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U.S. to stop financing world organizations admitting Palestine - senators
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Palestinian Jericho Names Street After Medvedev
14:42 20/01/2012 GORKI (Moscow Region), January 20 (RIA Novosti)
One of the central streets in the Palestinian city of Jericho has been named after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday.
History of Middle East Conflict
15:14 10/10/2011
The Arab-Israeli conflict, or as it is often called, the Middle East conflict, has been one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. It has been dragging on for more than six decades. In spite of the collective efforts of the world community, a solution has yet to be found.
U.S. stalls $200 mln in aid to Palestine after Abbas's UN statehood bid
23:05 01/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti)
The United States Congress has blocked $200 million in aid for the Palestine following the request of the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to join the UN, the Independent daily said on Saturday.
Palestinians likely to get UN observer status - Russia's UN envoy
12:13 30/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti)
The Palestinians are likely to receive observer status at the UN rather than full membership, Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said.
Eight of 15 Security Council members 'back Palestinian UN bid'
12:30 29/09/2011 GAZA, September 29 (RIA Novosti)
Eight out of the fifteen members of the UN Security Council are ready to support an independent Palestine joining the United Nations, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Thursday.
Mahmoud Abbas' all-or-nothing game
12:59 27/09/2011 Andrei Murtazin, commentator on international affairs, exclusively for RIA Novosti
Palestine has applied for UN membership, but the United States will almost certainly veto its bid during the voting in the UN Security Council. For the umpteenth time now, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict goes back to the stage where the parties have to negotiate the beginning of negotiations.
Abbas to submit UN bid after General Assembly address
16:59 23/09/2011 GAZA, September 23 (RIA Novosti)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will later on Friday formally submit an application for recognition of statehood to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, after his speech at the General Assembly, local media reported.
Russia to back Palestinian UN bid
23:27 22/09/2011 UN, September 22 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will support a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
Palestinians to press on with UN membership bid despite Obama appeal
14:03 22/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 22 (RIA Novosti)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will go ahead to request full membership in the United Nations on Friday, a senior Palestinian politician said, despite appeals not to from U.S. President Obama.
Palestinian Authority vows no new intifada against Israel
14:57 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
The Palestinian authorities will do everything possible to avoid escalating tensions with Israel even if their bid for statehood is rejected by the UN Security Council, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Fayed Mustafa said on Wednesday.
Abbas refuses to meet Israeli PM without agreement on terms for peace process
14:51 20/09/2011 GAZA, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until he agrees to Palestinian terms for the peace process, senior Fatah official and Abbas aide Nabil Shaath told local media.
Saudi Arabia donates $200 mln to Palestinians
04:06 20/09/2011 GAZA, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
Saudi Arabia will donate $200 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA).
France offers compromise over Palestine's UN bid
14:08 19/09/2011 TEL AVIV, September 19 (RIA Novosti)
Paris is to offer Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a compromise plan for the Palestinian Authority to gain non-full UN member status, in a bid to avert a showdown that could kill off the faltering Middle East peace process, the London-based Arabic-language paper al-Hayat said on Monday.
Hamas calls on Abbas to ditch Palestine recognition bid in UN
20:57 13/09/2011 GAZA, September 13 (RIA Novosti)
Hamas lawmakers urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to abandon his plans to ask the UN to recognize the independence of the Palestinian state.
Russia to support Palestinian UN bid for statehood - envoy
12:32 13/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 13 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will back any Palestinian bid to achieve statehood at a UN vote, envoy Vitaly Churkin has said.
China supports Palestinian UN bid
13:03 07/09/2011 BEIJING, September 7 (RIA Novosti)
China on Wednesday announced its support for Palestine's plans to seek full membership in the United Nations next month.
Palestine: we want UN vote for statehood
12:54 04/09/2011 GAZA, September 4 (RIA Novosti)
The Palestinian Authority confirms that it will seek recognition as a state at the United Nations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told the Voice of Palestine radio station on Sunday.
Over 100 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israel
18:02 15/05/2011
At least 100 Palestinians were wounded on Sunday in clashes with Israeli troops in different areas of the West Bank, the Palestinian satellite channel Al Aksa said.
Israel hits Palestinian smuggling tunnels
10:16 10/05/2010
Israel planes destroyed two smuggling tunnels near the Gaza-Strip-Egyptian border in dawn attacks on Monday, al-Quds radio said, adding that there were no injuries
PLO to resume peace talks with Israel
20:08 08/05/2010
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has approved a U.S. proposal for indirect negotiations with Israel, sources in Ramallah said on Saturday. 
Israel, PNA may restart peace talks
23:50 02/05/2010
Israel and Palestine may restart indirect peace talks which had been stalled for over a year now.
Indirect Palestinian talks with Israel pending on final decision
12:47 02/05/2010
Palestinians' indirect talks with Israel with the U.S. mediation will start after the Arab Peace Initiative Committee and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) approve their holding
Jerusalem approves new building plan
16:20 24/03/2010
The Jerusalem Municipal Government approved on Wednesday the building of 20 new apartments for Jews in East Jerusalem. 
UN condemns rocket attack from Gaza into Israel
01:44 19/03/2010
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip which killed a civilian in Israel on Thursday, on the eve of the Middle East Quartet meeting in Moscow.
Thai worker killed by Palestinian rocket in Israel
18:57 18/03/2010
A Thai worker has been killed by a Palestinian rocket attack in southern Israel, an emergency service source said.
Russia urges Israelis, Palestinians to exercise self-restraint
17:30 17/03/2010
Russia has called on the Israeli and Palestinian sides in the Middle East conflict to exercise self-restraint and not to let the political situation escalate, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Israel, Palestinians agree to hold indirect peace talks
01:27 09/03/2010
Israel and Palestinians have agreed to resume the stalled peace talks and started to discuss the details of four-month indirect negotiations mediated by the United States.
Dozens of Palestinians injured as Israelis raid refugee camp
21:18 08/02/2010
Israel police injured dozens of Palestinians in violence that broke out after they raided a refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, a Palestinian news agency reported.
Palestinian peace talks with Israel tabled until construction stops
09:40 25/01/2010
The Palestinian National Authority will continue dialogue with the U.S. in regard to returning to the negotiation table with Israel, though regional peace talks are too early for the agenda, a PNA spokesman said on Monday.
Israel warns Palestinians on UN appeal for statehood
10:44 16/11/2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the Palestinian leadership that any move to unilaterally declare independence could lead to "one-sided steps on the part of Israel."
PNA says no talks until Israel freezes settlement construction
11:55 31/10/2009
Palestinians will not resume peace talks with Israel until it freezes settlement construction on the West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday ahead of a meeting with the top U.S. diplomat.
Second group of Russians evacuating volatile Gaza
10:37 09/07/2007A group of about 30 Russian and CIS nationals is in the process of crossing the Erez checkpoint on the Israeli-Palestinian border to escape the violence-torn Gaza Strip, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Monday.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian field commander on West Bank
12:25 02/07/2007Israeli troops shot dead a field commander of a paramilitary group, with close ties to the Palestinian Fatah party, in the West Bank town of Jenin, local media said Monday.

Palestinian leader to visit Paris for talks with Sarkozy
09:56 29/06/2007France's recently-elected leader will host talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris Friday, to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories.

Israel army kills 10 Palestinians, injures 45 in Gaza
13:47 27/06/2007Israeli troops killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded 45 in a firefight in eastern Gaza Wednesday morning.

Russia's foreign minister to meet Israeli premier, PNA leader
09:54 27/06/2007Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Wednesday to discuss ways of overcoming a violent confrontation between the radical Islamist group Hamas and the moderate Fatah movement.

Russia condemns violence in Gaza - FM Lavrov
22:13 26/06/2007Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday Russia condemned the violence in the Gaza Strip and urged the world to join in efforts to help resolve internal Palestinian fighting.

Israeli, Palestinian leaders attend four-way summit in Egypt
21:41 25/06/2007Palestinian and Israeli leaders, along with the King of Jordan and Egypt's president, have gathered for a four-party summit in Egypt to discuss ways of resuming the Middle East peace process.

Israel approves funds release for Abbas government
16:38 24/06/2007The Israeli Cabinet has agreed to transfer about $700 million previously held on frozen PNA accounts in the country to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff with Islamist militants, an Israeli radio station said Sunday.

Israel helps Palestinian refugees evacuate to Egypt
12:50 21/06/2007Israel has assisted in the evacuation of at least 100 Palestinian refugees from violence-torn Gaza to Egypt via Israeli territory, an army spokesperson told RIA Novosti Thursday.

Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet in Egypt Sunday - radio
11:45 21/06/2007Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Sunday at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Israeli radio station Galei Tzahal said Thursday.

Evacuation of Russian nationals from Gaza complete
18:49 20/06/2007A total of 69 Russians and seven Belarusians have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip via Israel and headed toward the Jordanian border, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Wednesday.

First group of Russians evacuated from Gaza arrives in Israel - 1
16:37 20/06/2007The first group of Russians evacuated from the volatile Gaza Strip, controlled by radical Islamist group Hamas, has reached Israel, a Russian Embassy spokesman said.

Israel backs Palestinian leader's drive for peace - ambassador
15:29 20/06/2007Israel's ambassador to Russia said the international community should support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as his Fatah Party is the only group trying to achieve peace in the Palestinian territories.

First group of Russians evacuated from Gaza
14:10 20/06/2007The first group of Russians and citizens of several other former Soviet republics is being evacuated from the volatile Gaza Strip into Israel.

Diplomats leave for Israel's Gaza border to evacuate Russians
09:35 20/06/2007A group of Russian diplomats in Israel has left for the country's border with violence-ridden Gaza to help evacuate 141 Russian nationals stranded at the Erez crossing.

The Palestinian conflict and Russia
20:06 19/06/2007Russians' evacuation from Gaza delayed until at least Wednesday -1
19:33 19/06/2007Russian citizens awaiting evacuation from the Gaza Strip will not be able to leave before Wednesday, the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv said Tuesday.

Israel may open Gaza border checkpoint to evacuate Russians-2
13:12 19/06/2007The Russian Embassy in Israel said local authorities could open a border checkpoint with Gaza to allow Russian nationals to leave the area hit by recent violence between rival Palestinian factions.

Israel may open Gaza border checkpoint to evacuate Russians-1
12:28 19/06/2007The Russian Embassy in Israel said local authorities could open a border checkpoint with Gaza to allow Russian nationals to leave the area hit by recent violence between rival Palestinian factions.

Israel overly optimistic to pin hopes on the new Palestinian Cabinet
11:59 19/06/2007U.S. to resume aid to new Palestinian govt. - Rice
09:59 19/06/2007The United States will restore aid to the Palestinians in full and reestablish contacts with their new emergency government, the secretary of state said.

Israel resumes fuel supplies to Hamas-run Gaza
16:34 18/06/2007Israel has resumed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip after a one-day suspension following the territory's takeover by the radical Palestinian group Hamas, an Israeli newspaper said Monday.

Russia prepares to evacuate its citizens from Gaza - embassy
13:03 18/06/2007The Russian Embassy in Israel said Monday it was getting ready to evacuate Russian nationals from the Gaza Strip following the reopening of a checkpoint on the Israeli border.

Israel pledges support for Palestinians on West Bank
10:41 18/06/2007Israel's Prime Minister pledged to help Palestinians on the West Bank improve their living conditions in a move to support the "moderate" PNA administration led by Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli newspaper said Monday.

Mideast negotiators agree new Palestinian govt. legitimate
17:50 17/06/2007A quartet of mediators in the Middle East conflict agreed Sunday that the Palestinian leader's decision to dissolve a coalition government and form an emergency Cabinet is legitimate, a joint statement said.

Israel cuts fuel supplies to filling stations in Gaza - paper
14:30 17/06/2007Israel has suspended fuel supplies to filling stations in Gaza, currently controlled by the radical Islamic movement Hamas, amid a violent factional conflict in Palestinian territories, the Yedioth Ahronoth paper said Sunday.

Palestinian govt. without Hamas a partner - Israel PM
12:49 17/06/2007Israel's premier has said a new Palestinian government without the radical Islamic movement Hamas is a partner, which raises hopes for further peace talks.

New Palestinian premier set to discuss formation of Cabinet
18:50 15/06/2007New Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, a former finance minister appointed earlier by the president, will discuss Friday the formation of a new Cabinet, a presidential aide said.

UN could deploy peacekeepers in Gaza - Lavrov -1
16:22 15/06/2007Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday he did not rule out that United Nations peacekeepers could be sent to the Gaza Strip if all sides to the conflict agree.

Palestinian leader Abbas postpones Moscow visit
15:33 15/06/2007Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed his official visit to Moscow, scheduled for next week, due to escalating tensions in the region, a source close to the president said Friday.

Hamas declares amnesty for Fatah prisoners
15:11 15/06/2007Islamist militant group Hamas, which has gained full control of Gaza after six days of bloodshed, declared an amnesty Friday for all its Fatah prisoners, including the Palestinian pro-presidential group's commanders.

Hamas seizes Gaza, Palestinian leader Abbas sacks government
12:24 15/06/2007Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency and dissolved the government after six days of bloody gun battles, in which Hamas fighters wrested control of key Fatah strongholds in Gaza.

Hamas fighters seize Rafah in south Gaza - eyewitnesses -1
18:59 14/06/2007Hamas fighters took control of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday, after crushing resistance from pro-presidential Fatah, local eyewitnesses said.

Hamas fighters seize Fatah security HQ, tighten control in Gaza
16:05 14/06/2007Fighters of Islamist group Hamas made key gains in furious gunbattles gripping Gaza, seizing the main security stronghold of rival pro-presidential group Fatah in Gaza City.

PNA leader could visit Russia June 19-21
15:53 14/06/2007Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), plans to visit Moscow next week, a presidential spokesman said Thursday.

Arab League foreign ministers to hold emergency Mideast talks -1
12:19 14/06/2007Foreign ministers of Arab League countries will hold an emergency session in Cairo Friday on the situation in Palestinian territories and Lebanon, the secretary general of the 22-nation bloc said Thursday.

Situation in Palestine is worse than in Iraq
12:17 14/06/2007UN Sec Gen in talks on intervention in Palestinian fighting -1
22:15 13/06/2007Twelve killed, 50 hurt as Hamas blows up Fatah HQ in Gaza-2
17:35 13/06/2007At least 12 people were killed and 50 wounded when Hamas militants blew up the headquarters of the supporters of the pro-presidential Fatah movement in the south of Gaza, local radio said Wednesday.

Twelve killed, 50 hurt as Hamas blows up Fatah HQ in Gaza-1
17:01 13/06/2007At least 12 people were killed and 50 wounded when Hamas militants blew up the headquarters of the supporters of the pro-presidential Fatah movement in the south of Gaza, local radio said Wednesday.

Middle East Quartet to meet in Cairo in late June
16:22 13/06/2007Four international mediators in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians will gather for their next meeting in Cairo June 26-27, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Israel urges West to consider peacekeeping operation for Gaza
12:27 13/06/2007Israel does not intend to interfere in the internal Palestinian conflict but is urging the West to think about deploying a multinational peacekeeping force in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister said Wednesday.

Abbas, Olmert put off talks, invited to quartet meeting -1
16:50 06/06/2007
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History of Middle East Conflict
15:14 10/10/2011
The Arab-Israeli conflict, or as it is often called, the Middle East conflict, has been one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. It has been dragging on for more than six decades. In spite of the collective efforts of the world community, a solution has yet to be found.
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