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NEWS ABOUT: two-state solution

two-state solution stories: 16 news summaries
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

(AP) - In a White House meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is ready to resume peace talks with the Palestinians immediately, but any agreement is contingent on their acceptance of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Netanyahu and President Obama met for more than two hours... More »

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White House • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Obama administration • 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

 Pope Lands in Israel, 
 Calls for Free Palestine 

Pontiff steps into controversy immediately upon arrival

May 11, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel today and immediately called for the creation of an independent Palestine, reports AP. The pontiff also vowed to "honor the memory" of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Benedict's support for a free Palestine puts him at odds with Prime Minister... More »

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Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Palestine • Vatican • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • two-state solution

Obama Invites Middle East Leaders to DC

Netanyahu, Abbas will meet president—but maybe not each other

Apr 22, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority for talks in Washington in a new bid for a Middle East peace agreement, reports the BBC. Obama extended the invitations after a meeting yesterday with Jordan’s King Abdullah, at which the president spoke of "... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Barack Obama • Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Abbas • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Benjamin Netanyahu • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • 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

Ultranationalist Will Be Israel's Foreign Minister

Coalition deal to make Avigdor Lieberman country's top diplomat

Mar 16, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister-designate of Israel, signed a deal last night that will see hard-right politician Avigdor Lieberman become the country's foreign minister. As Haaretz reports, Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party will receive several other major portfolios in the new government, including internal security. Lieberman advocates forcing Arab Israelis to... More »

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Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Avigdor Lieberman • coalition government • two-state solution

Clinton Heads to Mideast, Europe and Russia

Egypt, Israel and Europe all on the itinerary

Feb 28, 09 8:28 AM CST
(AP) - Hillary Clinton is using her second overseas trip as the nation's top diplomat to assess peace prospects in the Middle East, reconnect with European allies, and discuss America's strained relationship with Moscow with her Russian counterpart. Clinton will begin the weeklong journey in Egypt, where she'll attend an international conference... More »

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Russia • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Middle East • Europe • State Department • Egypt • West Bank • Obama administration • two-state solution

Livni Rejects Netanyahu Coalition Offer

Move means ultra-right parties will make up next government

Feb 27, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister-designate, failed to persuade rival Tzipi Livni to join him in a broad coalition government, Haaretz reports. At a meeting today, Netanyahu made substantial concessions to the current foreign minister, including key ministerial posts for her party, Kadima. But Netanyahu's refusal to endorse a two-state solution... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election • two-state solution • Yisrael Beiteinu

OPINION

Why the
Israeli Election
Doesn't Matter

Only Obama, not today's winner, can save country: Rachman

Feb 10, 09 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Whoever prevails in Israel's surprisingly tight election today, one thing is sure, writes Gideon Rachman: The country is moving to the right. That means that Benjamin Netanyahu or Tzipi Livni will lead a coalition that will "opt for the status quo" of occupying the West Bank, expanding settlements, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Palestine • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli election • two-state solution

 'Demagogue' 
 Makes Waves 
 in Israeli Race 

Wants oath of loyalty to Jewish state from Israeli Arabs

Feb 9, 09 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A Russian immigrant dead set on loyalty to a Jewish state is gaining ground in Israel's parliamentary elections, the New York Times reports. While he won’t likely be the next prime minister, Avigdor Lieberman is “the story of this election,” says a local journalist. Focusing on Israeli... More »

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Israel • Jews • prime minister • Israeli Arabs • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman • Israeli election • two-state solution

OPINION

 Israel Turns 
 Right—and 
 Away From 
 America 

Two weeks before election, Netanyahu poised for victory

Jan 28, 09 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Polls indicate the next prime minister of Israel will be Benjamin Netanyahu, an election result that will push the country even further to the right and away from a two-state solution. The Likud leader presents a paradox, Damien McElroy writes in the Telegraph: although Netanyahu is the most "American-style"... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • Israeli election • two-state solution

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

ANALYSIS

Egypt, Jordan Fear Fallout
From Gaza War

Facing citizens' anger, governments may be held responsible

Jan 12, 09 6:28 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israel's Gaza offensive wears on, officials in bordering Egypt and Jordan worry that the carnage is imperiling the possibility of a two-state Israel-Palestine solution. Egypt and to a lesser extent, Jordan, fear that responsibility for the humanitarian crisis there will fall to them, and that they may be forced... More »

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Israel • Jordan • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Arabs • Gaza Egypt border • two-state solution

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