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Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas (C) gives a speech to members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)’s Central Council during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 26, 2014. Palestinians will never recognise Israel as the “Jewish state,” Abbas said, as his leadership convened to chart a course of action after […]

Opinion: When the Going’s Tough

by Alistair Burt MP | Apr 29, 2014 | Opinion

What is really going on with the Middle East peace process? Nothing is ever quite as it seems. The press is deafeningly repeating the messages from both sides about breakdown and its unsurprising causes. But are these messages an accurate description of events, or are...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) brings Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (R) and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat together for a handshake as they conclude a press conference after Middle East peace talks, at the State Department, in Washington DC, USA, 30 July 2013. (EPA/MIKE THEILER.)

Opinion: The Essential Catalyst

by John V. Whitbeck | Aug 14, 2013 | Opinion

On July 30, after preliminary talks about talks in Washington DC, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that “sustained, continuous and substantive negotiations” between Israelis and Palestinians “to achieve a final status agreement” would commence within two weeks....

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Israeli soldiers taking position during clashes with Palestinian students from Bir Ziet university, February 19, 2013. (EPA/ATEF SAFADI)

European Ex-Leaders Urge New Efforts on Israel-Palestine

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...