Israeli President Shimon Peres hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks in his official residence on Tuesday (July 22), and said the unprecedented visit will help dispel doubts about Israel's desire for peace. Although the two men have met before, no Palestinian president has ever been inside Beit Hanasi, or President's House, in Jerusalem, where Israel's head of state routinely welcomes foreign dignitaries. Peres said the talks were aimed at reassuring Abbas that Israel remained committed to U.S.-brokered peace talks despite a political crisis revolving around corruption allegations against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that could lead to an early election. "Both sides still need to make complex concessions, but both sides understand that there is no alternative to peace. governments come and go, in the past 15 years six governments have changed in Israel, but the will for peace still remains, " Peres said during a news conference. Following Peres'...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy positioned himself on Monday (June 23) as a possible Middle East peace broker, offering in a speech to Israel's parliament to host negotiations and mobilise French...
U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama pledged Wednesday his "unshakable commitment to Israel's security" during a visit to the rocket-scarred town of Sderot, emphasizing his support of the...
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began a 24-hour visit to Israel and the West Bank on Wednesday (July 23), during which he met Israeli leaders and laid a wreath at Yad Vashem...
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has said he'll meet with a leader of the militant political movement Hamas at a West Bank reception Tuesday, despite opposition to his plans from the Israeli and...
En marge de l'attaque au tracteur qui s'est produite à Jérusalem, le chef de l'Autorité palestinienne Mahmoud Abbas était reçu ce mardi pour la première fois à la présidence de l'Etat...
Representatives from more than 90 countries and international organizations pledged $7.4 billion over the next three years to help revive the Palestinian economy. At the Paris conference on...
The international community should impose more sanctions on Iran an Israeli spokesman said on Wednesday (September 24) after Israel called the Iranian president's speech to the United Nations as...
Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed to a joint statement declaring their commitment to work toward a peace deal before the end of 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush told delegates...
One year after Hamas' takeover of Gaza, President Mahmoud Abbas is adopting a two-track approach to end the rift with rival Hamas and pursue peace talks with Israel, neither of which looks...
Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed to a joint statement declaring their commitment to work toward a peace deal before the end of 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush told delegates...
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