Epstein Secrets

: Many say that your arrival to Gaza played a pivotal role in achieving reconciliation. What is that role? And was Egypt's consent to you coming to the Gaza Strip an indication that it supports the ongoing efforts? Abu Marzouk: I submitted an application to Egyptian security services to come to Gaza and part

zouk'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 spared ourselves seven years of misery under the siege and t

s is a red line that cannot be crossed. The future government is not interested in providing Israel with recognition, and the conditions set by the Quartet committee do not concern us one bit. We would have spared ourselves seven years of misery under the siege and two wars in 2008 and 2012 had we want

ng better representation from their leaders. (AFP) Palestinian Internal Affairs: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday offered to go to the Gaza Strip for unity talks with his Hamas rivals. "I declare that I am ready to go to Gaza tomorrow to end the split and form a new government," Abbas said in

retz) UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry briefed the Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit on Wednesday on the Quartet's efforts to bring the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. PM Bakhit said in a statement that the building of Israeli settlemen

endent Palestine. The Palestinian Arab fighters were not fighting for an Arab Palestine. In the end, what they won was the West Bank for Jordan and the Gaza Strip for Egypt. This is a national history of which to be proud, is it not? "Nearly as appalling as Netanyahu's intransigence was the mindlessness of t

f Israel as a Jewish state, something they have long refused. Last week, the United States tried to build support for such a quid pro quo from the Quartet, a Middle East peacemaking group that also includes the European Union, the United Nations and Russia. Winning the Quartet's endorsement would have

endent Palestine. The Palestinian Arab fighters were not fighting for an Arab Palestine. In the end, what they won was the West Bank for Jordan and the Gaza Strip for Egypt. This is a national history of which to be proud, is it not? "Nearly as appalling as Netanyahu's intransigence was the mindlessness of t

f Israel as a Jewish state, something they have long refused. Last week, the United States tried to build support for such a quid pro quo from the Quartet, a Middle East peacemaking group that also includes the European Union, the United Nations and Russia. Winning the Quartet's endorsement would have

m United States to Israel (October 1998) 356 Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum (4 September 1999) 358 Protocol Concerning Safe Passage between West Bank and Gaza Strip (5 October 1999) 363 Sharon Address at Fourth Herzliya Conference (18 December 2003) 371 Exchange of Letters between PM Sharon and President Bush (

b League in Cairo, with Ahmed Shugeiri as its leader. 16 May 1967 President Nasser asks the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) to leave Sinai and the Gaza Strip, where it had been engaged in peacekeeping functions since the 1956 Sinai conflict. 22 May 1967 Egypt announces a blockade against Israeli shipping

legitimacy in a potent new international coalition. The UN Secretary-General coined the phrase the “Middle East Quartet” for this informal group. The Quartet met both at principals level and at the level of special envoys. A novel approach to the imbroglio of Middle East peacemaking was launched: multilat

extending the authority of a Palestinian state to the Gaza Strip will depend on effective control there by a legit

za Strip will depend on effective control there by a legitimate Palestinian government that exercises authority in the West Bank, is committed to the Quartet principles and the Arab Peace Initiative and respects the commitments of the Palestine Liberation Organization. • Call for both states to engage in g