The Ehud Olmert-Mahmoud Abbas talks in Jericho, West Bank

    Yesterday, Ehud Olmert Israeli PM and Mahmoud Abbas Palestinian Authority Chairman, hold historic talks in Jericho in the West Bank. Despite  the generous accolades on both sides, the core...

Israeli coup-d'etat in Gaza

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, and the ongoing violence in Gaza - let's look back at the kidnapping last summer that increased tensions and gave Israel an excuse to decapitate Hamas. Why...

Gaza Q&A

Thank you L for encouraging me to keep up my spirits despite all the crushing news and write this challenging piece. As a side note, REAL SMART UK for knighting Salman Rushdie during this sensitive time for...

BBC man 'seen in explosives belt'

"Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said the kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made a new video showing him wearing an explosives belt."

Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM

The chaos is about to begin.  Let's all hope I am wrong. - The Angryindian--------------------------------------------"Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister, a day after...

Out-In-The-Cold: Border shooting as Israel blocks Haniya from Gaza (Roundup)

"Tel Aviv - Eight people were wounded when dozens of armed supporters of the radical Islamic Hamas movement stormed the Rafah crossing point on the Gaza-Egypt border Thursday, witnesses reported. They said the...

Palestinian factions agree to cease-fire with Israel - Monsters and Critics.com

" Nov 24, 2006, 0:28 GMT printer email RSS Talkback Gaza - Palestinian militant factions agreed in principle to a ceasefire with Israel Thursday night in a meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in Gaza, a senior Palestinian official said. Khader Habib, Islamic Jihad...

Palestinians to form national unity government

"Palestinian leaders agreed to create a national unity government in a move that could end months of political and fiscal crisis and pave the way for a resumption of urgently needed Western aid."

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