Lose, lose for Obama – and Palestinians too
Matt Frei mulls over why the Americans have put the boot into Palestinian statehood.
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The Arab spring, Nato’s Libya campaign, and next year’s US elections are all factors affecting the Palestinian Authority’s move this week to press for recognition at the United Nations.
Matt Frei mulls over why the Americans have put the boot into Palestinian statehood.
US President Barack Obama says he will oppose the Palestinian Authority’s UN bid for statehood.
Palestinians have been gathering across the West Bank as their president, Mahmoud Abbas, bids for statehood recognition at the United Nations in New York.
US President Barack Obama makes a last-ditch attempt to head off the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations, saying there is “no short cut” to solving the decades-long conflict.
As Palestinian negotiators head to the United Nations to push their bid for formal recognition as a state, Jonathan Rugman reports on Palestinians celebrating in the streets in anticipation.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is ready to open talks for a Palestinian state based on the 1967 truce lines, according to reports, in what is widely being viewed as a significant U-turn.
Up to 13 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces on Israel’s borders with Syria and Lebanon. There was also violence in Gaza and the West Bank.
Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller on the signing of a deal between former rivals Hamas and Fatah to bring in a joint caretaker government for Palestine.
Hamas has declared a state of emergency and evacuated their buildings in preparation for a possible major invasion of the territory in retaliation for rockets fired into Israel
Multiple injuries reported after a bomb exploded at a bus station in Jerusalem whilst Palestinian militia group launch rockets against other Israeli targets.
Palestinian negotiators told Israel it could keep large parts of illegally occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents. Lindsey Hilsum looks at what the revelations mean for a future deal.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have begun negotiations in Washington aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has invited the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to resume direct talks in Washington next month.
We spoke to Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi.