Israel ups the ante in Jerusalem as peace talks reach dead-end ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 05/11/2013 – 05:34 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh Taking advantage of the ongoing turmoil in the Arab world, Israel has introduced another potentially lethal hurdle to the already moribund peace process with the Palestinians by tabling a draft law in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset that would formally allow Jews to pray at […]

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VIDEO | Stop talks with Israel, Palestinian protesters say ~ by @PressTV

PressTV – Oct 6, 2013 A large number of Palestinians from different political movements have taken to the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah to call on the Palestinian Authority to pull out from the so-called peace talks with Israel. Supporters of all Palestinian factions, including the Islamic resistance movement Hamas and the […]

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PHOTOS | Hundreds of PFLP (@PFLP_ps) supporters protest against peace talks

Ma’an News Agency  (updated) 08/09/2013 10:15 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Hundreds of people marched in Ramallah on Saturday to protest against peace negotiations with Israel. The march was organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to protest a return to peace talks and to commemorate the 12th anniversary of Abu Ali Mustafa’s death. […]

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Poll: 80% of Israeli Jews say peace impossible

Ma’an News Agency | Aug 16, 2013 JERUSALEM (AFP) — Almost 80 percent of Israeli Jews believe a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible, an opinion poll found on Friday, two days after the resumption of negotiations in Jerusalem. Asked whether “this time, we will reach a final agreement that will put an end […]

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Chomsky: Israel’s West Bank plans will leave Palestinians very little

Al Ray Agencies – Aug 16, 2013 Noam Chomsky The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks beginning in Jerusalem proceed within a framework of assumptions that merit careful thought. One prevailing assumption is that there are two options: either a two-state settlement will be reached, or there will be a “shift to a nearly inevitable outcome of the […]

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PFLP (@PFLP_ps): Negotiations with Israel are “destructive and dangerous”

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 13/08/2013 – 08:43 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) considered that opposition to settlement construction, by U.S. administration and some European countries, represents nothing […]

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VIDEO | Israel Announces 1200 New Settlement Units On Eve Of Peace Talks – Interview with @Moe_Diab

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article     Published on Aug 13, 2013by The Real News Moe Diab (@Moe_Diab) : With Israel and the US refusing to address key issues, “new” peace talks doomed to fail LAW “States may […]

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Lieberman: There could be no political settlement with the Palestinians

[ PIC 05/08/2013 – 11:04 AM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– Avigdor Lieberman, the former Israeli foreign minister, ruled out the possibility of reaching a political settlement with the Palestinians, affirming that the negotiations would be confined to limited security and economic agreements. In an interview posted Sunday on the website of the 10th Israeli channel, Lieberman […]

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VIDEO | Palestinians protest against unconditional resumption of talks with Israel

Published on Aug 4, 2013 by PressTV In a show of rejection of the PLO’s decision to return to negotiations with Israel, the national and Islamic forces in the West Bank called for a demonstration in the streets of Ramallah on Sunday. Leaders of national and Islamic movements attended the demonstration that was spearheaded by […]

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After the first round of talks, Israel to retain 85% of settlements in West Bank

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Middle East Monitor | Aug 1, 2013 Israel expects to retain about 85 per cent of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories at the end of the negotiations, Yedioth Ahronoth said on Thursday. […]

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Palestinian NGOs reject negotiations with Israeli occupation

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Middle East Monitor | July 31, 2013 The Palestinian NGO Network has declared that the Ramallah Palestinian Authority’s decision to resume negotiations with Israel based on the recommendations of US Secretary of State […]

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Israel: Huge Liability on US FP Balance Sheet – Indyk-AIPAC Secret Theft From US Industry Reaches $100 Billion

Grant F. Smith | Global research | July 31, 2013 There are many reasons why naming Martin Indyk the special envoy to mediate between Israel and Palestine is a bad idea. Marinated in Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban’s largess at Brookings Institute, many observers have noted Indyk’sprevious failures as a diplomat for the U.S. It is assumed that Indyk will again function as “Israel’s lawyer” and Palestinians will get […]

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Netanyahu uses settlement pledge to get coalition support for prisoner release

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article MEMO | July 31, 2013 Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue settlement building in return for support from coalition partners for the prisoner release deal. […]

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Hamas criticises Abbas’ demand for reintroduction of 2005 border agreement

Middle East Monitor | July 31, 2013 Mahmoud Abbas demands Egypt to reactivate the 2005 Crossings Agreement at the Rafah borderThe Islamic Resistance Movement has criticised the demand made by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for Egypt to reactivate the 2005 Crossings Agreement at the Rafah border. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Suhri pointed out that Abbas’s […]

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Reviving the Israel-Palestine Negotiations: The Indyk Appointment ~ by Richard Falks (@rfalk13)

Prof. Em. Richard Falk | Global Research | July 31, 2013 Appointing Martin Indyk as Special Envoy to the upcoming peace talks was to be expected. It was signaled in advance. And yet it is revealing and distressing. The only other candidates considered for the job were equally known as Israeli partisans: Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to Israel […]

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