Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 20:10
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has said an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory should take place within a three-year period under any final Middle East peace deal.
Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 00:05
Pope Francis said on Sunday he will make his first trip to the Holy Land, visiting Amman, Bethlehem and Jerusalem from May 24 to 26.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 22:59
Israel and the Palestinians sharpened their rhetoric as US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the region hoping to nudge the two sides towards a peace framework.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 08:29
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday threatened diplomatic and legal action against the "cancer" of Israeli settlement building, a day before US Secretary of State John Kerry visits.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 04:07
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed disappointment Wednesday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has failed to condemn fresh attacks on Israelis, as a watchdog questioned the legality of Israeli reprisals.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:48
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called on Tuesday for a "just and equitable solution" to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for reconciliation in the Middle East.
Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:48
Palestinian leaders have ruled out the possibility of extending peace talks with Israel beyond their nine-month time frame, chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said on Monday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 01:06
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday invited Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to address the Israeli parliament and publicly recognise Jewish links to the land of Israel.
Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:47
Peace talks with Israel will continue for the full nine months agreed with Washington "regardless of what happens on the ground," Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:55
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warned on Tuesday Israel would be to blame if ongoing peace talks collapsed over its military control of a border with Jordan.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 18:49
Leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas spoke via telephone on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, stressing the need for reconciliation, a Hamas official said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 09:25
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas warned the United Nations on Thursday that US-brokered peace talks offered the “last chance” as he demanded an agreement with Israel that permanently resolves all disputes.
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