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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas kisses a Palestinian flag before raising it during United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations in Manhattan, September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Abbas Ready to Meet Netanyahu in Moscow without Conditions

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that a proposed meeting in Moscow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 8 will not be held although Palestinian officials have encouraged such talks to take place without conditions....

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An Israeli soldier stands guard next to Palestinian workers who were transported out of the Tekoa settlement, south of al-Quds (Jerusalem), January 18, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Palestinian Authority Resorts to U.N. after Netanyahu’s Claims on Settlements

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 31, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestine authorities said that they are working at top speed for addressing the U.N. Security Council on statements made by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Jewish right to build and occupy Palestinian territory and Jerusalem. The...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prays for Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital, during a Fatah Central Committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this April 2, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Torokman/Files

Palestinian Authority Approves Egypt’s Initiative on Condition it doesn’t Contradict French Proposal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The Palestinian Authority has approved the Egyptian initiative to convene a regional and international summit in Cairo to revive the talks between Israel and the Palestinians, according to political sources in Israel. The sources confirmed that Palestinian...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Requests to Debrief Netanyahu for Missing Chance to Get Smart Bombs

by Nazir Majli | Aug 20, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Although the Israeli people dislike former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, his latest statements against PM Benjamin Netanyahu are going viral. Some officials are requesting to debrief the premier after being accused of missing a great chance to get a first of...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on March 13, 2016. AFP / GALI TIBBON

Shin Bet Expects Renewed Attacks in Israeli Cities, Accuses Hezbollah and Hamas

by Nazir Majli | Aug 19, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement released by Shin Bet security service announcing a possible return of bombings to Israeli cities and accusing Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas Movement of...