News Topic - Mahmoud Abbas
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Fadi Elsalameen: Give them something to lose
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced earlier this week that he will consider Israel fully to blame for the collapse of the negotiations that were...
The Huffington Post | 4 hours, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
The Huffington Post | 4 hours, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Netanyahu, Abbas Are Talking, Now What?
President Obama brought two key players together this week to talk about Mideast peace: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group talks to Steve Inskeep about both sides' motivation to sit down to ... more »
NPR.org | 4 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
NPR.org | 4 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
The skewed Middle East peace talks | Hussein Agha and Robert Malley
Whether there's a deal or not, the Palestinians can't really win, while the Israelis have little to loseIsraelis and Palestinians who have started peace negotiations in Washington are separated by much more than the gulf between their substantive positions. Staggering asymmetries between t ... more »
The Guardian | 6 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
The Guardian | 6 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Israel, Palestinians agree to second round of talks
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed in Washington yesterday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal -- modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Pres ... more »
Richmond Times-Dispatch | 8 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | 8 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Richmond, Virginia
Peace Talks: The Diary
President Obama summoned Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, and the leaders came. The Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president returned to a negotiating table that heretofore has produced rhetoric but not results. The promise of the Oslo Accords has been crushed by ... more »
Richmond Times-Dispatch | 8 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | 8 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Richmond, Virginia
Obama's peacemaking effort faces steep odds for success
The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreeing to meet again in two weeks and to commence work on the blueprint for a peace treaty.
Bradenton.com | 12 hours, 45 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton.com | 12 hours, 45 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Bradenton, Florida
Netanyahu, Abbas Vow to Meet Again as Settlements Shadow Talks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to resume peace talks in two weeks even as a dispute over West Bank settlement building threatens to undercut the effort.
Business Week | 12 hours, 50 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Business Week | 12 hours, 50 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Video: Israel-Palestine Peace Negotiations to Continue
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority sat down with to talk peace for the first time in two years. The two leaders agreed to begin meeting every two weeks. Bill Plante reports.
CBS News | 13 hours, 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBS News | 13 hours, 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Familiar themes dominate first day of peace talks
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, yesterday opened the first face-to-face Middle East peace talks in two years by demanding an end to Jewish settlements in the West Bank. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that any agreement must assure Israel's security as a Jewish ... more »
The Independent | 13 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
The Independent | 13 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Abbas agrees to fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt, but has little support at home
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed today to meet again in two weeks. But Mr. Abbas has little support at home for the talks, even among allies.
The Christian Science Monitor | 16 hours, 22 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
The Christian Science Monitor | 16 hours, 22 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
