The European Union passed more sanctions on the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad over their violent crackdown on protesters in the country last week, and Europe continues to call for United Nations sanctions against the Assad government. An EU spokesman,…
Following the submission of the Palestinian application for UN membership and ensuing statehood recognition, the United Nations Security Council is set to discuss the matter for the second time this week on Wednesday. The topic was first brought before for…
Turkey’s relations with Israel continue to deteriorate, with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalating his rhetoric against Israel in recent interviews, including arguing for sanctions on the Jewish state. Speaking with Time Magazine in an exclusive interview, Erdogan effectively…
A father and his one-and-a-half-year-old-son were killed on Friday in a car crash in the West Bank that the Israeli Police believe was caused by a Palestinian stone-throwing incident, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. The ongoing police investigation so…
The Mideast Quartet last week unveiled a new Middle East peace proposal and an ambitious timeline to reach an Israel-Palestinian deal by the end of 2012, and for now both parties are set to study the plan. The statement by…
NEW YORK—Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday announced to the United Nations General Assembly that the Palestinians have applied for full UN membership with the 1967 lines as borders and east Jerusalem as its capital, despite the United States’ pledge…