Palestine Politics News

Israel and the Palestinians are preparing a prisoner exchanger that could lead to the release of an Israeli soldier who has been held for more than three years In the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Palestinian militants will be released by...

Palestinians reacted with concern over the Sunday comments by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supported Israel's position calling for the resumption of negotiations without stopping settlement. presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina told AFP that "the U.S. administration backtracked...

RAMALLAH: Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered Wednesday to honour their iconic leader Yasser Arafat, with president Mahmud Abbas due to address the rally amid a brewing political crisis. The fifth anniversary of Arafat's death finds Palestinians more divided than...

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The United Nations Council for Human Rights approved a controversial report Friday which accuses Israel and Hamas of "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during the December-January war in Gaza.

Israel has rejected a move by the Palestinians to gain international recognition for an independent state, saying negotiations are the solution. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said such unilateral moves would unravel past agreements to reach Middle East peace. The Palestinians...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned the Palestinian leadership against "unilateral action" after they said they plan to seek UN recognition of their independence. "There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority," Netanyahu said...

Iran has received a draft proposal from the International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations aimed at easing international concerns over Iran's nuclear program. Until Friday Tehran should submit its response to the proposal made by IAEA chief Mohamed...

A judge ordered Friday to refer former French president Jacques Chirac to trial on suspicion of involvement in the granting of fake jobs to political allies in the municipality of Paris when he was mayor from 1977 to 1995 The...

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli planes carried out air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, injuring seven Palestinians , Palestinian medical workers said. An army spokesman said the strikes, which occurred after a rocket fired from the Hamas...