Agence France-Presse last Friday conveyed statements from Palestinian leaders rejecting U.S. bridging proposals, presented by Secretary of State John Kerry during several recent trips to the region, designed to balance Israeli security requirements with Palestinian demands for autonomy in the context of final status negotiations. After meeting Kerry in Ramallah, the Palestinian...

The Wall Street Journal this week noted that few programs funded by the European Union are marked by as much controversy as “EU assistance to the Palestinian Authority,” with the bloc having provided more than five and a half billion Euros to the Palestinians since the peace process began in the...

Reuters yesterday reported on declarations from a top Hamas figure asserting that the Palestinian terror group had “resumed” its relations with Iran, after several months in which the organization was estranged from its long-time sponsor in Tehran due to sectarian tensions generated by the almost three-year Syrian conflict. “Relations between Hamas and...

Palestinian leaders today doubled down on weekend declarations in which they categorically rejected U.S. bridging proposals designed to balance Israeli security needs – including Jerusalem’s concerns about a security vacuum that might emerge in the strategically important Jordan Valley in the context of a comprehensive peace deal – with Palestinian demands for...

Speaking at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters that the Obama administration is seeking to reassure Jerusalem not just regarding Iran but also regarding “threats to Israel’s security [in]… the final status negotiations process” between Israelis and Palestinians. But neither peace nor prosperity are possible without...

The Palestinian leadership today rejected a proposal presented by Secretary of State John Kerry designed to boost peace talks between them and their Israeli counterparts. “The Palestinian side rejected them because they would only lead to prolonging and maintaining the occupation,” the official said. Abbas was not immediately available after the Ramallah talks...