(JTA) — A draft Palestinian statehood resolution set to be introduced at the United Nations is counterproductive, the U.S. State Department said. “We don’t think this resolution is constructive,” State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke told reporters Monday at a regular news briefing. “We think it sets arbitrary deadlines for reachingContinue Reading
By Felice Friedson, The Media Line “Most Palestinians want the [kidnapped Israeli] kids to be alive and to be found,” says Dr. Nabil Kukali, the founder and president of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, in an exclusive interview. “This will help the Palestinian cause.” Dr. Kukali spoke with TheContinue Reading
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced today that he had reached a unity pact with Hamas earlier Wednesday, which he insists does not contradict the peace talks he is pursuing with Israel. Earlier this month, Israel had called off a session of talks in response to the PLO’s deal with Fatah-Hamas,Continue Reading
