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Netanyahu: Fatah-Hamas deal will end diplomatic process
Feb. 7, 2012 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah, if approved,
will end the hope of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
- “If President Abbas moves to implement what was signed today in Doha, he will abandon the path of peace and join forces with the enemies of
peace. Hamas is an enemy of peace. It’s an Iranian-backed terror organization committed to Israel’s destruction.”
He also said that Hamas has still not accepted the three minimal requirements demanded of it by the international community. They are: to recognize
Israel’s right to exist, abandon terrorism, and accept previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.
- Source: Jerusalem Post
Fatah, Hamas agree on Abbas leadership of Palestinian unity cabinet
Feb. 6, 2012 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshal issued a joint statemnt that Abbas
will head a Fatah-Hamas unity government. This is meant to be a major step forward for reconciliation between the rival factions.
In a televised statement Meshaal said,
- "We are serious, both Fatah and Hamas, in healing the wounds and ending the chapter of division and reinforcing and
accomplishing reconciliation,"... and move forward "to resist the enemy [Israel] and achieve our national goal."
- Source: Haaretz
Netanyahu: Prospects of progress in Mideast peace talks 'not good'
Jan. 29, 2012 - Commenting on exploratory talks in Jordan to try to relaunch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the effort ended in a deadlock.
- "As things stand now, according to what happened over the past few days - when the Palestinians refused even to discuss Israel's security
needs with us - the signs are not particularly good," he told his cabinet in public remarks.
On Saturday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas complained that Israel was to blame for the break-down of the talks.
- Source: Haaretz
Navy converting ship into floating commando base in Middle East
Jan. 28, 2012 - In approximately 5 months Special Operations Forces in the Middle East will have a "mothership" for
their operations.
- The USS Ponce, which was most recently being used as a dock in the Mediterranean Sea for the Libyan operation, was scheduled to be
decommissioned in December. Navy officials now tell Fox News that the ship will be transformed into a flotilla to be used by Navy SEALs.
High speed boats and helicopters will be able to use the ship as a floating port wherever it is needed.
- Source: Fox
Abbas: Israel has not made any new offers for resuming peace process
Jan. 13, 2012 - Low-level talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Jordan, but according to Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas, they have not made much progress.
- Abbas has said he will not resume negotiations unless Israel freezes settlement construction and accepts the pre-1967 Mideast War
frontier as the baseline for a future border.
So far Israel has rejected both demands. They believe that everything must be discussed in negotiations.
- Source: Haaretz
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