June 12, 2016
4:54 am

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, shakes hands with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas before their meeting in Athens, December 21, 2015. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece will soon recognize Palestinian state, ruling party says

Delegation of Syriza officials make pledge in meeting with politicians in Ramallah, but offer no time frame

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

June 6, 2016
12:19 pm

Is it time to divide Jerusalem?

Surprising new talk of reconfiguring the capital city may finally show a way out of the current intolerable reality

By Naomi Chazan

June 6, 2016
5:05 am

Education Minister and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett speaks during Jerusalem Day celebrations at the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Likud slams ‘hypocritical’ Bennett over Palestinian statehood kerfuffle

Jewish Home leader has accused PM Netanyahu of opposing a Palestinian state in Hebrew while supporting it in English

By Times of Israel staff

June 5, 2016
10:57 pm

Naftali Bennett (left) and Aryeh Deri (center) with Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef (right) ahead of Yosef's daughter's wedding, on June 2, 2016. (Yaakov Cohen/Flash90)

Bennett charges PM with two-faced stance on Palestinian state

Jewish Home leader doubles down on rejection of two-state solution, claims Netanyahu says one thing in English, another in Hebrew

By Times of Israel staff

June 4, 2016
9:45 pm

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett on Channel 2's 'Meet the Press', June 4, 2016 (Channel 2 screenshot)

Bennett backs Palestinian autonomy ‘on steroids’

Jewish Home leader says he won’t allow Palestinian state on his watch, touts security cabinet achievements in recent coalition spat with Netanyahu

By Times of Israel staff

June 3, 2016
5:21 am

The three finalists of 'The President' reality TV show attend a public debate in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 2, 2016. (AP/Nasser Nasser)

Palestinian reality show underscores democracy woes

Amid widespread discontent with Abbas after his long rule, a faux TV election may be the best the West Bank public can hope for

By Mohammed Daraghmeh

June 2, 2016
10:21 pm

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett talks to Channel 2 in an interview segment aired on June 2, 2016 (screen capture: Channel 2)

Bennett threatens to ‘topple government’ to prevent Palestinian state

Jewish Home leader vows to ‘stand as fortified wall’ against ‘historic mistake’ to retreat to 1967 line, divide Jerusalem

By Times of Israel staff

June 2, 2016
6:11 pm

US President Barack Obama, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 9, 2015. AFP/ SAUL LOEB)

Washington Post editorial: Paris summit is start of diplomatic pushback against Israel

Column accuses PM Netanyahu, new Defense Minister Liberman of insincerity in statements supporting two-state solution

By JTA

May 26, 2016
8:44 pm

Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at a campaign rally at California Sate University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, May 17, 2016. (Jim Steinfeldt/Getty Images)

Sanders expects ‘consensus’ on Palestinian rights at party convention

Presidential hopeful calls for revising the Democratic platform to acknowledge Israeli occupation

By JTA

May 22, 2016
4:51 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaks to a gathering of supporters during a campaign rally at the Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Sanders: Democratic platform must better reflect Palestinian hopes

Jewish presidential candidate backs challenger for Congress seat of DNC chief Wasserman Schultz, who he says unfairly treated his campaign

By JTA

May 20, 2016
3:56 pm

The Arab failure to destroy Israel

Nakba Day is not about pursuing a state for Palestinian Arabs, but about destroying the one Jewish state in the world

By Julie Nathan

May 17, 2016
5:50 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, shaking hands with IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, alongside President Reuven Rivlin, at an Israeli Independence Day ceremony for outstanding soldiers in Jerusalem, May 12, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?

He froze settlements, but also expanded them, calls for talks but reportedly declined them. Is Netanyahu a realist on peace, or the obstacle to it?

By Ben Sales

May 13, 2016
2:46 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the diplomatic corps at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 12, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Netanyahu says he’s ready to meet Abbas for talks ‘right now’

PM claims he’s taken unprecedented steps for peace, tells Palestinian leader to heed calls for direct negotiations

By Times of Israel staff

May 10, 2016
3:49 pm

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, left meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 24, 2016. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)

Top Jordan official: Lack of Palestinian state fueling extremists

‘Palestinian cause represents the essence of the conflicts and crises in the region,’ says Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh

By AP and Times of Israel staff

April 15, 2016
1:54 am

The UN Security Council votes at United Nations Headquarters in New York, December 10, 2015. (AFP/Don Emmert)

Washington keeps options open on UN settlements resolution

State Department officials refuse to say whether US will support Palestinian bid; Congress urges Obama to veto any one-sided draft

By AFP, AP and Times of Israel staff

Topic: Palestinian statehood

Greece will soon recognize Palestinian state, ruling party says

Delegation of Syriza officials make pledge in meeting with politicians in Ramallah, but offer no time frame

Is it time to divide Jerusalem?

Surprising new talk of reconfiguring the capital city may finally show a way out of the current intolerable reality

Likud slams ‘hypocritical’ Bennett over Palestinian statehood kerfuffle

Jewish Home leader has accused PM Netanyahu of opposing a Palestinian state in Hebrew while supporting it in English

Bennett charges PM with two-faced stance on Palestinian state

Jewish Home leader doubles down on rejection of two-state solution, claims Netanyahu says one thing in English, another in Hebrew

Bennett backs Palestinian autonomy ‘on steroids’

Jewish Home leader says he won’t allow Palestinian state on his watch, touts security cabinet achievements in recent coalition spat with Netanyahu

Palestinian reality show underscores democracy woes

Amid widespread discontent with Abbas after his long rule, a faux TV election may be the best the West Bank public can hope for

Bennett threatens to ‘topple government’ to prevent Palestinian state

Jewish Home leader vows to ‘stand as fortified wall’ against ‘historic mistake’ to retreat to 1967 line, divide Jerusalem

Washington Post editorial: Paris summit is start of diplomatic pushback against Israel

Column accuses PM Netanyahu, new Defense Minister Liberman of insincerity in statements supporting two-state solution

Sanders expects ‘consensus’ on Palestinian rights at party convention

Presidential hopeful calls for revising the Democratic platform to acknowledge Israeli occupation

Sanders: Democratic platform must better reflect Palestinian hopes

Jewish presidential candidate backs challenger for Congress seat of DNC chief Wasserman Schultz, who he says unfairly treated his campaign

The Arab failure to destroy Israel

Nakba Day is not about pursuing a state for Palestinian Arabs, but about destroying the one Jewish state in the world

Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?

He froze settlements, but also expanded them, calls for talks but reportedly declined them. Is Netanyahu a realist on peace, or the obstacle to it?

Netanyahu says he’s ready to meet Abbas for talks ‘right now’

PM claims he’s taken unprecedented steps for peace, tells Palestinian leader to heed calls for direct negotiations

Top Jordan official: Lack of Palestinian state fueling extremists

‘Palestinian cause represents the essence of the conflicts and crises in the region,’ says Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh

Washington keeps options open on UN settlements resolution

State Department officials refuse to say whether US will support Palestinian bid; Congress urges Obama to veto any one-sided draft

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