US Secretary of state's formula to renew full blown negotiations includes 3 meetings between PM and PA president as part of efforts to build trust; move would allow Abbas to circumvent preconditions.
Philippe Karsenty, head of a French media monitoring group, was convicted of defamation by a Paris court on Wednesday over his claim that Charles Enderlin, correspondent in Israel for French television channel France 2, doctored footage of the killing of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura in Gaza in 2000.
The Israeli foreign ministry reacted with outrage Sunday to the news of the adoption of a Jordanian-sponsored resolution on Jerusalem at a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Cambodia, as it concluded the critical vote constituted “a dark day” for the UN’s Education, Science and Culture Organisation.
A Turkish intervention in Syria, which was already unlikely, is now unimaginable, Turkish columnist tells 'Post'; expert says country still likely to act in critical regions, including Gaza.
EU Foreign Ministers failed to issue anticipated critical resolution on Israeli settlement policy following their monthly meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, after Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to have appealed directly to foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for leniency on the issue on her visit to Jerusalem last week.
EU Foreign Ministers from the 27 EU member states convened Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East Peace Process, amid US Secretary of State’s continued emphasis of resuscitating stalled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
