The Guardian:
The Palestinian Authority lacks the support to issue another unilateral declaration of independence – it should not be hastyThe Palestinian Authority has been making some rather strange decisions lately. In October, it oppose (Read More)
Comment - Columnists - Bronwen Maddox:
Israel has surely lost more this week in support abroad — in the US, above all — than it has gained in asserting its right to build houses around Jerusalem. (Read More)
The Guardian:
US president touches on various other issues facing his administration during interviews with TV networksPresident Barack Obama has said he is close to a decision on whether to dramatically increase the number of American tro (Read More)
The Sydney Morning Herald World Headlines:
THE Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has brushed aside international anger over the expansion of Jewish neighbourhoods in east Jerusalem by defining the new plans as ''standard procedure''. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Binyamin Netanyahu may not like drunkenness among minors, but Israel's west-facing culture makes some level of it inevitableAccording to Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's teen-drinking problem is close to becoming an epidemic, in (Read More)
Reuters:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed U.S. anger at Israel's approval for new homes in a settlement near Jerusalem, saying it was part of a routine building program. (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Controversial settlement expansion criticised• Obama's efforts to resume negotiations underminedThe White House yesterday expressed exasperation with Israel over a plan to build 900 new houses on the West Bank at a time whe (Read More)
MSNBC:
From NBC's Andrea Mitchell and Sue KrollDespite Hillary Clinton's recent praise for what she called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's "unprecedented" steps on the controversial issue of settlements, the traveling White House (Read More)
Reuters: International News:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern on Tuesday over a mutiny by pro-settler soldiers that raised fears of more rebellion in the ranks in any future land-for-peace moves with the Pale (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
Israel's prime minister has warned about the dangers of a nuclear Iran after touring an submarine believed capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles. (Read More)
The Independent - Middle East RSS Feed:
As so often in the Middle East, we have been here before. The latest suggestion – that a frustrated Palestinian leadership would unilaterally declare a state and invite international recognition for it – is not new. It was ma (Read More)
The Independent - Middle East RSS Feed:
As so often in the Middle East, we have been here before. The latest suggestion – that a frustrated Palestinian leadership would unilaterally declare a state and invite international recognition for it – is not new. It was ma (Read More)
FT.com - World, Middle East:
Netanyahu says any unilateral attempt to declare a Palestinian state 'will unravel the existing agreements between us and could entail unilateral steps by Israel'. (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Frustration at impasse on 'two-state project'• Israel warns of retaliation over any unilateral movePalestinians have formally asked the European Union to urge the UN security council to recognise a fully independent state (Read More)
Drudge Report:
A reputed Mexican drug lord with a $5 million reward on his head has been named to Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful people in the world. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who authorities say heads the powerful Sinaloa Car (Read More)
The Guardian:
50% of MPs in the shadow cabinet are Conservative Friends of Israel members, according to Channel 4's DispatchesPro-Israeli organisations in Britain look set to see their influence increase if the Conservatives win the next e (Read More)
The Sydney Morning Herald World Headlines:
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the Palestinian leadership against "unilateral action" after plans to seek UN recognition of their independence. (Read More)
Reuters:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there was no alternative to negotiations to secure peace and that any unilateral moves by the Palestinians would unravel past agreements.
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FOXNews.com:
DEVELOPING: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem, says if Palestinians declare a unilateral state, it will unravel exsiting agreements with Israelis and will lead to unilateral steps by Israel. (Read More)
Comment - Columnists - Andrew Sullivan:
If there were one White House meeting I would have killed to be present at, it would have been last Monday when Barack Obama conferred with Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, for 70 minutes in the Oval Office. Al (Read More)