February 9, 2015
...On Sunday, Kerry (click here) met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini and UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to review the situation in the region.
In hopes of preserving land for Palestinian interests in the West Bank. Not Jerusalem. Not Gaza, but, the West Bank. The new city has no water. What will Prime Minister Netanyahu have to say about that to US Congress? "We ran out?"
That is hatred and nothing short of it.
February 6, 2015
By Lyse Doucet and Jane McMullen
Palestinian millionaire (click here) has built a totally new city from scratch in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, complete with a Roman amphitheatre and football stadium. But one thing is stopping people moving in - there's no water.
You know what they say about property: "Location, location, location."
What about building in the midst of one of the world's most intractable conflicts?
"It's the biggest ever project in Palestinian history," exclaims American-Palestinian multi-millionaire Bashar Masri, the driving force behind a new Palestinian city in the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank....
...On Sunday, Kerry (click here) met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini and UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to review the situation in the region.
"The
Quartet underlined the importance of the parties resuming negotiations
as soon as possible with a view to reaching a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace," a statement said.
The
Quartet also "recalled the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative --
with its vision for a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli
conflict -- and the vital role of Arab partners," it said.
"Pending
the resumption of negotiations, the Quartet called on both parties to
refrain from actions that undermine trust or prejudge final status
issues."
The Quartet was set
up in Madrid in 2002 as part of efforts to find a comprehensive
settlement to the conflict, with the Arab Peace Initiative approved by
the Arab League the same year....In hopes of preserving land for Palestinian interests in the West Bank. Not Jerusalem. Not Gaza, but, the West Bank. The new city has no water. What will Prime Minister Netanyahu have to say about that to US Congress? "We ran out?"
That is hatred and nothing short of it.
By Lyse Doucet and Jane McMullen
Palestinian millionaire (click here) has built a totally new city from scratch in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, complete with a Roman amphitheatre and football stadium. But one thing is stopping people moving in - there's no water.
You know what they say about property: "Location, location, location."
What about building in the midst of one of the world's most intractable conflicts?
"It's the biggest ever project in Palestinian history," exclaims American-Palestinian multi-millionaire Bashar Masri, the driving force behind a new Palestinian city in the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank....
