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Israel mosque set ablaze in 'revenge' attack
03/10/2011 - ISRAEL

Israel mosque set ablaze in 'revenge' attack

Arsonists thought to be right-wing extremists attacked a mosque in northern Israel Sunday night, apparently to avenge the death of two Jewish settlers in the West Bank last month. Israeli officials have condemned the attack.
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Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator
29/09/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator

Annette Young talks to senior Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, who says Israel‘s decision to build new homes in the Gilo settlement in south-east Jerusalem could torpedo attempts by the Quartet to restart peace talks.
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Mixed response from Palestinians on Quartet peace proposal
30/09/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Mixed response from Palestinians on Quartet peace proposal

Palestinians were cautious in their response to proposals for renewed peace talks with Israel Thursday, nearly a week after international mediators known as the Quartet called for the two sides to meet within a month.
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'An enchanting witch motivated by lust'
28/09/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'An enchanting witch motivated by lust'

In today's international papers: Netanyahu defends settlement building, Tunisia eight months after the revolution, and Italian lawyers accuse Amanda Knox of witchcraft.
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US, EU condemn Israel settlement plan
28/09/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

US, EU condemn Israel settlement plan

The US and the EU roundly condemned Israel's announcement Tuesday that it planned to build 1,100 new homes in East Jerusalem. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the move "counter-productive" to the efforts to revive peace talks.
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Israel approves 1,100 new homes in East Jerusalem
27/09/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Israel approves 1,100 new homes in East Jerusalem

Israel approved on Tuesday a plan for 1,100 new homes in East Jerusalem, prompting condemnation from the Palestinian Authority, who argue that settlement activity hampers efforts to resume the peace process.
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Palestinians: a people without a state
21/09/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Palestinians: a people without a state

We look back at decades of failed peace talks ahead of this week’s Palestinian statehood bid at the UN. Also, our correspondent takes the temperature among West Bank Palestinians and Israeli settlers. Finally, we head to the United Arab Emirates where elections are coming up.
Israeli settlements and the peace process
20/09/2011 - MIDDLE EAST

Israeli settlements and the peace process

It is a tit-for-tat policy, which is causing further confrontation, hurt and anger across the West Bank. As the UN Security Council meets to examine the Palestinians' statehood bid, we look at the situation on the ground. Our report is from Migron, an Israeli outpost, where several homes have recently been removed by the government, after leftist Israeli NGO Peace Now won the case for their removal.
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Who will blink first in Palestinian push for statehood? (part 2)
19/09/2011 - THE DEBATE

Who will blink first in Palestinian push for statehood? (part 2)

Seeing the argument heat up on the set proves "foreboding and rather ominous" for Steven Ekovich of the American University of Paris. He and the rest of François Picard’s panel wrestle with the consequences of the Palestinian push for statehood at the UN.
Who will blink first in Palestinian push for statehood?
19/09/2011 - THE DEBATE

Who will blink first in Palestinian push for statehood?

Seeing the argument heat up on the set proves "foreboding and rather ominous" for Steven Ekovich of the American University of Paris. He and the rest of François Picard’s panel wrestle with the consequences of the Palestinian push for statehood at the UN.
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