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Clinton puts Middle East solution at top of agenda

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:10:54 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US Secretary of State hosts Israeli, Gaza leaders for relaunch of peace talks Hillary Clinton is pushing a solution to the West Bank to the top of the US foreign policy agenda when she hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday and Thursday in Washington. The New York Times [...]

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Abbas to step down as president of Palestinian Authority

Sean Ecker — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:47:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, 74, has said he will not seek re-election in the elections he called for January 2010. He said his decision was not “a manipulation or a manoeuvre” in a speech from his headquarters in Ramallah, on the West Bank 5 November. He said he had had enough after years of [...]

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Human Rights Council to reopen debate on Gaza war report

Sean Ecker — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:45:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva will reopen a debate Thursday 15 October on the conduct of both sides in last winter’s brief war in Gaza, Palestine, between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza strip’s political authority. A report by former South African judge Richard Goldstone suggests both armed groups may [...]