Tel Aviv-based law center claims US govt. money winding up in Hamas’ pockets
Report: Jimmy Carter consoled Helen Thomas last summer after controversial remarks - TheDC
Falls Church News-Press editor Nicholas Benton reveals sympathizers of longtime White House press corps reporter after anti-Semitic remarks — Rosie O’Donnell and former President Jimmy Carter
Helen Thomas doubts Obama's liberalism: 'Because he was black, I thought he would automatically be [liberal]' - TheDC
Former ‘dean of the White House press corps’ doubles down on 2010 remarks about Israel and blames ‘organized lobbyists in favor of Israel’ for backlash
EU to boost status of Palestinian diplomats - The Telegraph
Coming just weeks after the collapse of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian leadership, the move was immediately denounced by the Israeli government
'From Hamas with love' - AP
Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement has politicians sweeping streets to show community spirit, activists distributing chocolates and cards signed ‘from Hamas with love’
Netanyahu: Jerusalem belongs to Israel - AP
Israel’s leader on Sunday dismissed a call from a key government partner to share the holy city of Jerusalem with the Palestinians
Argentina and Brazil to recognize 1967 borders for Palestine - JPost
The Palestinian Authority’s leadership is seeking recognition of a Palestinian state ‘in light of the failure of the peace talks with Israel’
Abbas threatens to dissolve the Palestinian Authority - AP
The Palestinian President warns he may dissolve self-rule and ask Israel to resume full control of the West Bank if peace talks fail
Palestinian arrested for Facebook criticism of Islam - AP
He faces a potential life prison sentence on heresy charges for ‘insulting the divine essence’
US continues aid to PLO - Washington Times
U.S. will give Palestinians extra $150 million in aid
Deputy PM: Israel officials doubt peace reachable - AP
Netanyahu on Monday offered to renew the moratorium if the Palestinians would recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland
Obama at UN calls on Arab nations to support peace talks - LAT
President Obama on Thursday pushed Arab nations to provide more political and financial support for the Middle East peace effort
TheDC Analysis: Unicorns, centaurs and a 'moment of opportunity' for peace in the Middle East - TheDC
A ‘moment of opportunity’ for Arab-Israeli peace? Fiction. Forging an Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran? Nonfiction.
End the peace talks
The White House shouldn’t be pressuring Israel into peace negotiations.
European Jewish Congress outraged by EU trade chief's anti-Semitic claims - AP
The EU trade chief retracts his comments faulting Jews in Washington for preventing Mideast peace
Obama, Netanyahu condemn killings as talks open - AP
Standing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Obama condemned the killings on Tuesday of four Israelis who were shot
Obama 'to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah' - The Telegraph
President will make his first visit as chief executive to Israel and the West Bank to persuade both sides to agree to concessions for the sake of peace
US involvement in MidEast peace talks bound to fail
The administration’s attempt to pressure Palestinians and Israelis into negotiations — undertaken, no doubt, in pursuit of peace — may well cause another outbreak of violence in the Holy Land.
Palestinians learn about the Holocaust in Israel - AP
Arab sentiment toward the Holocaust ranges from ignorance about its details to outright denial
British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows - AP
In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the “junior partner” of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism
