Left Turn: Corbyn Promises Immediate Recognition of Palestinian State if Labour Elected
A newly elected UK Labour government will immediately recognize the Palestinian state, party leader Jeremy Corbyn promised on Wednesday.
Israel-Palestine relations
Dershowitz on UN Abstention: ‘Nasty,’ Obama ‘Stabbed’ Israel ‘in the Back’
Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz ripped President Barack Obama Monday on “Fox & Friends” for abstaining in a Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements, saying the president’s move was “nasty” and a “bait and switch.” Dershowitz said he met with Obama previously,
Netanyahu Calls Palestine’s Abbas to Offer Condolences on Brother’s Death
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Friday (July 22) to offer condolences on the death of his brother.
Israel Says Deal Reached To Halt Rolling Blackouts In West Bank
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli and Palestinian officials reached an agreement on Wednesday to stop several days of rolling blackouts in the occupied West Bank over what Israel says is some $450 million in debt. Under the agreement, the Palestinian Authority would
Israel Cuts Power At Second Palestinian City Over Unpaid Debt
The Times of Israel reports: Israel’s state-owned electric company on Monday continued to scale back its electricity supply to Palestinian cities due to almost two billion shekels in unpaid debt, limiting its supply to the city of Bethlehem and vowing
Netanyahu: ‘I’ll Clear My Schedule This Week To Meet Abbas’
The Jerusalem Post reports: Prime Minister Bejmain Netanyahu once again invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Jerusalem for talks, four days after Abbas said in a Channel 2 interview that he was waiting for such an invitation. “A few
Abbas: Security Coordination With Israel Preventing ‘A Bloody Intifada’
Haaretz reports: The Palestinian Authority is “on the brinks of collapse” if the current situation continues, PA President Mahmoud Abbas warned in an interview, broadcast Thursday night, with Channel 2 journalist Ilana Dayan. Abbas said he was insisting on continuing security
