United Nations
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to submit a request for Palestine to become a full and permanent member of the United Nations (UN) was not a surprise to many, given the frustration with the lack of progress in negotiations with Israel. The timing of the bid, however, was strategically
United Nations
Palestinian leaders are set to ask for Palestine's admission as a member of the UN cultural and scientific organization, Unesco, in a bid to gain international recognition and pressure Israel. The move comes ahead of a UN Security Council vote in November on whether Palestine should become a
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hosted a ceremony at the army's general headquarters in Tel Aviv to commend two soldiers, Avi Buskila and Kfir Sivan, for their actions in foiling a tense situation after a 19-year-old off-duty soldier, Noam Friedman, opened fire on a Palestinian market, wounding six
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat are set to sign an agreement that will pave the way for Israel's withdrawal from most of the West Bank city of Hebron. The signing ceremony, expected to take place at the Erez border crossing on Wednesday
Murder
The Palestinian Authority is facing its first major human rights test as it moves to bring to justice three policemen accused of beating to death a taxi driver suspected of collaborating with the Israeli secret police. The incident has sparked outrage and condemnation from high-ranking officials, including the Justice Minister,
Palestinian Arabs
Yasser Arafat's wife, Suha Arafat, refused to attend the signing of the peace agreement with Israel on Wednesday, citing the plight of 500 Palestinian women still in Israeli jails. In an interview with Tunisia's Essabah newspaper, Suha Arafat expressed her disappointment and frustration at the slow
Palestinian Arabs
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat has instructed hundreds of Palestinians living in refugee camps in southern Lebanon to prepare for handling police and administrative tasks in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho. According to Palestinian sources, Arafat has asked officials of his mainstream Fatah movement to prepare
Massacres
At dawn prayers, a Hebron mosque on the West Bank was the scene of a horrific massacre as Jewish settlers, led by Dr. Baruch Goldstein, opened fire on a packed mosque in the fasting month of Ramadan. The attack, which lasted for 10 minutes, resulted in the deaths of 53
Peace negotiations
Palestinian families were left to mourn the deaths of scores of relatives killed by an Israeli settler at the ancient mosque in the West Bank town of Hebron, casting a shadow over the prospects for peace in the region. A commercial strike was observed across the occupied territories and in
Massacres
UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali condemned the Hebron massacre, expressing "deep concern" that the incident could harm fragile peace talks between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The U.N. Security Council planned to take a stand on the incident, with diplomats preparing to issue a statement expressing "revulsion&
Peace negotiations
A tragic event unfolded in Hebron, with a deranged gunman killing more than 30 Muslims during Ramadan prayers. The incident has sparked a heated debate about the role of settlements and the peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's office expressed shock and sadness
