Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli officials in bid to revive talks (dream on ….)
JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two…
New Palestinian City Caught in Land Spat : Backers Say Rawabi Needs Access to Some Israeli-Held Areas
By JOSHUA MITNICK WALL STREET JOURNAL RAWABI, West Bank—A project to build what would be the first modern Palestinian city here has stumbled over an issue that has become an…
Israel bars UNESCO from entering Jerusalem
Israel on Monday barred a UN commission from visiting Jerusalem to investigate ongoing violations of religious freedom against Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land. “Israel has cancelled the delegation,”…
Exile and the Prophetic: Joseph Massad strikes again
by Marc H. Ellis on May 17, 2013 Joseph Massad is at it again. He never seems to go away. Good for him! Massad is a Jordanian-born, Palestinian and a…
Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab
Jerusalem is a city holy to the three largest monotheistic faiths – Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Because of its history that spans thousands of years, it goes by many names:…
Senior Fatah officials call for single democratic state, not two-state solution – New initiative would allow Palestinian refugees the right of return to ‘a state of all its citizens.’
By Amira Hass HAARETZ ISRAEL Approximately 22 senior members of Fatah have signed a document calling to resuscitate the Palestinian strategy for a one-state solution, according to a report by…
Jordan says following Al Aqsa violations with ‘great concern’
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 16, 2013 | THE JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government on Wednesday said provocative and unilateral Israeli measures in East Jerusalem and specifically against Al…
65th Nakba commemoration activities in Bethlehem
TUESDAY, 07 MAY 2013 14:51 ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION CENTER (AIC) The National Nakba Committee, of which the Alternative Information is a part, invites you to attend the 65th Nakba commemoration activities,…
China’s intriguing Palestine proposal
STORY SUMMARY By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star It might be coincidental timing or just a really bad case of mean-spirited in-your-face aggressive Israeli diplomacy. In the same week…
Jordanians protest against Israeli violations in Jerusalem
AMMAN — Hundreds of Jordanians participated in protests across the country on Friday against Israel’s arrest of the top cleric in Jerusalem, calling for the “liberation” of Al Aqsa Mosque.…
Just another day in occupied Palestine: Settlers, soldiers attack Hebron-area village
Some 40 Israeli settlers, many of them armed, invaded the Hebron-area village of Sair at 11pm Thursday night. The settlers opened fire in the village and attacked local homes in…
Robert Fisk: The truth is that after Israel’s air strikes, we are involved If the EU and US say nothing about these attacks, approval is granted
Lights in the sky over Damascus. Another Israeli raid – “daring” of course, in the words of Israel’s supporters, and the second in two days – on Bashar al-Assad’s weaponry…
Palestine: The old method of peace will fail again
STORY SUMMARY There is good news and bad news on the Arab-Israeli peacemaking front this week. The good news is that the United States and the Arab League’s ministerial committee…
Cautiously Optimistic: Swiss Foreign minister reckons Middle East talks possible
May 3, 2013 – 13:10 There is a ‘window of opportunity’ for Israel and the Palestinians to get back to the negotiating table, said Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter after…
Palestine’s Abbas, Israel’s Netanyahu head to China
Reuters / JORDAN TIMES BEIJING — China will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore…
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: Netanyahu open to peace referendum (action needed, not talk…)
May 2, 2013 – 12:39 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Switzerland for its help in organising a referendum on a peace treaty with the Palestinians. Netanyahu made the…
Why city skylines lack splendid synagogues
Judaism has found sanctity not in space, but in time. Our cathedrals are not buildings, but moments. By Rabbi Mark S. Glickman Special to The Seattle Times Faith & Values…
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