From change.org
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Israeli-Palestinian peace
The search for common ground between the warring Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
Palestinian President Mahmoud "Abu Mazen" Abbas has reached the apex of his value to the Middle East peace process. He knows it and he's betting everything he has. By threatening to quit.
This week Abbas, the moderate Fatah party candidate who succeeded Yassir Arafat as head of the Palestinian authority in 2004 and is the US government's most consistent partner in the West Bank, has announced that largely due to Israel's persistent refusals to...
- Top Palestinian official warns: If Abbas goes, his entire cabinet will go... (news.google.co.uk)
- Abbas claims Israel doesn't want peace or two-state solution (search.msn.com)
- Palestinians consider abandoning peace process (freerepublic.com)
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Sunday with the U.S. Middle East peace drive in crisis over a threat by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stand down.
From reuters.com
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- Israelis unsure of U.S. support (washingtontimes.com)
- Clinton Praises Israel’s ‘Unprecedented Concessions’ (richardsilverstein.com)
Nov 9th - 16th 2009
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be taking part in this year’s International Week of Solidarity called by the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (http://www.stopthewall.org).
Our aim is to promote as many different voices showing solidarity with the Palestinian people as possible, and to raise awareness among mainstream Irish civil society of Israel’s apartheid policies, the ongoing plight...
From indymedia.ie
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- Israel and Palestine: Is Peace Still Possible? (wilsoncenter.org)
Israeli President Shimon Peres has called on his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to stand for re-election.
Earlier this week Mr Abbas announced he would not be standing in the upcoming Palestinian elections because of the lack of progress in the peace negotiations.
Mr Peres urged Mr Abbas to change his mind and not give up. He assured Mr Abbas that Israel genuinely wanted peace.
Mr Peres made the remarks at a memorial rally...
From radionetherlands.nl
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- Shimon Peres Calls On Mahmoud Abbas Not To Quit (huffingtonpost.com)
- Peres leads calls for Abbas to stay on (news.google.ca)
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and a founding member of Fatah, one of the main Palestinian factions, Mahmoud Abbas is a former school teacher who has led Palestine during the hardest of times.
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From mwcnews.net
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Israeli youths light candles during a memorial rally marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin at Rabin's square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered ...
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From search.msn.com
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Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday they would not pursue war crimes charges against Israeli officials, including former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, over the Gaza Strip offensive.Six Norwegian lawyers brought a case against Olmert and nine others in April for alleged offenses during the conflict in December-January.
From dailystar.com.lb
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- Norway drops Israel war crimes investigation (france24.com)


