g pragmatically and constructively. They are opening the door to negotiations that could begin as soon as December. This development is leading the Quartet (the U.S., EU, Russia, and the UN) to think beyond their plans from last year, when they could not manage to bring the parties together, according

ettlement by year's end. Thus UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry expressed the Secretary General's hope that the Quartet partners, in consultation with the parties, would chart a "new, credible political way ahead" in the coming months. It remains to be seen how Isra

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

touches upon all of the core issues of control and sovereignty," says Robert Danin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who, as head of the Quartet mission in Jerusalem from 2008 to HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028707 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2010, witnessed some of the political discussions that accompanied the

willing to hold serious negotiations with the Palestinians and the group of Arab nations within an international conference, backed by the US and the Quartet - in order to achieve a two- state solution and establish a regional agreement, while maintaining an unyielding and persistent fight against terroris

willing to hold serious negotiations with the Palestinians and the group of Arab nations within an international conference, backed by the US and the Quartet - in order to achieve a two- state solution and establish a regional agreement, while maintaining an unyielding and persistent fight against terroris

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

ent Media Center, told The Media Line on Thursday that there are no plans for a unilateral declaration of statehood. Both the United States and the Quartet are on record stressing the importance of statehood coming through a negotiated Archives I Blogs Lead Story in Context Issue: Israel's Jewish Ide

e Classical label Naxos MESSIAEN: Quartet for the End of Time / Theme and Variations Amici Ensemble This week only: 20% oft o this title "In the Quartet, Messiaen moves far beyond the impressionism of Ravel, placing an even greater demand on the performers for evenness of touch and sensitivity to t

iorina and Trump who are born on third base always believe that they have hit a home run. Chalk One Up to the Good Guys Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize EFTA00673212 Inline image 1 Although there is still unrest in the country, one of the biggest successes of The Arab Spring

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

on Mr. Netanyahu, who has used any excuse to thwart peace efforts). But the best path to statehood remains negotiations. The United States and its Quartet partners (the European Union, the United Nations and Russia) should put a map and a deal on the table, with a timeline for concluding negotiations

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

d to talk peace. The world would be confronted, he seemed to be saying, by a "Greater Israel with gas!" Some Palestinians called for the toothless Quartet to be dismantled altogether and replaced by enhanced UN involvement. Some Israelis conceded that their country had made strategic errors in expand

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

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

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

touches upon all of the core issues of control and sovereignty,” says Robert Danin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who, as head of the Quartet mission in Jerusalem from 2008 to HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025073 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2010, witnessed some of the political discussions that accompanied the