http://www.ft.com/world/mideast/arab-israelhttp://www.ft.com/rss/world/mideast/arabisraelFT.com - Arab-Israel conflicten© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:49:01 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/mideast/arab-israel(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d952ee0-cc97-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d952ee0-cc97-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlMahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, is the principal Palestinian advocate of a negotiated two-state peace agreement with Israel. If he stands by his threat to quit it could deal a devastating blow to that process, if not destroy itSun, 8 Nov 2009 18:49:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87053c8c-caf0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87053c8c-caf0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMahmoud Abbas has been urged to revoke his decision not to run in the upcoming Palestinian presidential election, amid concern that his withdrawal could deal a fatal blow to diminishing prospects for peace Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:30:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/45ff55dc-ca38-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45ff55dc-ca38-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlPalestinian Authority president tells senior Palestinian officials he will not seek re-election in January, in a sign of the mounting frustration felt by the veteran leader over the lack of progress in the peace processThu, 5 Nov 2009 18:31:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/279a3e44-c96c-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/279a3e44-c96c-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Jewish state said a captured container ship originating in Iran and loaded with weapons, including rockets, was destined for Syria and Lebanon's Shia groupWed, 4 Nov 2009 19:23:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/474b180c-c896-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/474b180c-c896-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlSenior officials say Palestinian militants based in Gaza have recently test-fired a rocket with a 60-km range, putting Israeli population centres at riskWed, 4 Nov 2009 00:04:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5581b82-c7d5-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5581b82-c7d5-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlThe latest shift in US policy towards the Middle East peace process has delivered a fresh blow to the standing of the Palestinian leader, leaving him increasingly isolated as he battles conflicting political pressures at home and abroad.Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:39:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/462e0650-c6e8-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/462e0650-c6e8-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html Palestinian officials accused Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, of backtracking on pledges by the Obama administration after she endorsed the Israeli prime minister's stance that a renewal of talks should not hinge on a settlement freezeMon, 2 Nov 2009 12:30:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/45ffa56c-c643-11de-94b6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45ffa56c-c643-11de-94b6-00144feab49a.htmlThe US secretary of state failed to persuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks with Israel, a spokesman for Mr Abbas said, citing Jewish settlements as a stumbling blockSat, 31 Oct 2009 17:35:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea1c8a10-c261-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea1c8a10-c261-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlAmnesty International says Israeli policies and practices are denying Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip their fair share of the region's scarce water suppliesTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:38:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/535b8456-c24c-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/535b8456-c24c-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlIsrael is moving closer to setting up its own inquiry into the recent Gaza war, in a move designed to ease international pressure without acceding to demands for a full-blown independent committee of investigationMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:52:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c188714-c160-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c188714-c160-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlPolice storm the compound of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, firing stun grenades to disperse dozens of Palestinian protestors who had pelted them with rocks in the latest eruption of violence at the city's holiest Muslim shrineSun, 25 Oct 2009 12:32:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5101a4-ba76-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5101a4-ba76-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlThe images of Israeli soldiers shooting Palestinian children in a Turkish state television drama this week were purely fictional, but they have provoked outrage in Tel AvivFri, 16 Oct 2009 18:18:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8df2028a-ba3a-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8df2028a-ba3a-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlThe UN Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed a damning report alleging war crimes by Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in the face of stiff opposition from America and IsraelFri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2d34fc8-b91b-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2d34fc8-b91b-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.htmlThe Obama administration has begun to talk of a long and difficult process towards the peace settlement that the US president made a high policy priority from his first day in the Oval OfficeFri, 16 Oct 2009 09:42:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd3739ba-b8dd-11de-809b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Farabisraelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd3739ba-b8dd-11de-809b-00144feab49a.htmlIsrael's envoy to the UN says that the controversial Goldstone allegations of war crimes are a barrier to resuming peace talks with the PalestiniansThu, 15 Oct 2009 01:53:32 +0100