Palestinians
ISRAEL: Netanyahu announces blockade policy shift
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel would ease its blockade of Gaza...
IsraelISRAEL: Eased Gaza blockade retains major restrictions
The security cabinet yesterday approved a plan to ease Israel's blockade of Gaza, following...
IsraelEGYPT: Cairo may be forced to reconsider Gaza policy
Egypt announced on June 7 that it would keep its Rafah border open indefinitely, in the absence...
EgyptUS/ISRAEL: Policy torpor to prevail, despite Gaza
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet US President Barack Obama...
United StatesTURKEY/ISRAEL: Defence ties reduction would be gradual
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc announced today that Turkey will reduce economic and...
TurkeyMIDDLE EAST: Proximity talks will be largely tactical
Indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks began on May 9. The talks are the first between the...
MIDDLE EAST: Talks begin amid Jerusalem controversy
Indirect talks between the Palestinians and Israelis began yesterday, and US State Department...
MIDDLE EAST: Indirect talks face many obstacles
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Friday to...