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NEWS ABOUT: Palestinian statehood

Palestinian statehood stories: 13 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Netanyahu's 
 Palestine Speech 
 Angers Both Sides 

Israeli PM disappoints nationalists and Washington with third-way tactic

Jun 15, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barely into his new term, Benjamin Netanyahu is already facing major difficulties—caught between a Washington-led demand for a Mideast peace deal and right-wing insistence that he oppose a Palestinian state. The Israeli PM tried to forge a middle path in a major speech yesterday, but as Rory McCarthy writes... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Arab Israeli conflict • Palestinian statehood • extreme right

ANALYSIS

Netanyahu Expected to Endorse Palestinian State


Jun 12, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to endorse a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem this weekend, the Times of London reports. The decision follows intense pressure from the Obama administration to recognize the need for a Palestinian state. The US also wants Israel to stop expanding settlements in the... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • prime minister • settlement • Palestinian statehood • President Obama • two-state solution

 In Bethlehem, Pope Calls 
 for Palestinian State 

From Bethlehem, Benedict demands Palestinian state

May 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Bethlehem • Palestinian statehood • Holy Land • two-state solution

Mitchell Pushes Two-State Solution in Israel

Palestinians must first accept Jewish state, Netanyahu responds

Apr 16, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s envoy to the Middle East told the Israeli government today that Washington will “vigorously pursue” the creation of a Palestinian state, Reuters reports. George Mitchell stated America’s purpose as a means to organize statehood talks with Israel; PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it would first... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Avigdor Lieberman • peace talks • Palestinian statehood • Mideast peace talks • two-state solution

Despite 'Skepticism,' Blair Nudges Netanyahu on Talks

Urges negotiations for two-state solution, more freedom for Palestinians

Apr 6, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though “there is a great deal of skepticism out there” about the motivation of Israel’s new prime minister, Middle East envoy Tony Blair today encouraged Benjamin Netanyahu to resume Palestinian peace talks amid efforts to improve the West Bank’s economy, Reuters reports. A “credible political negotiation... More »

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Tony Blair • Middle East • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks • Palestinian statehood • two-state solution

Netanyahu to Push Israel-Palestinean Peace

But incoming PM ducks question of statehood

Mar 25, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the next prime minister of Israel, said in a speech today that his incoming government would be a "partner for peace" with the Palestinian people, but he made no mention of the two-state solution backed by the United States. As Reuters reports, Netanyahu focused on the territories'... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Mahmoud Abbas • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • Palestinian statehood • two-state solution

OPINION

No Way Mitchell Hits Latest Pitch Out of Park

Bungled baseball steroids report bodes
ill for Mideast efforts

Jan 28, 09 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Those who think George Mitchell will achieve progress in the Middle East point to his record of robust diplomacy in Northern Ireland 10 years ago. One hopes, for the sake of peace, that Mitchell follows his work there and not a more recent example, Will Leitch writes for the New ... More »

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steroids • Gaza • Hamas • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • Mitchell Report • Palestinian statehood • Will Leitch • Deadspin • Obama administration

Carter: Only a Free Palestine Can Stop Israeli 'Catastrophe'

Former prez advocates a two-state solution

Jan 27, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel faces "catastrophe" unless it revives the peace process and works toward the establishment of an independent Palestine, says Jimmy Carter. In an interview with the AP, the former president and Nobel laureate says the growing number of Arabs in the Holy Land means that only a two-state solution... More »

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Israel • Jimmy Carter • Palestine • peace • Palestinian statehood • two-state solution

Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

Abbas rejects plan, which doesn't include contiguous Palestine

Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • border dispute • Palestinian statehood

In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

Israeli PM calls timeline for Palestinian pact 'unrealistic'

Jul 28, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert said today it is "unrealistic" to expect a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by the end of the year. The Israeli PM and Palestian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas pledged last year to make a deal by the end of 2008, and their inability to do so is a... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • East Jerusalem • Palestinian statehood

Global Leaders Slam Israel's West Bank Expansion Plan

Officials say move would trample peace deals

Jul 25, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli plans to build a new West Bank settlement—one that was shelved after strenuous objections from the US in 2006—were revived yesterday, sparking an international outcry, the Washington Post reports. “They're burying the Annapolis process,” said a Palestinian negotiator, referring to agreements made at the Bush-led... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • West Bank • expansion • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict • road map • Palestinian statehood

GLOSSIES

 Jimmy Carter,
 Rogue Ex-President 

Carter's ideas and initiatives, slammed by old guard, resonate with youth

Jul 21, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter does things his own way, pursuing peace initiatives in the Middle East and South America whether Washington likes it or not, and generally redefining what it means to be an ex-president. So it’s no wonder “his mind-set and his policies seem to jibe so well with... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Jimmy Carter • Arab Israeli conflict • Election 2008 • Palestinian statehood • conflict resolution • Carter Center

Abbas Freezes Peace Talks With Israel

Says negotiations won't resume until offensive on Palestinians ends

Mar 2, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas halted peace talks with Israel today “until [Israeli] aggression is stopped,” Reuters reports. Abbas ordered the suspension of the US-brokered talks as Israel’s Gaza offensive continued and the Palestinian death toll topped 100. But Israeli PM Ehud Olmert showed no sign of relenting,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks • Israeli offensive • Palestinian statehood • George W. Bush

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