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Mideast Peace Talks Take One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could implode before they even get off the ground. Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell will have their chaperoning cut out for them, with the PA threatening to withdraw if Israel resumes settlement construction and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing a plan to do just that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Peace Negotiator Cancels Trip Over Tensions With Israel

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2010 US-Israel relations have taken another frosty turn since the announcement of 1,600 new Israeli housing units in East Jerusalem The special American envoy to the region, George Mitchell, has indefinitely delayed a visit and the beginning of new negotiations while the U waits for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demonstrate a commitment to the peace process But Hillary Clinton (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is There a Mideast Solution?

William Pfaff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2010 Internationally speaking, there are only two subjects to talk about in the Middle East. These are Israel, the Palestinians and the Americans; and Iran and Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Could Get Much Worse if Tolerated

William Pfaff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 God's specific instruction to the Jewish people to reoccupy Jerusalem and the Palestinian West Bank stands in the way of peace, but President Obama must get results -- and fast -- before the situation deteriorates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Won’t Halt Settlement Construction

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2009 Although the U.S. has requested that Israel stop building new settlements in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently refused to put a halt to those projects. About the best he was willing to do Monday was say that construction might be scaled down "for a temporary period." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pursuing Peace in the Middle East, Obama Style

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2009 President Obama didn't wait long to tackle one of the most intractable items in his in box: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict On a whirlwind Thursday, Obama spoke to leaders in the region (minus Hamas), called for an end to the Gaza blockade and appointed George Mitchell (above), the man who brokered a truce in Northern Ireland, as Mideast envoy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )