by Rashid Khalidi | Jan 3, 2017 | Opinion
In a speech this week laying out the Obama administration’s parameters for a final peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, Secretary of State John Kerry stated what has been obvious to most observers for many years: that Israel’s construction of Jewish...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2014 | Middle East
Jerusalem, Reuters—US efforts to save Middle East peace talks from collapse showed little sign of progress on Monday amid threats from Israel to retaliate for what it saw as unilateral Palestinian moves towards statehood. The US-brokered negotiations plunged into...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 6, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli authorities approved the construction of over 500 new apartments in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, in a move Palestinian leaders said threatened ongoing US-backed peace talks. Jerusalem City Council said it had approved applications to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority were “making progress,” but there were still serious obstacles to a peace agreement between the two sides. Speaking to reporters at...
by Nadine Makarem | Apr 27, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A group of senior former European leaders and officials warned the EU’s foreign policy chief this week that the chances for a peaceful two-state solution to the Arab–Israeli conflict are growing dim, and urged action to re-start the peace...
