Israel Palestine Conflict

Neither side believes that indirect talks being initiated by the U.S. will bring peace, but each will try to use their failure to its advantage

March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden said Israel and the Palestinians will be held accountable for actions jeopardizing peace efforts, such as Israeli approval of a plan for new homes in east Jerusalem.

Israel apologised apologised for the embarrassment it had caused its most important ally by announcing it would build 1,600 new homes in disputed East Jerusalem at the very moment the US vice-president, Joe Biden, was in the country for a visit. But no apology – nor the implausible explanation that the announcement was a "procedural" matter of which Benjamin Netanyahu had not been informed in ...

Despite misgivings, PLO gives green light to indirect talks with Israel Palestine Liberation Organization - Middle East - Israel - Warfare and Conflict - Israel-Palestine

Washington, Mar 10 (PTI) The Obama Administration today strongly condemned the Israeli decision on new settlements in East Jerusalem, saying that this would sharply undermine confidence building measures between Israel and Palestine on finding a lasting solution to conflict in the region.

Biden is set to arrive Monday, with a goal of mending relations between U.S. and Israel after a tough first year in which Obama's demands in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict alienated many in Israel. Vice President Joe Biden was due to arrive Monday in Israel on a mission to mend relations after a rocky first year for new administrations in both countries.

Launched on March 4, 2009, "The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law (to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (by focusing on) the enunciation of law by authoritative bodies (and) address(ing) the failure of application of law even though it has been so clearly identified.

Israel announces 1,600 new homes for East Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit.

By: Crys Guerra and Anne Artley  With the hope of building a campus-wide movement, Brown Students for Justice in Palestine held their spring kick-off event, Education without Occupation, on Wednesday, presenting their campaign for divestment from companies profiting from what the g...

Americans, whose elected representatives give Israel uniquely gargantuan sums of our tax money (a situation also not covered by the media), want and need all the facts, not just those that Israel’s family members decree reportable. We’re not getting them, notes Alison Weir .

Supporters of Israel - such as Dennis Ross and David Makovksy - acknowledged in their book that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major grievance in the Arab world and contributes to the terrorist threat we face, ...

More News On The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict. PA sources: Talks will happen -- Jerusalem Post Arab League puts peace talks on the brink -- Times Online Biden Warns Israel on Jerusalem Construction -- Wall Street Journal ...

While these talks are a step in the right direction toward a two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and finally securing Israel's future as a democratic homeland of the Jewish people, ending the conflict will require ...

The Conflict Continues... Israel, Palestine, shalom, salaam. Choose one of the following to respond to: 1. Why might Palestinians living in the West Bank or Gaza identify so strongly with the themes expressed in "Avatar"? ...

However, during a month-long stay in Palestine and Israel recently, I found something else. I found something very positive and hopeful and perhaps the key to a peaceful resolution of this tragic conflict — and a possible path toward a ...

Understanding and Attempts to Resolve the Israel-Palestinian Conflict. By Barry Rubin Last September, President Barack Obama said before a large audience at the UN that within two months there would be intensive, direct, final status ...

Instead, Obama is placing his bets on Iran to bring him home a foreign policy “victory” — contradicting his earlier claims that Palestinian-Israeli conflict resolution should be tackled first, as this will diffuse Iran's grandstanding ...

Israel's plan to build 1600 new apartments in contested east Jerusalem has thrown a spotlight on the city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.