Posts Tagged: Middle East peace talks
Palestinians Reject Resumption of Unconditional Peace Talks With Israel
The Palestinians insist that they will not accept the resumption of unconditioned peace talks with Israel, a senior official stated on Tuesday. Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian...
Obama’s Middle East
This was a busy week for the Obama administration. On Tuesday, US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the Middle East to meet separately with...
France Lobbying Arab States in Effort to Relaunch Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
JNS.org - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is seeking support from Arab states in an effort to relaunch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. “[The Israeli-Palestinian...
Netanyahu to Czech FM: Palestinians Set ‘Perfect Trap’ on Peace Talks
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority rejects peace talks with Israel and then tries to get boycotts imposed on the Jewish state over the absence of...
French Foreign Minister to Visit Israel, Palestinian Territories in Effort to Revive Peace Talks
France's foreign minister said on Thursday he would travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories in June, aiming to press ahead in getting an international...
Report: Israel Eavesdropped on John Kerry During Middle East Peace Talks
Spiegel Online - SPIEGEL has learned from reliable sources that Israeli intelligence eavesdropped on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during Middle East peace negotiations. In...
Opinion: Talk of Peace Always Leads to War
After a light-hearted exchange about the chance of reaching our destination without getting hit by a missile barrage, my taxi driver's tone darkened. "Tell me...
Abbas, Peres Accept Pope Invitation to Visit Vatican for Peace Prayer
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepted an invitation by Pope Francis to pray for peace at the Vatican. "In...
Abbas and Kerry to Meet in London
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in London on Wednesday. Abbas is believed to...
Report: Kerry Says Israel Could Become ‘Apartheid State’
JNS.org - Israel risks becoming an "apartheid state" if a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not reached soon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
Obama Blames Both Israelis and Palestinian Authority for Peace Talks Breakdown
JNS.org - President Barack Obama on Friday blamed both the Israelis and Palestinians for the failure of the peace process. The latest U.S.-brokered peace talks...
Israel Says it’s ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Kerry Remarks on Peace Talks
TIME - Israel signaled Wednesday that it was "deeply disappointed" by Secretary of State John Kerry's recent comments, which appeared to blame Israel for the...
Contrary to Kerry Claim, Abbas Did Apply to Join UN-Affiliated Groups
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority (PA) began the process of joining 15 international conventions in response to Israel not proceeding with the fourth round of...
Report: U.S. and Israel Nearing Deal on Pollard Release
New York Times - The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the...
