Salam Fayyad

Clinton in Jerusalem to tackle settlements deadlock

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Israeli and Palestinian leaders were "serious" about peace ahead of a meeting Wednesday expected to address a lingering deadlock over Jewish settlements.
 

Clinton in Jerusalem to tackle settlements deadlock

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to hold further talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Jerusalem on Wednesday in a bid to break the deadlock over Jewish settlements.
 

Clinton hosts new round of Israel-Palestinian talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday presides over fresh Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Jerusalem aimed at narrowing the gap on Jewish settlements and tackling core issues.
 

Israel, Palestinians show no sign settlement gap narrowed

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Jerusalem late on Tuesday for further Israeli-Palestinian peace talks aimed at narrowing the gap on Jewish settlements and tackling core issues.
 

CORRECTED - Palestinians will not need budget aid by 2013: PM

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) will be able to finance its budget without the need for foreign aid by 2013 thanks to improved tax collection and cost-cutting, the prime minister said.
 

Palestinians to fund renovation of Nativity Church

The Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders on Thursday signed an accord to repair the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on the traditional site of Jesus's birth.
 

Palestinians to fund renovation of Nativity Church

The Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders on Thursday signed an accord to repair the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on the traditional site of Jesus's birth.
 

Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces in the West Bank detained dozens of Hamas activists on Wednesday in response to a lethal attack on Jewish settlers in the occupied territory, a senior security source said.
 

Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks

Palestinian gunman kills 4 Israelis in West Bank shooting on eve of new round of peace talks. Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.
 

Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks

Palestinian gunman kills 4 Israelis in West Bank shooting on eve of new round of peace talks. Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.
 

Four Israelis killed in West Bank shooting, Hamas rejoices

The Islamist Hamas movement claimed responsibility and rejoiced for the killing of four Israelis on Tuesday, as Israeli Prime Minister flew to Washington for renewed peace talks with the Palestinians.
 

Netanyahu takes firm security line arriving for peace talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed Israel's security demands as he arrived here Tuesday for new direct peace talks with the Palestinians after a deadly attack near a West Bank settlement.
 

Netanyahu takes firm security line arriving for peace talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed Israel's security demands as he arrived here Tuesday for new direct peace talks with the Palestinians after a deadly attack near a West Bank settlement.
 

Palestinian PM Fayyad says time for Israeli answers

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian prime minister on Monday forecast a "moment of reckoning" in the coming weeks when the Israeli prime minister is forced to explain what kind of state he has in mind for the Palestinians.
 

Gaza power plant reopens after Hamas does deal

The Gaza Strip's sole power plant resumed generating on Wednesday after the territory's Hamas rulers reached agreement on fuel payments to the rival Palestinian Authority, both sides said.
 

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
 

Gaza will be the ghost at Mideast talks banquet

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - It's the proverbial elephant in the room, the ghost at the banquet, the specter no one wants to acknowledge.
 

Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza

JABALYA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Some locals blame it on internal Palestinian politics, others try to blame it on Israel. Whatever the reason, constant electricity outages during a summer heat wave are driving people to distraction in Gaza.
 

Last Palestinian tied to 1972 Munich attack dies

The body of Amin al-Hindi, a senior Palestinian who was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre, was buried in Gaza City on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent said.
 

Palestinian tied to 1972 Munich attack dies

Top Palestinian officials on Wednesday attended a military funeral for Amin al-Hindi, a senior Palestinian tied to the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre who died a day earlier at the age of 72.