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Credibility on Line, Clinton and Obama Scramble to Save Mideast Talks
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailySix weeks ago the tableau was a beautiful one. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, flanked by the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, joined by King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt for days of feasting, toasting, and promises from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to the State Department. "We have been here before and we know how difficult the road ahead will be," Clinton said on day one of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. "Those that oppose the cause of peace will try in every way possible to ...
There Was Never a 'Settlement Freeze' to Begin With
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 28) -- Middle East peace negotiations have reached an impasse with Israel's cessation of a 10-month "settlement freeze" on Sunday. But, in reality, during the 10-month period of the so-called freeze, settlement construction continued. Haaretz's Dror Etkes unpacks the numbers from Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics: At the end of 2009, the number of housing units that were actively being built on all the settlements together amounted to 2,955. Three months later, at the end of March 2010, the number stood at 2,517. We are therefore talking about a drop of a little more than 400 ...
Palestinians Blink in Settlement Poker Match
By Matthew Kalman - AOL News
JERUSALEM (Sept. 27) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have emerged victorious -- for now -- after a tense weekend of brinkmanship over West Bank settlement building that wrong-footed the Obama administration, divided the Palestinian leadership and perhaps humiliated both of them. Netanyahu's refusal to heed President Barack Obama's plea at the United Nations on Friday to extend a 10-month freeze on West Bank settlement building was a snub to the U.S. president and created major complications for the Palestinians. Ariel Schalit, AP The expiration of an Israeli ...
Clinton Says 'Time Is Ripe' for Mideast Peace Deal
By not in system - AOL NewsSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Sept. 14) -- Convening a new round of negotiations Tuesday between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the "time is ripe" for a Mideast peace deal. Clinton sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to tackle the most immediate dispute between the two sides: a soon-to-expire curb on new construction for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Palestinians want the curb extended beyond the current Sept. 26 deadline, but Netanyahu has suggested at least some of the ...
Peace Now? Abbas and Netanyahu Arrive in Washington for Talks
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailySecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had a packed schedule Tuesday as she lay the groundwork for peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, set to begin at a White House dinner Wednesday night. First she met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, then with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, followed by Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. Later she saw former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and finally, as everyone was anxious to wrap up for dinner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But not half-way through her schedule, news came in that four ...
Israelis and Palestinians? Direct Talks With Whom?
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAfter a whirlwind week for the Israeli prime minister in America, using news headlines as your only guideline you would be forgiven for assuming direct talks between the Israelis and Palestinians were not only imminent, but planned; not only possible, but a forgone conclusion; not only productive, but also creative. Which begs the questions: Are the parties willing to make the concessions necessary to advance talks, once they take place? Are direct talks the right route now? And, which parties exactly are taking part in the talks? Observers are skeptical of all the optimism, to say the ...
Obama, Netanyahu Agree to Focus on Peace Talks
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 6) -- Eager to show unity to the world, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed talk of a rift as wildly unfounded, and Netanyahu pledged concrete, "very robust" steps to revive sluggish Mideast peace efforts with the Palestinians. In a warm, yet carefully choreographed White House embrace, the two leaders took pains to persuade allies and enemies alike that a deeply important relationship is doing just fine. The two nations clearly felt that was necessary. The meeting came five weeks after Israel's deadly raid on a flotilla ...
Bush Predicts Peace Deal Will Be Reached
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailySpeaking from Ramallah, on the West Bank, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his side, President Bush confidently predicted that a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israelis would be signed by the end of his presidency. The president made the comments after a meeting with Abbas on the second day of his trip to the Middle East. The trip is intended to jump start the peace process and build momentum toward an agreement on final status issues that have long prevented the creation of a Palestinian state.As he did after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert, the president ...
Bush Arrives in Israel for Historic Visit
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Bush was welcomed to Israel today with a ceremony at Tel Aviv's airport headed by Israeli President Simon Peres. It was the beginning to a nine-day visit to Israel and the West Bank in an effort by the Administration to build momentum for the nascent final status talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.The greeting on the tarmac at Tel Aviv was warm and friendly, with Israeli President Peres telling the president, "You are our strongest and most trusted ally in the battle against terrorism and fundamentalism and a strong supporter of our quest for peace and stability." President ...
Peace Talks in Advance of Bush Visit
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Bush embarks on a nine-day trip to the Middle East tonight. The trip is designed to follow up on the Annapolis Conference, at which Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hammered out a framework agreement that included as a goal reaching a final peace settlement by the end of this year. It was the first time the Palestinians and Israelis agreed on a deadline for negotiations.Now, one day before Bush arrives for his visit, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority have met and authorized the start of negotiations over "core issues," in the decades long conflict. The core ...
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