http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/16/1009222/palestinian-threat-to-declare-statehood-seeks-to-put-onus-on-israel http://jta.org/site/palestinian-threat-to-declare-statehood-seeks-to-put-onus-on-israel/#When:17:58:00Z With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations. Frontpage Lead Headline, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-11-16T17:58:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009094/abbas-threat-to-resign-sparks-fears http://jta.org/site/abbas-threat-to-resign-sparks-fears/#When:16:56:00Z Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama both fear that Mahmoud Abbas' resignation could lead to instability, chaos and even violence in the Palestinian-populated territories. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-11-10T16:56:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/03/1008911/battle-over-jerusalem-heats-up-as-arabs-let-charges-fly http://jta.org/site/battle-over-jerusalem-heats-up-as-arabs-let-charges-fly/#When:15:05:00Z In an intensifying struggle over Jerusalem, Arab leaders are accusing Israel of trying to undermine the mosque on the Temple Mount and Israel is backing Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem in a bid to keep the city under Israeli control. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-11-03T15:05:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/26/1008737/implications-of-israeli-inquiry-into-goldstone-present-dilemma http://jta.org/site/implications-of-israeli-inquiry-into-goldstone-present-dilemma/#When:18:40:00Z If Israel responds to the Goldstone report on last January's Gaza war by setting up a civilian-led commission of inquiry, it could resolve the international brouhaha over the report. But it might cause chaos in the IDF. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-10-26T18:40:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/19/1008589/goldstone-report-hurting-chances-for-peace-talks http://jta.org/site/goldstone-report-hurting-chances-for-peace-talks/#When:17:23:00Z In a variety of ways, the Goldstone report is having the unintended consequence of slowing a return to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating table. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-10-19T17:23:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/12/1008457/obamas-nobel-israels-problem http://jta.org/site/obamas-nobel-israels-problem/#When:19:18:00Z Israel is worried about the Obama administration being sucked into a seemingly aimless dialogue with Iran -- and new pressure from the Nobel Peace Prize winner on concessions to the Palestinians. Middle East, Sub Headline 2009-10-12T19:18:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/05/1008315/shalit-video-ignites-debate-pressure-for-deal http://jta.org/site/shalit-video-ignites-debate-pressure-for-deal/#When:15:04:00Z Besides dispelling doubts about Gilad Shalit's physical well-being, the video’s public release was intended to soften any public opposition in Israel to the idea of trading hundreds of Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands for a single Israeli soldier. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-10-05T15:04:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/09/07/1007085/5769-in-israel-war-in-gaza-bibi-returns-and-iran-threat-looms http://jta.org/site/5769-in-israel-war-in-gaza-bibi-returns-and-iran-threat-looms/#When:14:27:00Z For Israel, the Jewish year 5769 was dominated by two events with far-reaching regional repercussions: the return of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister and the 22-day military operation against Hamas in Gaza. Middle East, Sub Headline 2009-09-07T14:27:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/20/1006647/us-eyes-syrian-palestinian-tracks http://jta.org/site/us-eyes-syrian-palestinian-tracks/#When:15:42:00Z Despite the latest clash between Israel and the Obama administration over building -- this time in eastern Jerusalem -- the United States is pressing ahead with plans to reopen negotiations on both the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Syrian tracks. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2009-07-20T15:42:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/13/1006497/trading-a-settlement-freeze-for-action-on-iran-arab-ties http://jta.org/site/trading-a-settlement-freeze-for-action-on-iran-arab-ties/#When:21:05:00Z Israel is moving closer to trading a West Bank settlement freeze for U.S. action on Iran and normalization of ties with Arab states. So far, however, the Arabs don't seem to want to play ball. Frontpage Lead Headline, Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-07-13T21:05:00-05:00