Palestinian Peace Effort flawed and a Red Herring

For the longest time I have earnestly suggested that the real issue that has kept the Palestinian Authority from agreeing to any peace accord with Israel lies in its inability to overcome their desire for the entire land from the river to the sea to be a Palestinian State....

Hamas: Ready for deal with Fatah, No compromise with Israel

Top Hamas leadership seems to be leaning towards Palestine while taking a tough stance against Israel, Khaled Meshaal proposed a peace offer to the Fatah faction of Palestinian leadership under president Mahmoud...

Fatah official: Our goal has never been peace

You just got to love the transparency in this ditty. I am having problems putting up the youtube on site so here is the link. Sorry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-7GK6F4RI&feature=player_embedded

Obama to hold joint meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas

" President Barack Obama will hold a joint meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to help restart peace talks between the two sides,...

Reflections on the Sixth Fatah General Congress

Collection of articles and analysis of the 6th Fatah General Congress including:"Reflections on the Sixth Fatah General Congress" Europe News, By Daniel Pipes (18/8/2009): As Khaled Abu Toameh summed it up, "Fatah is sending a message both to the Palestinians and the world...

Egyptian Government Daily 'Al-Gumhouriyya': The Palestinian Peopl

In response to statements by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the sixth Fatah conference regarding the Palestinians' right to resistance, [1] the Egyptian government daily Al-Gumhouriyya published a short editorial supporting his position and calling on the...

Palestinian peace-making, through the eyes of a Diaspora Jew

Haaretz, Adam Abrams (17/7/2009) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and various Western leaders have taken of late to touting the "illegal Jewish settlements" in the West Bank as a major obstacle to peace.After visiting the settlements and coming to...

Fatah prepares for 6th General Assembly

"Fatah prepares for 6th General Assembly The Jerusalem Post, By Khaled Abu Toameh (4/8/2009)Fatah is scheduled to launch its sixth General Assembly in Bethlehem on Tuesday, amid growing skepticism that the faction will succeed in implementing major reforms or endorsing a...

Will Fatah Give Up the Armed Struggle ?

Read the whole story here. Many observers are watching to see to what extent Fatah's Sixth General Congress will advance or retard the prospects for re-launching the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. In this regard, the crucial question is: Is Fatah going...

Arab Affairs (16-22 July 2009)

http://ziosweat.blogspot.com/2009/07/arab-affairs.html Palestinian Affairs:"Amman revoking Palestinians' citizenship" The Jerusalem Post, By Khaled Abu Toameh (20/7/2009): Jordanian authorities have started revoking the citizenship of thousands of Palestinians living in...

Ziosweat meets prominent Israeli-Arab/Palestinian journalist

http://ziosweat.blogspot.com/2009/07/ziosweat-meets-prominent-israeli.html I had the great pleasure of meeting Khaled Abu Toameh, a journalist writing for The Jerusalem Post and formerly for the PLO. He is one of the first journalists international media contacts about a...

Hamas speaks

"The government controlled Syrian Arab News Agency reports that Khaled Meshall of Hamas has announced: 1.       Any intra-Palestinian peace must include an agreement allowing violence against Israel 2.       The...

On Campus: The Pro-Palestinians' Real Agenda

By Khaled Abu ToamehThis was written by one of the most respected Palestinian Journalists in the Middle East. I encourage everyone  to read this piece because it is sanity in the midst of hatred. The bigots and haters of Israel in North America and around the globe have...

Dahlan to Hamas: Never recognize Israel

Is peace possible possible when the leadership of the so-called moderates deny Israel's existance? " Former Fatah security commander Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday called on Hamas not to recognize Israel's right to...

Palestinian Factions Disagree on Unity Government

Palestine's Hamas and Fatah parties have failed to come to an agreement that would form a unity government. The main sticking point is how to deal with pre-existing truce agreements with Israel, with Fatah largely supporting agreements signed by the PLO, and Hamas...

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