News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is quoted as saying that nine months of peace talks with Israel have failed to bring agreement on any of the core issues. That would include the status of Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, Jewish settlements and the...
News Source: Press TV
| about 1 year ago
In an interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz published on Friday, Abbas said not even one issue has been agreed upon in peace talks with the Israeli side and that gaps remained wide in talks and that a target date was not expected to be the end of...
News Source: Scoop
| about 1 year ago
0 Wednesday 10th September 2008 – At high speed an Israeli gunboat rammed a Palestinian fishing vessel. The gunboat smashed through the upper hull, careened over the top of the fishing boat, and landed on the other side.
News Source: Gulf News
| about 1 year ago
But Abbas told the Haaretz daily he doubted the sides could meet Washington's expectations of reaching even a limited peace accord before US President George W. Bush leaves office in January. "We will negotiate with any prime minister elected by...
News Source: Toronto Star
| about 1 year ago
More than 400 would-be university students remain trapped in the Gaza Strip, unable to leave for studies abroad – including one accepted at Ryerson University – and now the Israel Broadcasting Authority is refusing to accept paid advertisements...
News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
He was very ill, but there were so few medical workers, that the constant supervision he needed could not be given." At the end of the ward, 26-year-old Um Givara cradles her baby, waiting for the use of a ventilator. "We're all worried about this...