Category: Peace process

U.S. Special Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, will start his Middle East tour on Saturday evening as he will be holding separate meetings with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv, and…

Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported Thursday, that indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks could be resumed as early as this coming Sunday. Haaretz said that U.S Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, will be…

The Arab League expressed, on Wednesday, its support to holding indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians, hoping that the stalled peace process could be renewed.Arab Foreign Ministers, convening in…

During a Monday meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, stated that the objective of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians is a viable…

In a visit to the Arab Gulf state of Qatar Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has not backed down on demanding that Israel end…

U.S. Secretary-of State, Hilary Clinton, stated Friday that U.S. Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, and Middle East Envoy, Tony Blair, will intensify their efforts to ensure the resumption of…

Israel’s Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, met with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and senior Egyptian officials this past Wednesday in Egypt.Barak also met with his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammad Tantawi and Egyptian…

Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, a political leader of the Hamas movement, stated that they would sign the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity should the Egyptian leadership provide guarantees to ensure…

United States President, Barack Obama, told the Time Magazine that he made a mistake when he had high expectations for Middle East peace, and added that both Israel and the…

The United States and Jordan presented a new track for the stalled Middle East Peace Process, and called on both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume the peace process…

Israel must commit to freezing settlement construction if talks are to resume, says Abbas.Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has continued to state that the resumption of peace talks with Israeli Prime…

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank decided to move to the UN four main files, regarding borders, the Wall, the Palestinians state and the illegal weapons used by Israel…

Nimir Hammad, advisor to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Saturday that President Abbas and his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, will be holding a meeting in Cairo next Wednesday November…

U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is expected to hold a meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Abu Dhabi next Saturday. 56970 OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/clinton_abbas.jpg 300 0) Image Caption Goes…

U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, presented to President Barack Obama, her report on Middle East efforts aiming at the resumption of Middle East peace talks. Clinton said that the…

Syrian President, Bashar Asad, stated Thursday that Israel must choose between occupation and peace, and that Israel cannot choose to remain an occupier and at the same time acts to…

Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stated Tuesday that Spain will cooperate with the United States in order to revive the Middle East peace process, when its hold the…

In an interview with the Italian Daily, La Repubblica, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, said that the United States seems to be focusing on the Iranian issue more than it is…

As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But…

Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that that United States sent a message to Egypt informing its officials that the United States will not approve of a unit deal between Fateh and…

Head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel wants to dictate its policies and preconditions on the Palestinians. Dr. Erekat added…

Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian President, said that the Palestinian Authority did not ask the United Nations to void the Goldstone report on the Gaza war.Abu Rodeina stated…

US State Department issued a statement of Friday revealing that the U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will travel to the Middle East this Sunday for talks with senior Palestinian…

Taiseer Khalid, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), stated on…

Israeli sources reported that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, and the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, met on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv and held talks over the release…

After the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, published on Tuesday draft of a peace plan by Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, Palestinian officials rejected the plan and said that it disregards the…

Chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmad Qureia, has stated that by continuing to reject the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, Israel is making a two-state solution an impossible aim. Qureia states…

Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated on Thursday that he does not believe that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is possible before the end of this…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, pledged to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday that Israel will consider the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners, said Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Eriqat. The Palestinian…

Israeli sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, are slated to meet on Wednesday in Jerusalem to discuss the current political…

Arab member of Israeli Knesset Ibrahim Sarsur, stated on Friday that while the Arab world is choosing peace, Israel still prefers the use of force and war. The MK also…

Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday that a fourth round of indirect Israeli-Syrian talks ended in Istanbul after two days of deliberations.  The talks were held under Turkish mediation, and…

A number of Israeli, Palestinian and foreign officials stated many times during the year 2008, that a peace deal between the Palestinians and the Israelis is so close and might…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Monday during a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security cabinet meeting that having 270.000 Arabs living by the Jews in Jerusalem will inevitably lead…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Husni Mubarak discussed the latest political developments in the region in Cairo today, including recent internal unrest in Gaza. The meeting between the…

The Arabic London based Al Saraq Al Aousat newspaper reported on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority headed by the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas threatened to take unilateral steps if the…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza slammed on Tuesday a meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, as 'aimless and only serves the Israeli occupation'.…

Palestinian and Israeli leaders were unable to agree on a definition of the state of Israel, said French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Monday. The dispute has delayed the release…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, voiced the hope that peace will prevail in the region, asserting on the need for clear-cut decisions. In a press…

“France is playing a key role in pushing the Middle East peace process forward, Palestinian resident Mahmoud Abbas stated. He told reporters in a press conference in Paris together with…

The office of the Israeli Defense Minister Ehod Barak stated on Tuesday that Barak will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today in Greece. The two will meet in the…

Israeli media sources reported on Tuesday that a senior political official in Israel, close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, stated on Tuesday that Israel received an Egyptian guarantee to keep…

Amidst great uncertainty the Egyptian negotiated ceasefire went into effect this morning between Hamas and Israel.     Under the truce Hamas has agreed to halt the Qassam shell attacks against…

The second round of the indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel under the auspices of Turkey was completed in Turkey on Monday.A press statement published by the Turkish Consulate…

US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, arrived in Tel Aviv on Saturday and said that Israel is not doing enough as it is ongoing with settlements construction in the West…

The Maan News Agency quoted Reuters stating that the Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, said that he believes that it is impossible to reach an agreement with Israel this…

In what the Hamas leadership called a “goodwill gesture to Jimmy Carter” in exchange for his meeting with the group, the Islamic movement released a letter written by captured Israeli…

Israeli political sources said that Palestinian and Israeli negotiation teams have agreed to start transcribing a peace deal between the two sides. The sources added that core issues like Jerusalem,…

Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, pledged on Weddnsday to achieve a major breakthrough in peace negotiations with the Palestinians this year. Israeli radio ‘Hebrew service’ reported that Olmert , who…

Last month’s launch of J Street marks the culmination of a two-decades-old evolution within the pro-Israel community in the US. J Street, which defines itself as “the political arm of…

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza described yesterday the Olmert-Abbas meeting in Jerusalem as 'clumsy'. Spokesman of Hamas, Fawzi Brhoum said in a statement, faxed to press, that the latest…

During his Monday meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, defended the ongoing illegal settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and stated…

Israeli foreign minister, Tsibi Livni, asserted on Sunday that there is a need to reach an overall agreement with the Palestinians , including all issues of peace talks between the…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) considered on Sunday the Israeli government’s decision to build 820 housing units in the Abu Ghonaim hilltop in the occupied east Jerusalem, as a ‘danger to…

The goal of the Annapolis process, launched by President George W. Bush in November 2007, was to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by the end of 2008. Until now, U.S.-led…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank city of Ramallah asserted on Thursday that the internal Israeli political developments in Israel are ‘an internal issue’. Spokesman of the Palestinian…

The head of the Palestine Liberation Organization negotiations department, Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat described the Tuesday Israeli Palestinian round of talks as Serious. Ereikat said that there is still a major…

In a report that is unsubstantiated by official sources, the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, has reported that Israel has presented a map of the West Bank in which Israel…

Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury Department told IMEMC that the Palestinian Investment Conference has met its goal.IMEMC meet Kimmitt during the three days Investment Conference –…

The Palestine Investment Conference (PIC), taking place in Bethlehem from May 21-23, has enthusiastically declared ‘Palestine is open for business’. The conference, which draws together around 1200 Palestinian, Israeli, and…

A Saudi compnany will invest $250 million dollars in a construction project proposed in the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem. According to the PIC CEO Dr. Hassan Abu Libdeh, the…

Paris asserted yesterday that it stance towards Hamas has not changed and that reported contacts with Hamas were done by a former French diplomat and had nothing to do with…

The office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Wednesday that Israel and Syrian decided to hold indirect talks in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The office of Olmert…

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The Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas opened the first round of meetings on Wednesday of the three day Palestine Investment Conference in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Abbas thanked…

The Palestinian Investment Conference (PIC) opened on Wednesday at the Jacir Palace hotel in Bethlehem. The opening press conference was hosted by Kamal Hassunah, the Palestinian Minster of Economy, and…

The international investors participating in the Palestinian Investment Conference, taking place in Bethlehem between the 21st and 23rd May 2008 have started to arrive in the city on Tuesday at…

Israel agreed to a truce deal with the ruling Hamas party in Gaza, if the captured Israeli soldier, Gil’ad Shalit, is released from his captivity in Gaza, Palestinian media sources…

Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, confirmed that the Palestinian side’s stance towards international legitimacy has not changed, in terms of talks with either the Israeli or American side. Abbas’s remarks came…

The Islamic Hamas movement delayed a visit to the Egyptian capital, Cairo until next week, a Hamas senior official stated on Friday.Hamas was to send a delegation to discuss the…

Israeli sources reported on Monday that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, met in Jerusalem with the Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, for nearly ninety minutes and informed his that…

Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Alzahar, said on Monday that Israel has an opportunity to seize today as the chief of Egyptian intelligence is submitting to Israel the Hamas ceasefire,…

Mahmoud Zahhar, one of the prominent political leaders of Hamas movement, stated on Thursday that Egyptian Intelligence Chief,  Omar Suleiman, will visit Israel next week in order to receive an…

Spokesman of the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Ahmad Abdelrahman, asserted yesterday that Israel has been blocking any concrete results of the political process by constructing new more…

Former Palestinian minister and secretary of the PLO’s executive committee believed on Wednesday that underway Israeli settlement activities sabotage the political process. In a phone interview with the German News…

Israeli political sources stated on Monday that the Monday meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, managed to achieve a progress on security related arrangements…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas voiced on Sunday the Palestinian leadership’s concern over what he called ‘the Israelis side’s failure to abide by its obligations, stated in the U.S-backed road map…

Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmad Abuelgheit, revealed Sunday that a progress has been achieved in secret peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Abuelgheit, speaking to the Alsharq Qatar-based newspaper, urged both…

The U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, headed on Sunday noon in west Jerusalem, a trilateral meeting involving herself, Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak and Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad.…

Paris has proposed installing an international peace-keeping force in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli Jerusalem Post newspaper reported Sunday. Ac cording to the JP, Israeli Prime Minister, Fransou’ Filoun,…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B'Tselem, has issued a report finding that the Israeli government has continued to maintain severe and comprehensive restrictions on…

 Members of the Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East called on Israel to freeze all of its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon…

Israeli media sources reported on Thursday that the Egyptian Intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, is expected to visit Israeli in the coming few days to receive Israel's response on the truce…

U.S Secretary of States, Condoleezza Rice, reiterated yesterday that Washington would keep up sidelining the Islamist Hamas party in Gaza, wondering of what she considered ‘negotiating with a group that…

Head of the Palestinian Negotiations Team, Ahmad Qorea’ (Abu Ala’), stated on Tuesday that peace talks with Israel will set facts on the ground, and added that the ongoing Israeli…

Israeli officials stated on Monday Turkish mediation to push peace talks between Israel and Syria is unlikely to achieve any progress as the gap between the Syrian and Israeli positions…

Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesperson of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, called on the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to officially declare the failure of peace talks with Israel and the United…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that his talks with the US President, George Bush, and US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, have failed in achieving any positive results.Abbas stated that…

Israel officially rejected on Friday an offer made by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, for a six month truce in the Gaza Strip. Israeli leaders said that the call is…

Leaders of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights stated on Thursday that settlement construction and expansion in the occupied Syrian area will continue and will advance.The leaders said that “any…

Hamas political leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated on Thursday that the movement accepts a truce in Gaza under a national agreement, and added that this truce should be extended later on…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met on Wednesday with King Abdulla II of Jordan in Washington and discussed with him the outcome of his meeting with the US President George W.…

The Sham Press Syrian News Agency reported on Thursday that the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informed Damascus that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, agreed to withdraw from…

U.S Secretary of States, Condoleezza Rice, said that Hamas should prove its willingness towards peace by taking some necessary steps. Rice told reporters in the Bahrini capital of Manama, following…

On Monday, former US President Jimmy Carter addressed the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, and then held a press conference at the King David Hotel in West Jerusalem The main…

Mahmoud Zahhar, one of Hamas political leaders, stated on Sunday that the movement presented its response to 15 questions presented by the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Omar Suleiman, regarding a truce…

In a televised speech on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, stated that there can be no peace with Israel if the release of all political detainees was not part of…

The Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Sami Abu Zuhri, on Sunday challenged talks that are currently underway between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. In a statement…

A meeting will be held Sunday evening between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, according to Olmert's spokesman, Mark Regev.Regev confirmed in a phone interview with…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, set forth a number of conditions before any truce with the Islamist Hamas goes into effect, the Saudi-based aL-Wattan newspaper quoted Palestinian sources as saying.…