By Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority President The American-sponsored negotiations between us and Israel reached a stalemate long ago, with neither side budging on what many are calling the “core issues.” Those include arrangements for Palestinian refugees, borders, the status of ...
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Jenin, March 9 – A Palestinian man was killed this morning while attempting to attack Israelis with a car bomb, but was unable to drive the vehicle to his selected location. The vehicle he had been provided was a stick-shift ...
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Washington, March 8 – Officials in President Barack Obama’s cabinet advised him today that the administration’s inventory of red paint is nearly exhausted, having used it repeatedly and ineffectively with Syria, Iran, and Russia. More red lines, they warned, might ...
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London – Palestinian historians examining the administration of the Holy Land during the British and Ottoman periods have discovered that the rulers of that land remained completely oblivious to the fact that they were not really the ones in charge. ...
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London, March 6 – European and American academics are explaining their inaction on the Russian show of force in Ukraine by noting that the aggressor in this case cannot be construed as Israel, and therefore no opposition need be registered. ...
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Red Sea, March 6 – A cargo of M-302 missiles originating in Syria and intended for recipients in the Gaza Strip was set upon by Israeli naval commandos yesterday, who rudely took over the vessel they were on and deprived ...
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By Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East As the head of UNRWA, I oversee a vast operation to help Palestinians exercise their rights, and one of those rights is denying ...
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Shittim, Transjordan – Disaffection has set in among a group of Israelites in anticipation of entering the Land of Milk and Honey, as the group suffers from metabolic conditions that make their consumption of milk or honey either unpleasant or ...
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Rafah, Egypt, March 4 – An Egyptian court declared the Hamas organization illegal today, signaling a sudden dawning on the country’s leadership that perhaps sheltering or condoning violent militant movements on one’s soil might not be the wisest course of ...
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Ramallah, March 4 – A gathering of all the Palestinians in favor of a compromise peace settlement with Israel took place in Ramallah today. Police put the attendance at zero. Flyers announcing the event did not go up several weeks ...
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