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Jordan king in rare West Bank trip seen as message to Israel
Jordan's king flew by helicopter to the West Bank on Monday — a rare visit seen as a signal to Israel that he is closing ranks with the Palestinians on key issues, such as a contested Jerusalem shrine. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and (...)

07 - 08 - 2017
Israel official: 870 Palestinians remain on hunger strike
An Israel official says that on the 15th day of a hunger strike, the number of Palestinian prisoners participating in the protest has dropped to 870, from 1,300 last week. The strike is among the largest such protests in years. The strikers demand (...)

01 - 05 - 2017
Palestinian issue ignored in US: Erekat
A Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is too big to ignore, even though it was sidelined in a meeting between Israel's prime minister and US President Barack Obama. Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that in the Middle East, (...)

07 - 03 - 2012
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights
An international human rights group has urged Israel to lift what it says are arbitrary restrictions on Palestinian residency in the West Bank and Gaza. The New York-based group Human Rights Watch said in a 90-page report Sunday that such (...)

06 - 02 - 2012
Abbas: Israel to blame for failure of latest talks
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders Sunday blamed each other for the impasse in newly launched peace efforts, raising doubts about whether the dialogue would continue just weeks after it began. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of (...)

30 - 01 - 2012
Palestinians to turn to security council this week
The chief Palestinian negotiator says the Palestinians expect to ask the U.N. Security Council this week to declare Israeli settlements illegal and demand a halt to their construction. Saeb Erekat says the request is likely to be submitted by (...)

17 - 01 - 2011
US envoy falls short in latest Mideast mission
A Palestinian negotiator says the White House Mideast envoy has failed to secure Palestinian agreement for going to direct talks with Israel. The US has been calling for a speedy resumption of negotiations, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (...)

11 - 08 - 2010
No point in direct talks now: Abbas
The Palestinian president, who is under US pressure to resume direct talks with Israel, said that doing so under current circumstances would be pointless. The remarks by Mahmoud Abbas underline his determination not to return to the table unless (...)

12 - 07 - 2010
Abbas says no to Palestinian state in temporary borders
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state within temporary borders, an idea he said was recently raised for restarting peace talks. In a speech to leaders of his Fatah movement, Abbas urged (...)

25 - 04 - 2010
Israel rerouting barrier near WB village
Opponents of Israel's contentious separation barrier in the West Bank scored a long-awaited victory Thursday when the government began rerouting the enclosure to eat up less of a Palestinian village that has become a symbol of anti-wall protests and (...)

12 - 02 - 2010
World Bank gives Palestinian Authority $64m
The World Bank has given $64 million to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to help it prepare for statehood. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad signed the agreement Sunday. World Bank official Shamshad Akhtar says the goal is to boost (...)

07 - 12 - 2009
Palestinians urge US to increase pressure on Israel
Palestinians appealed to the United States Thursday to raise pressure on Israel, saying an Israeli plan to halt new construction in the West Bank was insincere. Yasser Abed Rabbo, a top presidential adviser, said he hopes US envoy George Mitchell (...)

27 - 11 - 2009
Founding member of Palestinian Fatah dies
One of the founding members of the long-ruling Palestinian Fatah movement has died in the West Bank at the age of 70. Palestinian officials say Sakher Habash died of a stroke Sunday. The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority issued a statement mourning (...)

02 - 11 - 2009
We erred over Gaza report: Palestinian official
The Palestinian leadership made a mistake by suspending action on a UN report on Gaza war crimes, a member of President Mahmoud Abbas' inner circle said Wednesday - the first such acknowledgment after days of protests in the West Bank and Gaza. At (...)

08 - 10 - 2009
Arafat Web site glimpses into final years of his life
Yasser Arafat's official Web site posted pictures Monday that it said showed the late Palestinian leader's modest bedroom, offering a glimpse into the way he lived under Israeli siege during the final two years of his life. The spartan room (...)

31 - 03 - 2009
West Bank is ‘another country'
While one part of the Palestinian territories faces the fiercest Israeli onslaught in years, there is little to remind people in the other part of the war except for news reports, requests for blood donations and flags flying at half-staff. Even (...)

09 - 01 - 2009
Palestinians unhappy with Abbas' globetrotting
In four years as Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas has traveled to the far corners of the earth, but never set foot in the West Bank's largest city, Hebron. Ordinary Palestinians have long grumbled about their leader's trips abroad, some taken (...)

23 - 12 - 2008
Israel frees prisoners ahead of Rice's visit
Israel Monday freed nearly 200 jailed Palestinians – including the Jewish state's longest serving Palestinian prisoner – in a goodwill gesture made just hours before US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to begin her latest peace mission to the (...)

26 - 08 - 2008
Abbas warns of West Bank pullout amid Israeli raids
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that he would withdraw his forces from West Bank cities unless Israel's military halted its frequent raids into these areas. Such a step would be a serious setback to US-backed (...)

23 - 07 - 2008
US complained about raids in West Bank
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Friday that he sent a letter to an American peace monitor to complain that recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank undermine his administration. Israeli troops have launched several incursions (...)

13 - 07 - 2008
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