Hamas Claims Responsibility for West Bank Shooting Deaths

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 The timing was conspicuous and apparently intentional regarding Tuesday's news of the fatal shooting of four Israeli settlers in the West Bank by Hamas gunmen a day before Israeli-Palestinian talks were set to start in Washington. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Kills Four Palestinian Divers

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2010 It's been a week since the now-infamous flotilla raid, and on Monday, Israeli-Palestinian tensions flared again after the Israeli military killed four men who sources from both sides are claiming were Palestinian militants (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Urges Abbas to Negotiate With Israel

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2010 On Tuesday, the third day of new peace talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders, President Barack Obama had a phone chat (so retro!) with Palestinian Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he voiced his support for the two-state solution (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peace Talks

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Abbas: Obama Hasn’t Helped Mideast Peace Process

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2009 President Barack Obama just got a report card from Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and it's not good According to Abbas, Obama "is doing nothing for the peace process" between Israelis and Palestinians (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New State Solution

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 16, 2009 The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, the result of Israel’s 42-year refusal to implement a two-state solution, leaves the Palestinians no option but to unilaterally declare an independent state.Israel’s 42-year refusal to implement a two-state solution leaves the Palestinians no option but to unilaterally declare an independent state. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Abbas Unlikely to Seek Re-Election

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 In the face of failing peace talks with Israel and a stalemate with rival Hamas, reports suggest that a frustrated Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not seek re-election early next year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama: No Preconditions on Mideast Peace Talks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2009 So, things didn't go so well Tuesday for Barack Obama and his honored guests, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the latter of whom refused to budge on the contentious issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Well, now President Obama is doing some not-budging of his own on the issue, as he told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: Peace Stooges

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