Barak Ravid and Haaretz Service
By Barak Ravid and Haaretz Service
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Fast Forward Bibi Is Trying To Convince Top Ministers To Extend Freeze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his forum of top ministers on Tuesday afternoon to debate extending Israel’s moratorium on construction in West Bank settlements for 60 days. The concession would be made in exchange for a series of reported U.S. guarantees in Israel’s direct peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Israel halted construction temporarily for…
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Fast Forward Abbas: Peace Talks Are at an Impasse
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he was holding Israel responsible for the impasse in direct negotiations, but vowed to continue to search for solutions that could yield to progress in the recently renewed peace process. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II, Abbas said “there is an impasse, because…
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Fast Forward Vice PM Silvan Shalom: PA Preconditions Threaten Direct Talks
Preconditions will cause the failure of direct Middle East peace talks, even before negotiations commence, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom told Quartet peace envoy Tony Blair on Monday. Israel and the Palestinians accepted on Friday an invitation by the United States and other powers to restart direct talks on Sept. 2 in a modest step…
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Fast Forward Secret Document Suggests U.S.-Israel Nuclear Agreement
Israel’s Army Radio reported on Wednesday that the United States has sent Israel a secret document committing to nuclear cooperation between the two countries. According to Army Radio, the U.S. has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and other supplies, despite the fact that Israel is…
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