Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 12, 2013. Israeli opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich urged Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to seize the chance of resuming peace negotiations as the two met for talks at his West Bank headquarters.
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Leader of Palestinian group injured in Syria bomb
office, Rashid Qweider, told The Associated Press that Hawatmeh was briefly hospitalized following the explosion.Hawatmeh, a Greek Catholic, formed the Marxist DFLP in 1969, one of the major factions within the Palestine Liberation Organization. Read more »
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All Fall Down: The Uncertain Future of the Only Solution for Israel and Palestine
Despite the astonishing leaps in Israel's military power and technology, Israel cannot relax. At the moment it is not at war, but it is also not at peace. There is no higher act of friendship that the United States can perform for Israel than to help it from The Atlantic Read more »
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Terry Milewski: My coffee with Mohammad Issa Mohammad
Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad, seen in Athens in 1968 at age 27 after his arrest in a deadly attack on an Israeli airliner, has been deported to Lebanon after battling to stay in Canada for nearly 26 years. (Associated Press/Canadian Press) Mahmoud Moha from CBC News Read more »
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Senior PLO Member: Secret Talks at the End of 2010
Yasser Abed Rabbo, who serves on the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said, Monday, that Israel and the Palestinian Authority tried to run a "back channel" of negotiations at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011. Intervi from Arutz Sheva Read more »
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FREE TO RANT AGAIN: UN Official Can't Be Fired Despite Boston Tirade
It's not the first time Richard Falk, the UN Human Rights Council's Palestine monitor, has come under fire for comments. (AP) Richard Falk, the United Nations Human Rights official who said last month that the Boston Marathon bombings were connected to t from FOX News Read more »
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A more balanced approach
Xi's four-point proposal on Palestinian question demonstrates Beijing's willingness to play a positive role in promoting peace China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week as part of its Middle East diplomacy. President Xi Jinping from China Daily Read more »
