Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush would not pursue the two-state solution or ask Israel to take additional steps to renew peace negotiations with the Palestinians, if elected as president in the fall.
The Vatican signed its first treaty with the \”State of Palestine\” on Friday, calling for \”courageous decisions\” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backing a two-state solution.
Israel\’s defense minister said on Tuesday he did not believe a stable peace agreement could be reached with the Palestinians in his lifetime – one of the bleakest assessments from a top-level cabinet member since talks collapsed last year.
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Shmuel Tikvah, a young Nigerian, heard time and time again about the Igbo people, who claim descent from ancient Israelites. Research at an Internet cafe leads him on a quest to find this Nigerian Jewish community, which keeps kosher, lights Shabbat candles and prays in Hebrew.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that continued Jewish settlement activity was not constructive and did not \”advance the cause of peace\”.
Haim Ramon indicated that Israel\’s West Bank security barrier will be the future Israel-Palestine border. Israel\’s deputy prime minister, speaking Monday night at the Israel Policy Forum\’s annual gala in New York, said Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are in dispute over just 5.5 percent of the West Bank.
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