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Israel's Only Option: Destroy Hamas Entirely

OPINION

Jan 9, 2009 9:48 AM CST

Israel's Only Option: Destroy Hamas Entirely

Krauthammer: Olmert has a second chance to defeat extremism

(Newser) - There are only two possible outcomes of the war in Gaza, writes Charles Krauthammer: the complete destruction of Hamas or an internationally supervised truce à la Lebanon. Under immense diplomatic pressure, Israel is hinting it will accept the French-Egyptian ceasefire plan. That would be "a terrible mistake," writes...

Blockade Forces
Gaza Banking Crisis

Dec 6, 2008 2:53 PM CST

Blockade Forces Gaza Banking Crisis

(Newser) - An ongoing Israeli embargo has cut off cash flow in Palestine's Gaza Strip and forced banks there to close, the Financial Times reports. With a Muslim holiday approaching on Monday, tens of thousands are said to be broke; some stormed an insolvent bank this week, prompting officials to shut down...

Soldiers Drag Jewish Settlers From Disputed Hebron Building

Dec 4, 2008 10:54 AM CST

Soldiers Drag Jewish Settlers From Disputed Hebron Building

Palestinian home attacked in revenge

(Newser) - Dozens of masked Jewish settlers vandalized a Palestinian house in Hebron today, just after Israeli soldiers dragged 250 Jewish settlers out of another disputed building, Haaretz reports. The move against the settlers was the first forced eviction in the West Bank in two years. Twenty-five people were injured in the...

In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

Jul 28, 2008 4:45 PM CDT

In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

Israeli PM calls timeline for Palestinian pact 'unrealistic'

(Newser) - Ehud Olmert said today it is "unrealistic" to expect a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by the end of the year. The Israeli PM and Palestian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas pledged last year to make a deal by the end of 2008, and their inability to do so is a...

Palestinians Stand to Benefit in Blair Deal

May 13, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Palestinians Stand to Benefit in Blair Deal

Israel to dismantle some barriers to trade, travel in West Bank

(Newser) - Tony Blair announced an economic deal today between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at boosting business in the West Bank, the Times of London reports. The agreement, the first brokered by the former British PM in his role as Middle East peace envoy, will see Israel remove four military checkpoints...

Hamas Amps Up
Anti-Jewish Rant

Apr 1, 2008 10:32 AM CDT

Hamas Amps Up Anti-Jewish Rant

Hatred of Jews pervades media in Gaza, worries Fatah

(Newser) - In the 15 years since the Oslo accords, the Palestinian Authority under Fatah has tamped down anti-Semitic rhetoric. But in Hamas-controlled Gaza, incitement to violence against Jews has been amped up in everything from sermons to television cartoons. The New York Times investigates how virulent hatred of Jews—not just...

US Set to Deliver $150M in Aid
to Palestinians

Mar 19, 2008 6:47 PM CDT

US Set to Deliver $150M in Aid to Palestinians

First installment of $550M for strapped Palestinian Authority

(Newser) - The US promised today to transfer $150 million in aid to the economically ailing Palestinian Authority, marking the first installment of $550 million the US pledged at a donors' conference in December, Reuters reports. The contribution will be the largest single donation since the Authority was launched in 1994, Prime...

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to
World Peace'

Jan 9, 2008 3:12 PM CST

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

President reiterates threat at beginning of Mideast visit

(Newser) - President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend....

Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

Dec 26, 2007 9:30 AM CST

Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

Contested settlement threatens to undo Annapolis process

(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas will meet tomorrow in hopes of resolving the settlement crisis that is threatening to derail the Annapolis peace process. Haaretz reports that the Israeli PM and the Palestinian leader will discuss a contested tender by the Israeli housing ministry for 307 homes to be constructed...

Palestinians Seek $5.6B in Talks

Dec 17, 2007 2:50 AM CST

Palestinians Seek $5.6B in Talks

60 nations meet in Paris to bankroll the Palestinian Authority

(Newser) - Representatives of more than 60 nations meet in Paris today to discuss providing aid to the Palestinians. Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with Hamas in Gaza, is hoping to secure $5.6 billion in aid over the next three years. The US has promised $550 million....

Arresting Sight in West Bank

Dec 13, 2007 3:20 AM CST

Arresting Sight in West Bank

First Palestinian policewomen start work

(Newser) - The first Palestinian policewomen have begun working in the West Bank city of Ramallah—directing traffic, making security checks, conducting house searches, and turning heads. They're the first women to complete training programs sponsored by the European Union, the AP reports. They sport uniforms of navy pants and light blue...

Bush Meets With Olmert, Abbas

Nov 26, 2007 4:01 PM CST

Bush Meets With Olmert, Abbas

Bush jump-starts peace talks a day ahead of Annapolis summit

(Newser) - On the eve of the Mideast peace summit, which begins tomorrow in Annapolis, President Bush held separate talks with Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas today in the Oval Office, reports the Washington Post. Between meetings, Bush thanked both leaders for participating in the talks and said he was “optimistic”...

Israel Signals Willingness to Split Jerusalem

Oct 8, 2007 4:50 PM CDT

Israel Signals Willingness to Split Jerusalem

Jordan would assume control in exchange for truce with Palestinians

(Newser) - Israel appears willing to consider splitting Jerusalem to achieve peace with the Palestinians, ahead of a critical November summit in Annapolis, Md. A deputy PM said almost “all Palestinian neighborhoods would be transferred.” The Jewish state reportedly has also considered transferring the city’s holiest site—already partly...

Israel Declares Gaza
Officially an Enemy

Sep 19, 2007 8:04 AM CDT

Israel Declares Gaza Officially an Enemy

Plans to cut off electricity, supplies and fuel

(Newser) - Israel’s Security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a “hostile entity” in a unanimous vote today, and plans to cut off almost all the region’s electricity, supplies and fuel shipments. Only essential food and medicine, and enough fuel to run hospital generators will be allowed in. Hamas described the...

For Palestinian Hamas Faction, Surprise Payday

Aug 9, 2007 2:56 PM CDT

For Palestinian Hamas Faction, Surprise Payday

Fatah accidentally bankrolls rival's security forces

(Newser) - To victors in Palestinian factional fighting went the spoils, if temporarily, the BBC reports. Officers of Hamas' security force, which wrested control of the Gaza Strip from rival Fatah in June, were notified yesterday that Fatah had paid their salaries. The West Bank-based, Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority rushed to correct its...

BBC Reporter Freed in Gaza

Jul 4, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

BBC Reporter Freed in Gaza

Alan Johnston handed over to Hamas after 114 days in captivity

(Newser) - Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter held by an Islamist faction in Gaza for 114 days, was released early today, saying it was "fantastic" to be free. The reporter was handed over to officials of Hamas, now in control of the Gaza Strip, by his captors, a militant splinter group...

Hamas Rips Blair Peace Mission

Jun 28, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

Hamas Rips Blair Peace Mission

Former Brit chief 'not honest, not helpful'

(Newser) - Hamas, the Palestinian group now in control of Gaza, blasted Tony Blair's appointment as a Mideast peace envoy yesterday, characterizing the former British prime minister as "not honest and not helpful," and a puppet of the US and Israel, the BBC reports. Blair's new role, formalized hours after...

Israel Frees Up Palestinian Funds

Jun 24, 2007 4:52 PM CDT

Israel Frees Up Palestinian Funds

Unfreezing of tax revenues reflects support for Abbas

(Newser) - In a show of support for Mahmoud Abbas, Israel will release about half of the tax revenue withheld from the Palestinian government since 2006. The Israeli parliament authorized the unfreezing of some $350 million today, making the release of the rest of the funds contingent on the progress of the...

Egypt Will Host Mideast Summit

Jun 21, 2007 6:21 PM CDT

Egypt Will Host Mideast Summit

Abbas and Olmert to meet in effort to isolate Hamas

(Newser) - Alarmed by the Hamas takeover in Gaza, Egypt will host a summit Monday, bringing together the Western-backed Palestinian president and the Israeli PM, along with Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, Reuters reports. The move is a show of support for the moderate Mamoud Abbas-led emergency government, and an effort to isolate...

US Eyes Blair as
Mideast Envoy

Jun 21, 2007 7:25 AM CDT

US Eyes Blair as Mideast Envoy

Soon-to-be-former PM would focus on groundwork for a Palestinian state

(Newser) - Outgoing British PM Tony Blair may step into a new role as a Mideast envoy focusing on the development of a viable Palestinian state, the Washington Post reports. Blair would concentrate on economic and governance issues; he would represent the quartet of world players involved in Mideast peace efforts—the...