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PALESTINIANS

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2014
When will Netanyahu nail himself to the cross?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is not wrong to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will, sooner or later, have to stop nailing himself to small crosses (prisoner releases, minor settlement compromises) and move to the big cross: endangering his right-wing coalition to advance to final-status negotiations with the Palestinians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2014
Israel imposes economic sanctions against Palestinians
Israel imposed economic sanctions against the Palestinians on Thursday in retaliation for their leadership signing international conventions, moves that further complicate U.S. efforts to keep peace talks from collapsing before an April 29 deadline.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2014
U.S. empire beyond salvation
For 25 years, the U.S. has tried to police the world for its own interests and failed. Now, it can't even cut and run from Iraq and Afghanistan because it is too deeply entrenched in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2014
John Kerry: a 'magnificent' U.S. secretary of state
The indefatigable U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been astoundingly discreet as a Mideast peace broker. Not a hint of what has been said in private has leaked into the public domain, yet there is almost no hope of a real peace deal.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2014
Netanyahu's talks with Kerry will be critical
Support for an independent Palestine alongside the state of Israel is not a constant. An odd tension in public opinion exists on both sides: The desire for the two leaderships to negotiate a settlement is set against a much weaker conviction that they are capable of doing it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2014
Sharon's life shaped Israel, mirrored its turbulent times
The death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who had been in a deep coma since suffering a stroke in January 2006, represents an extraordinary moment of rupture in his country's history. Of the generation of Israeli soldiers and politicians who fought in Israel's founding conflicts, only...
WORLD
Dec 24, 2013
Abbas says Jesus was a 'Palestinian'
In a Christmas message Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Jesus a "Palestinian" messenger of hope.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2013
Bethlehem woos Christian emigres, visitors
There has been something missing in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christianity: Christians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2013
Fatal West Bank clash may threaten peace talks
Palestinian leaders say peace negotiations are threatened after Israeli security forces fatally shot three Palestinian men during an early-morning clash in the Qalandia refugee camp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2013
Unemployed Web developer hacks Zuckerberg's Facebook page
An unemployed Palestinian developer named Khalil Shreateh tried several times to report a bug to Facebook's security team. When no one got back to him, he took the (dubiously) logical next step: exploited the bug to leave a public comment on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian aim: A peace deal in nine months
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agree to meet again within two weeks to start substantive talks in hopes of reaching a long-elusive settlement within nine months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2013
Mideast peace talks set to resume
The U.S. announces that the first substantive peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinians in years is set to begin in Washington, following a prisoner release.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2013
John Kerry's bid for Mideast peace
The U.S. goal of getting Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian Authority president together for direct talks about the most divisive issues is noble but quite futile.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2013
Symbols, substance in the Mideast
Barack Obama succeeded in reaching out to Israelis and Palestinians during his recent trip, though some say his success grew out of low expectations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2013
Obama's Middle East trip leaves behind hope, skepticism
Rescuing the decades-old idea that Israelis and Palestinians can live together in neighboring states emerges as the broad goal of U.S. President Barack Obama's Mideast trip.
COMMENTARY
Dec 24, 2007
Opportunity for progress in Middle East
NEW YORK — Recent reports by The Associated Press that Hamas leaders seek a ceasefire agreement with Israel should be wholeheartedly embraced as they offer hope of halting the vicious cycle of violence that has plagued both Israelis and Palestinians.

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