Israel accepts Quartet’s peace process proposal
Jewish Journal
October 2, 2011
Israel has accepted the Mideast Quartet\’s proposal to renew peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
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palestinian state
Moral dimension of Palestinian statehood
Judea Pearl
September 28, 2011
I felt terribly guilty when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly: “Enough! It is time for the Palestinian people to gain their freedom and independence.” How can we deny to others what we claim for ourselves?
Council takes first step on Palestinian U.N. bid
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2011
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday took its first step on the Palestinian application to join the United Nations by handing it to a committee that will review and assess it in the coming weeks.
Netanyahu rejects widespread criticism of homes plan
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Western and Arab complaints that the planned construction of 1,100 new homes in Gilo on annexed land close to Jerusalem would complicate Middle East peace efforts.
U.S., EU condemn Israeli plan to expand settlement
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2011
Israel approved on Tuesday the construction of 1,100 settlement homes on annexed land in the West Bank, complicating global efforts to renew peace talks and defuse a crisis over a Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations.
U.N. speech boosts Bibi’s ratings in Israel
Jewish Journal
September 26, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s popularity has climbed in Israel after a hard-hitting speech at the United Nations opposing a Palestinian bid for statehood, an opinion poll showed on Monday.
Israel police arrest Hamas lawmaker in East Jerusalem
Jewish Journal
September 26, 2011
Israeli police arrested a Hamas lawmaker on Monday who had been sheltering for more than a year in the International Red Cross (ICRC) offices in East Jerusalem, a police spokesman said.
The dangerous alternate Middle East reality
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2011
In the lead-up to the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations later this week, we can expect nation after nation to vilify the Jewish state and to walk out when Prime Minister Netanyahu takes the microphone.
In U.N. speeches, Abbas, Netanyahu trade charges of ‘ethnic cleansing’
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2011
Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
Netanyahu to U.N.: Palestinians want state without peace [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of wanting statehood without peace.
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