Epstein Secrets

solve the Authority? Many analysts believe that the unity agreement is a necessary way out of the dire straits that both the Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas leaders currently find themselves in. The tightening of the siege on EFTA00718096 Gaza and the concomitant drying up of Hamas's intern

at have been rejected uniformly around the world." That's a deterrent? Fear of criticism? Empty words? To think this will stop Putin, liberator of Crimea, champion of "New Russia," is delusional. In fact, Putin's popularity at home has spiked 10 points since the start of his war on Ukraine. It's now

, 2014 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is momentarily breathing a sigh of relief now that he can blame Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas for scuttling the latest round of peace negotiations. Abbas' reconciliation pact with Hamas in Gaza allows Netanyahu to wash his hands of the peace

anteed Ukraine's territorial integrity in return for the state giving up its nuclear weapons, the US did not act forcefully to stop Russia annexing Crimea. In each case, there have been different motivations and political considerations. But taken together, these events, and others, have contributed t

ving the reconciliation deal with Fatah on April 23. Abu Marzouk's remarks come as Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Qatar. The Hamas leader added that the Quartet's requirement that Hamas recognize Israel "do not concern us one bit." "We would have spare

ho dares disagree. Their demands range from a referendum on the independent status for the region to an outright annexation by Russia, based on the Crimea model. The rabble-rousers' identities are apparently mixed - for example, many of them are local veteransof the Soviet war in Afghanistan while oth

Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler EFTA00703391 April 1, 2014 -- The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the United States and Israel by taking concrete steps to join 15 international agencies — a move to gain the be

nts about America, and the fact that Israel did not vote in the United Nations in favor of an American resolution condemning Russia's annexation of Crimea. More substantively, Pollard did indeed sell out his country. Although he claimed he provided intelligence to Israel that was being withheld by the

... and if others were willing and able to lead, they wouldn't need United States involvement. Perhaps Kerry will yet channel Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's inner Anwar Sadat and find Benjamin Netanyahu's inner Menachem Begin. But right now that has about the same odds as Warren Buffet's March Madnes

ns to produce a unified opposition or alignment of U.S. and Russian interests in Syria, or negotiations to persuade Moscow to end its occupation of Crimea and quit its revanchist threats to any state that happens to have Russians among their population — Kerry should pause and reconsider how he is ap

mas-backed government in Gaza was dissolved, and a reunified Palestinian Authority cabinet was created under =he leadership of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The international commun=ty reached a consensus, with tacit support from Israel, to empower this govern=ent to lead reconstruction in Gaza and, tog

r= 2014. That sparked a spiraling crisis: a fledgling interim government in Kiev looked on as Russia first seized and t=en annexed the territory of Crimea, a strategic Black Sea peninsula. A pro-Rus=ian separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine, believed to have direct backing f=om Moscow, has led to th

However, such an encounter would then set the stage for a potentially more difficult tete-a-tete when President Obama hosts Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on March 17. White House officials backgrounded the press this week saying "now is a very timely opportunity for [the president] to get involved."

s true legacy. On Friday, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations, Yuriy Sergeyev, said that Russian troops had taken control of two airports in Crimea and that the Russian Navy was blocking the Ukrainian Coast Guard. Moscow denied that it had sent troops in. But the fact is, Russia was outrageous

, an exiled Palestinian operative seems to be orchestrating a comeback that could position him as a potential successor to aging Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. In a phone interview from London, Mohammed Dahlan spoke of his aid projects in the Gaza Strip, his closeness to Egypt's military leaders and his

government is seen as without legitimacy by Moscow the door is open for playing the card of Russian majorities in the east of the country and/or in Crimea. It could be done in several ways. Rumours about suppression of Russians could be spread—there have already been such rumours on the internet, but