Akiva Eldar (Haaretz)
By Akiva Eldar (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Palestinians Say East Jerusalem Settlements Deepen Occupation
Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned on Friday Israel’s recent decision to expand the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, saying Netanyahu’s government is “determined to invest solely in the entrenchment of the occupation, rather than peace.” Erekat called Israel’s approval of the construction of 900 new homes illegal, saying that by going ahead with…
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Fast Forward Peres Holds Secret Peace Talks With Palestinians
President Shimon Peres has been holding intensive talks with Ramallah in an effort to resume negotiations and head off a unilateral Palestinian statehood bid at the UN in September. The meetings are being held in complete coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Haaretz has learned that on Tuesday night, Peres held a long meeting with…
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Fast Forward Abbas to Mitchell: I Will Resign If Settlement Construction Continues
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas informed U.S. envoy George Mitchell last week that the renewal of settlement construction will not only bring about the collapse of peace talks but it will also induce his resignation from the post of Palestinian Authority president. According to Palestinian sources close to the PA leadership, Abbas told Mitchell of his…
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Fast Forward Palestinian P.M.: We Will Have a State by Next Year
Next year, “the birth of a Palestinian state will be celebrated as a day of joy by the entire community of nations,” says Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in an exclusive interview to Haaretz. Relaying Passover greetings to the Jewish community, Fayyad hopes Israelis will also participate in the celebrations for the birth of…
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Fast Forward U.S. Official: Building E. Jerusalem Homes Is a Blow to Peace Process
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to construct an additional 700 apartments in East Jerusalem was another blow to already stalled peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a U.S. official said on Monday. “We feel that unilateral actions make it harder for people to get back together at the table, and that’s what our goals…
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Fast Forward Desmond Tutu: Jewish Groups Intimidate Critics of Israel
“The lesson that Israel must learn from the Holocaust is that it can never get security through fences, walls and guns,” Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa told Haaretz Thursday. Commenting on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in Germany Thursday that the lesson of the Holocaust is that Israel should always defend itself, Tutu…
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Fast Forward Transfer of Gilad Shalit to Egypt Said To Be Imminent
European diplomatic sources said Thursday that kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit will be transferred to Egypt in the coming hours or coming days. According to the European sources, Shalit’s transfer is the first stage of an agreement between the various Palestinian factions, assisted by Egyptian mediation and done in coordination with the United…
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