Flaming row between Palestinian PM and US general puts security cooperation at riskDEBKAfile's Exclusive ReportDecember 7, 2009, 3:11 PM (GMT+02:00)Four-star US Gen. Keith Dayton on the Palestinian carpetAccording to DEBKAfile's military sources, a loud shouting match erupted Sunday, Dec. 6, between Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad and US Gen. Keith Dayton, who is in charge of training
[Ma'an] The cabinet of the Fatah-backed government in Ramallah urged the European Union to adopt what it termed "clear positions in accordance with international law" on Monday. The call comes as the council of European foreign ministers is set to vote on a resolution that would declare East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital and hint that it would recognize a declared Palestinian state....
It would appear, that stupid actions have consequences and, as it turns out, intended reactions. Recently, the Palestinian Authority went behind Israel's back, again, and requested that the United Nations unilaterally grant it Statehood status. Israel and the UN said, umm, NO . However, the PA may have gotten some help in the matter. The World Bank has given $64 million to the Palestinian Authority...
The World Bank might as well just flush it down the toilet. If Palestinians wanted to have their own state they could've had it years ago. But no, it's much more fun for them to mooch off their enemies (and the world) and play victim. RAMALLAH, West Bank ( AP ) – The World Bank has given $64 million to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to help it prepare for statehood. Palestinian Prime...
PA Prime Minister, Finance Minister & Foreign Minister Salam Fayyad, April 5th, 2008: "There is no solution for the troubles in Gaza, or for the rockets being fired from it ... All we can do is transfer funds to the Gaza Strip." Getty Images: US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice shakes hands with Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad prior to their meeting at the US Consulate...
While Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lobbies European leaders to oppose Sweden’s draft proposal to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and Palestine, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad spoke to a a group of European diplomats to ask them to support it. The proposal – which also reportedly hints that the EU would recognize [...]
European leaders plan to publicly demand next week that Israel's capital be cut in two, to be divided between the Jewish state and the non-existent state of "Palestine." The EU will issue its call newly empowered by the Lisbon Treaty, which came into affect Tuesday, and which Europeans regard as placing them on a par with the United States. While the Palestinian Arabs have never had a state,...
Sen. Joe Lieberman, former vice presidential candidate, and Rep. Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - "nodding their encouragement" at a recent Ramallah press conference, where Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad explained how he was preparing...
Israel tonight proposed a 10-month partial halt to settlement building on the occupied West Bank as a prelude to restarting peace talks, but Palestinian officials were quick to dismiss it as unacceptable. Binyamin Netanyahu , the Israeli prime minister, said the offer was a policy of "restraint" that was in Israel's national interest. "This is a far-reaching and painful step. We authorise...
Netanyahu says proposed 10-month halt is 'far-reaching and painful step' but Palestinians dismiss offer as insufficient Israel tonight proposed a 10-month partial halt to settlement building on the occupied West Bank as a prelude to restarting peace talks, but Palestinian officials were quick to dismiss it as unacceptable. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said the offer was a policy...
Salam Fayyad told journalists Palestinian Authority is acting 'unilaterally.' Salam Fayyad - Palestinian National Authority - Middle East - Palestinian Territory - Society and Culture
The Philadelphia Bulletin has a report on how US Army forces in Jordan are lending themselves to training enemies of Israel: Tel Aviv – A new report released by the Center for Near East Policy Research, a Jerusalem based think-tank, discusses the possible connection between American military aid and Palestinian terrorism , and deals with the Office of the U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC), run...
"For the past several years Palestine Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's name on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza has become synonymous with the words credibility, honesty, and transparency." And you want me to believe that all those fawning stories on this man who received 1% of the support of his people in the last legislative election are purely coincidental and not orchestrated? If you...
Ramallah - Excluding occupied East Jerusalem from any possible temporary Israel settlement construction freeze is a major issue for Palestinians, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday. Reacting to reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net...
Ramallah - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, during a two-hour stopover in the West Bank Tuesday, urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said, a...
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