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YID With LID (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Jerusalem - Five years after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinians are searching for direction in the midst of what may be the most difficult political era since Mr. Arafat oversaw the Palestinian Authority's Creation 15 years Ago. In Ramallah on Wednesday thousands of Palestinians gathered to mark the five-year anniversary of Arafat's death and to express support for Palestinian...
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Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Hamas yesterday prevented Fatah ceremonies or gatherings to mark the anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat today. As part of these moves, Hamas arrested most of the secretaries of Fatah committees in Gaza. Source: Alaahd.com, November 10, ... November 11, 2009, 11:26 am
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Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to resign and disband the Palestinian Authority altogether. The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s negotiating partner, was raised as a possibility on Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow. “I think he is realizing that he came all [...]
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Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended to resign and that other Palestinian officials would follow him. No tags for this post.
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News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
[Analysis] Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud 'Abbas's resignation could signal the end of the P.A., according to local talk among political leaders. Many at first believed it was a ploy to shock the parties back to the table with Palestinian pre-conditions, while others believed that 'Abbas is worn-out and deflated after years of failure to move significantly forward. Now, however, the idea of 'Abbas...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that his stated intention to resign was not a bluff and that other Palestinian Authority leaders would follow him.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
President Mahmoud Abbas told an audience of backers from his Fatah movement that it was time for the Palestinians to reach their goal of an independent state.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
President Mahmoud Abbas told an audience of backers from his Fatah movement that it was time for the Palestinians to reach their goal of an independent state.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Ramallah - A mass rally to commemorate five years since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat turned Wednesday into a show of support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who announced last week that he will not run for re-election. With...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Ramallah - Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in the central West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday to commemorate five years since the death of Yasser Arafat. They gathered in the courtyard of the Mukata'a headquarters of Palestinian President...
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The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The crisis in US diplomacy with Israel and Palestine was the subject of an important discuss yesterday at the annual conference of the Middle East Institute. And the mood was decidedly pessimistic. Khalil Shikaki, a Brandeis University professor who has conducted more than 100 polls among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, focused on the decision by Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian...
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A Blog For All (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
You can't have a peace process unless you have two sides committed to having a lasting and durable peace agreement. That isn't the case with Israel's enemies. The Palestinians, whether they are Hamas or Fatah followers simply do not recognize Israel's right to exist. One of Mahmoud Abbas's close associates publicly states what I've been saying all along; Fatah is not interested in peace with
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Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Tarek Fatah writes in the Ottawa Citizen: No one seemed to notice the significance of the attire that Maj. Nidal Hasan was wearing the morning of the killings. It was captured on a store surveillance video where he bought a...
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ssonuagarwal | 10/10/2009
The Nobel Peace Prize committee has decided to award its Prize this year to President Obama. He said he’s “humbled” and the world says it’s stunned. Does Obama deserve the surPRIZE? There are more “no”s than “yes”es, but it is safe to say the Peace Prize – 2009 has divided the world. Ask: Is the Nobel Prize given for achievements? If yes, Obama himself has admitted he hasn’t achieved anything. He doesn’t...
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aprpeh | 06/11/2009
By now everyone has heard the comments from Obama's (former) Reverend, Jeremiah Wright blaming the Jews for his own isolation from his student (Obama) whom he married and who's children he baptised. So far, most of the reporting on this story is merely focused upon Wright and his blatant anti-Semitic ranting and antiJewism. The comments were played out in the context of his ridiculous accusations against...
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readrightandblew | 06/07/2009
Huffington Post Suck Ups~ Readrightandblew.blogspot.com William Bradley: Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again. Willy, I think that feeling was just gas- it happens when you allow people...
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