By Saturday night there was still no news regarding Israel's position. People close to Qiq complained that there were too many advisors and supporters trying to influence him regarding a transfer to another hospital and the termination of his hunger …

French Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave presented the Foreign Ministry with outlines of the initiative last week. Israel has been cold to the idea, primarily because when it was first launched last month, then- French foreign minister Laurent …

“Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. “ Isaiah 60:18 (The Israel Bible™). Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Issam Rimawi/Flash90). On Friday …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he welcomes a French initiative to jumpstart the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians through the convening of an international peace conference. The Palestinian Authority head, …

Abbas Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Jan. 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Ammar Awad. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned that Israel's policies in the West Bank could …

The penny dropped for Abbas after more than three months of a mini-intifada, causing him to change his tone and to try and find a solution to the real problem at a time when a political arrangement with Israel seems – for the foreseeable future – like …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is an “apartheid” regime that has occupied Palestinian lands and has been forcing Palestinian people into exile for decades. In his Christmas message released on Wednesday, Abbas also said Tel Aviv was …

Abbas explained that the attacks against Israel – concentrated mainly in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem – were triggered by “the despair of young Palestinians over the lack of a political horizon for the two-state solution, the invasion of the Al-Aqsa …

A rash of deadly attacks have dampened any lingering hopes of renewed peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in the Obama administration's final year.

Bill Clinton says that Israel needs to make peace. But he's wrong, Israel has done all it can to make peace. Now the Palestinians must do their part.