Tag: Palestinian
Palestinian call for Arafat death probe backed by Tunis
A Palestinian call for an international probe into Yasser Arafat’s death won official backing from Tunisia on Thursday, after a report showed the leader...
Israel raid kills 2 Gaza teens, prompts rare Hamas fire
Two Palestinian teenagers died in an Israeli air strike on central Gaza on Tuesday, prompting a rare bout of rocket fire from the military...
Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners
Israel was on Sunday preparing to release 550 Palestinian prisoners who will be freed after nightfall to complete a swap deal which brought about...
France to abstain in vote on Palestinian UN seat
France would abstain in a vote on a Palestinian request for full membership of the United Nations, the French foreign ministry said on Friday....
Palestinians out
It seems mazel tovs are in order for the US. They have secured the good will of the country they often seek the most:...
Egypt brokers peace after Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed
Egypt helped broker a fresh ceasefire by militants in Gaza Sunday, after violence left nine Palestinians and one Israeli dead, sources close to the...
Obama rejects Palestinian UN statehood bid
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected Palestinian plans to seek UN blessing for statehood and urged a return to peace talks with Israel...
Israel ups West Bank forces before Palestinian UN bid
Israel has boosted its army presence in the West Bank ahead of a Palestinian recourse to the UN amid fears they may resort to...
Turkey throws weight behind Palestinian UN bid
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told Arab states on Tuesday it was time to raise the Palestinian flag at the United Nations and accused...
Turkish PM, Abbas in Egypt ahead of Palestinian UN bid
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday kicks off an ‘Arab Spring’ tour in Egypt, where a diplomatic flurry is underway ahead of a...
Palestinian injures eight in Tel Aviv
A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank commandeered a taxi in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before dawn on Monday, stabbing the driver...
Abbas rallies envoys on Palestinian statehood bid
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas gathered his top diplomats in Istanbul on Saturday, rallying them on their quest for statehood as he accused Israel of...
Israelis, Palestinians march for Palestinian state
Some 1,000 Israelis and Palestinians gathered in east Jerusalem on Friday for a protest march to support the Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition....
Arab League to submit UN Palestinian statehood bid
The Arab League will submit to the United Nations a request for recognition of a Palestinian state, Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi said on Thursday...
Talks on Palestinian govt delayed: Fatah
Talks between president Mahmud Abbas, who heads Fatah, and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on a new Palestinian cabinet have been postponed, a Fatah official...
Palestinian rivals in Cairo for talks on PM dispute
Palestinian factions were in Cairo on Tuesday for reconciliation talks aimed at choosing a prime minister to head a unity government. Palestinian president Mahmud...
UN bid for Palestinian state no stunt: Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday that a bid to win international recognition for a Palestinian state is not a “stunt” and would contribute...
