Tag Archive for Peace Process

| February 20, 2014
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Kerry: Jewish Evictions from West Bank May Not be Required

John Kerry suggests that Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, in a future peace agreement, may not be evicted from their homes.

By Elad Benari

 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is trying to push Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to sign a peace agreement, is hinting that Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria may not be evicted from their homes when an agreement is signed.

John Kerry – Reuters

In an interview with journalist Ilana Dayan on Channel 2, Kerry was asked what will be the personal price that residents of Judea and Samaria will have to pay for peace. Continue Reading »

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| February 16, 2014
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Abbas shows flexibility to 300 visiting Israelis

In Abbas’ most conciliatory comments to date, the PA president says he doesn’t want to ‘drown Israel with millions of Palestinian refugees’, but condemns Natanyahu’s demand for ‘Jewish’ recognition, and goes on to admit: ‘Incitement (against Israel) does exists’.

By Elior Levy


RAMALLAH – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has told some 300 young Israelis visiting him on Sunday in the West Bank that he does not want to “drown Israel with millions of (Palestinian) refugees to change its nature.”

Abbas with students. (Photo: EPA)

Abbas with students. – Photo: EPA

Abbas’ comment was his most conciliatory yet on the fate of Palestinian refugees who were uprooted from homes in what is now Israel, including in the 1948 War of Independence that followed Israel’s creation. Continue Reading »

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| February 15, 2014
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Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Islamists Protest Against Israel-Palestinian Peace

1200 Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrated in Jordan against Kerry’s peace initiative, burning Israeli flags.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Hundreds of Islamists rallied in Jordan on Friday against a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Jordanians protests against Kerry’s framework – Photo: Reuters

The largest protest in months came hours before Jordan’s King Abdullah was scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in California.

The 1,200 protesters affiliated with Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood, who demonstrated against Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace framework, also burned the Israeli flag, reported AP.

The protesters also demanded that King Abdullah II “revoke the peace treaty with the Zionists,” the report said, referring to the 1994 peace treaty signed between the two countries. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2014
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U.S. Congressman Franks: ‘Israel not an Occupier’

Congressman Trent Franks outraged over White House’s ‘adversarial’ stance towards Israel, says this administration has become Iran’s ‘lobbyist’.

By Ari Soffer

The United States has become ‘almost adversarial’ towards Israel under the Obama administration, according to Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ).

Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) – Photo: Arutz Sheva

Speaking to Arutz Sheva at a Washington D.C. security conference, Franks contradicted a recent claim by Israel’s ambassador to the US that US Secretary of State John Kerry wasn’t threatening Israel when he warned of boycotts in the event that current negotiations with the Palestinian Authority fall through. The conference, entitled “American Security and the Iranian Bomb: Analyzing Threats at Home and Abroad,” saw several prominent members of Congress and former CIA Director James Woolsey discuss the threat posed to the US by the Islamic Republic. Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2014
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Jordanian MP: Secret ‘Right of Return’ deal excludes Palestinians with dual citizenship

 

Jordanian lawmaker Mohammad al-Qatatsha says U.S. Secretary of State Kerry’s proposed guidelines include secret terms, not conducive to Palestinian desires.

By Ynetnews

 

The proposed American framework agreement has secret terms, one of which determines that Palestinians who have foreign nationalities are ineligible for the right of return, a Jordanian lawmaker told Palestinian news agency Ma’an on Wednesday.

King Abdullah II (right) and (left) U.S Secretary of State John Kerry - Photo source: Google

King Abdullah II (right) and (left) U.S Secretary of State John Kerry – Photo source: Google

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday to discuss the peace process and update him on the details of the negotiations. Continue Reading »

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| February 10, 2014
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Palestinian Minister: Palestine Will Have Sovereignty Over Old City, Including Kotel

Palestinian Authority Minister of Holy Places is demanding sovereignty over the entire Old City of Jerusalem, including City of David & the Kotel.

By David Lev

 

 

A top Palestinian Authority official said that the PA was demanding sovereignty over all areas of Jerusalem Israel liberated in the Six Day War, including the Kotel, the Western Wall. Speaking to Channel Ten, Mahmoud al-Habbash, Minister of Holy Places in the PA, said that “there will be no peace until the end of the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. Every piece of land that Israel conquered then belongs to the Palestinians.” Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Rice slams Israeli officials on Twitter for ‘unfounded & unacceptable’ criticism of Kerry

 

Former US envoy to UN goes after Netanyahu & his cabinet ministers on Twitter for criticizing Kerry’s warning of growing boycott calls.

By Ynetnews

Kerry is not the only person who has warned of a looming increase in boycotts. Israeli business and political leaders have been vocal about their concerns on this matter. Last month, a delegation of captains of industry flew to the annual international business conference in Davos to warn Netanyahu that maintaining a growing and stable economy requires Israel to make peace with Palestinians.

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice (Photo: Shahar Azran)

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice – Photo: Shahar Azra

The US National Security Advisor Susan Rice has rapped Israeli officials for comments directed at Secretary of State John Kerry over the ongoing peace process with the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2014
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Israel’s PM calls on gov’ts to pressure Abbas for refusing to recognize Jewish state

 

Prime Minister Netanyahu slams Abbas for his refusal to recognize Israel as Jewish state.

Bennett rejects Abbas’s suggestion to place NATO forces in Palestinian state saying, “Only the IDF will guard our kids.”

By GIL HOFFMAN, JPOST.COM STAFF
 

 

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday attacked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

Netanyahu and Abbas - Photo: REUTERS

Netanyahu and Abbas – Photo: REUTERS

“The chairman of the PA was quoted today as saying that he is not prepared to recognize the Jewish state. And this comes with him knowing that there will not be an agreement without recognition of the nation state of the Jews,” Netanyahu said at the Likud faction meeting. Continue Reading »

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| February 2, 2014
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Chief PA negotiator: Palestinians were here before the Jews

 

Abbas’ chief negotiator Saeb Erekat claims ancestry from the Canaanites.

U.S. Sec. of State Kerry praises the Palestinians & the Israelis for their efforts in the negotiations and warns them of the fallout should they fail.

By Daniel Siryoti, Shlomo Cesana and Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Palestinians cannot accept Israel as the Jewish state because they lived in the region long before the Jews, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said over the weekend.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat – Photo: AP

Speaking with Justice Minister Tzipi Livni at the Munich Security Conference, Erekat rejected the Israeli demand that the Palestinians recognize it as the Jewish homeland. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2014
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Kerry brings up Israel boycott – AGAIN – if peace deal not made

 

US secretary of state makes another such remark, now at Munich Security Conference.

Deputy defense minister Danon condemns  Kerry’s remarks, responding that Israel will “not negotiate with gun to its head.”

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry believes Israel could face an economic boycott if the current round of peace negotiations with the Palestinians do not lead to a final deal. Kerry made the remarks on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Photo: REUTERS

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany – Photo: REUTERS

“There’s an increasing de-legitimization campaign that has been building up. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2014
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Peace talks with Abdullah in the middle

Kerry’s current peace plan was reportedly proposed by Jordan’s King Abdullah II to President Obama last year in order to keep Jordan from becoming recognized as Palestine.

 

Since January 8, 2014, the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper has published three reports on the alleged details of the Kerry peace plan.  Al-Quds Al-Arabi is one of the most prominent Arab newspapers and considered a major source of inside information on most Arab regimes. According to Al-Quds Al-Arabi, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s plan revolves around Jordan’s king settling Palestinian refugees living in Arab countries in his kingdom and in exchange he would receive $55 billion for “Jordan’s role in hosting refugees for over five decades”. Continue Reading »

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| January 30, 2014
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U.S. Amb. Shapiro explains: Kerry’s proposal came from Israeli & Palestinian demands

 

Comments by US envoy to Israel contradict with Prime Minister’s assertion that Kerry’s framework peace agreement demands reflect “American positions”.

Amb. Shapiro reports “very little” of framework paper will be purely authored by Americans.

By HERB KEINON
 

 

The paper Secretary of State John Kerry is developing to form the basis for further Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is not solely composed of American ideas, but is drawn from what the Israelis and Palestinians presented, US Ambassador Dan Shapiro said on Wednesday.

Ambassador Dan Shapiro - Photo: Courtesy of US embassy Israel

Ambassador Dan Shapiro – Photo: Courtesy of US embassy Israel

“As we continue our work at this stage to shape a framework proposal, it is very much drawn from ideas the parties have put on the table themselves,” he said in Tel Aviv at the annual international conference of the Institute for National Security Studies. Continue Reading »

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| January 26, 2014
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Palestinians Have Said ‘NO’ to Peace Talks – Only the US & Abbas Haven’t Heard

Local West Bank rallies call on Palestinian Authority leadership to quit US-brokered peace talks.
Senior Palestinian official urges return to terrorism as Hamas says Abbas has no authority to speak for all Palestinians.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

Thousands of Palestinian Arabs rallied in cities across the so-called “West Bank” on Saturday demanding that their leadership stop participating in US-brokered peace talks with Israel.

Organized by left-wing Palestinian political movements, the demonstrations lambasted US Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace proposals as legitimizing the “Israeli occupation,” according to Bethlehem’s Ma’an news agency.

Israel has long maintained that one of the principle obstacles to peace is the failure of the Palestinian Authority to educate its people to favor a compromise peace agreement with Israel. Continue Reading »

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| January 24, 2014
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EU Ambassador to Israel: Israel Will Be Blamed if Peace Talks Fail

 

EU  envoy suggests that the only issue that threatens agreement is Jewish settlement activity, ignoring ongoing Palestinian indoctrination to incitement, terrorist attacks & security concerns.

By Ryan Jones

 

European Union Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen freely admitted on Wednesday that Europe intends to blame the Jewish state if the current peace talks fail to produce an agreement.

“Naturally, the blame will be put squarely on Israel’s doorstep,” stated Faaborg-Andersen.

He qualified that remark by insisting it would be only “logical” to attribute failure to Israel if the issue that prevents the signing of a peace deal is Jewish “settlement activity.” Continue Reading »

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| January 23, 2014
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Jerusalem advances building plans for 642 new homes

 

Israel maintains that there is no relationship between settlement building & the peace process. Building new homes is the natural process of growth & prosperity.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 

 

Israel this week advanced plans for 642 new settler homes in the West Bank as an Israeli delegation was in Washington to discuss the peace process with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

A construction worker working on a new housing unit in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, which the EU considers illegal [Archive] – Photo: AP

The Palestinians have insisted that continued settlement activity is destroying the peace process and the US has repeatedly said that it is not helpful. Continue Reading »

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