Desperate Israeli Leftist Parties Contemplate Merger After Election Humiliation
Officials in the Labor and Meretz parties are exploring the possibility of a merger of their two parties in the wake of Labor’s worst-ever election showing on April 9.
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Palestinian Protesters Storm Jerusalem Conference Marking 25th Anniversary of Oslo Accords
TEL AVIV – Twenty Palestinian activists on Wednesday stormed a meeting of Palestinians and Israelis who had gathered for a conference at the American Colony Hotel in east Jerusalem to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oslo peace accords.
World View: U.S.-Backed Kurds Stop Fighting Islamic State to Fight Turkey in Afrin
Contents: US-backed Kurds stop fighting ISIS in order to fight Turkey in Afrin; Reports of Free Syrian Army atrocities on Kurds in Afrin; Mahmoud Abbas may step down as Palestinian Authority president
World View: Trump and Abbas Say Mideast Peace Not as Hard as It Looks
Contents: Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas commit to work for historic Mideast peace deal; Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas try again, channeling Sisyphus
Israel Almost Never Benefits from Compromise
The painful lesson that Israelis — including those in the “peace” camp — have learned is that compromise leads to war. Now, President Barack Obama has taught them a new lesson: namely, that they cannot trust the guarantees on which compromises are made.
Israel’s Peres Hospitalised for ‘Irregular Heartbeat’: Office
Jerusalem (AFP) – Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres was rushed to hospital on Sunday after feeling chest pains and being diagnosed with an “irregular heartbeat”, a spokeswoman said. Peres will stay overnight at a Tel
Peres Recovering After Heart Scare: Doctor
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres was making an “excellent” recovery on Friday after treatment for a heart problem, his surgeon said. “His condition is excellent, the widening of the artery was successful,” professor
World View: Russia Humiliates US Again as It Begins Striking Syria
Contents: Mahmoud Abbas’s United Nations ‘bombshell’ something of a dud; Russia humiliates US again as it begins striking Syria
World View: Palestinian Leader Abbas Expected to Deliver Ultimatum to Israel at UN
Contents: Palestinian leader Abbas to ‘drop bombshell’ in UN speech Wednesday; Abbas expected to deliver ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel; Abbas’s resignation would trigger major Mideast changes
