overwhelming majority of Israelis believe their country should stop also the next blockade-breaking aid flotilla to Gaza if there is one.
As many as 91 percent ... Read more...
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Turkish President Gul meets with Palestinian counterpart
June 8th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by BNO News
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BNOP NEWS) – Turkish President Abdullah Gül met on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prior to the beginning of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures' (CICA) 3rd summit ... Read more...
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