Palestinian Arena

December 10, 2011

Newt Gingrich
15:07 GMT

Palestinian officials slammed Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s comments that they are an “invented” people.

December 9, 2011

Gaza
07:17 GMT

Palestinian sources said Friday one man killed and 12 others mostly children, were wounded, due to a series of raids by Israeli aircraft early Friday.

December 8, 2011

Gaza
13:02 GMT

An Israeli air strike targeting a car in Gaza City on Thursday killed at least two Palestinians and injured two others

December 5, 2011

Hamas leader
15:10 GMT

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday categorically denied media reports about the departure from Damascus of families of the movement's leaders.

November 24, 2011

Palestine
13:34 GMT

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Thursday praised a new "partnership"

November 22, 2011

Abbas and the king
08:16 GMT

Palestinian sources confirmed that Jordan's King Abdullah II, who visited Ramallah Monday conveyed to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a European proposal to resume negotiations with Israel.

November 16, 2011

Abbas
21:00 GMT

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas vowed on Wednesday to "speed up" work with Hamas to form a new caretaker government and to prepare for new elections.

October 31, 2011

Palestinians
13:04 GMT

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) approved on Monday Palestine as a full member

October 30, 2011

Netanyahu
16:21 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Hamas was responsible for maintaining calm and prevent the firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip

October 29, 2011

Gaza
15:16 GMT

Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, on Saturday lost six of its fighters in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip.

October 11, 2011

Shalit
19:34 GMT

A deal has been reached today between Israel and Hamas in which captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will be freed in exchange for 1000 Palestinian prisoners.

October 2, 2011

05:55 GMT

The stunned expressions on Palestinian delegates’ faces as they listened to President Obama bluntly reject their bid for statehood at the United Nations last Wednesday

September 23, 2011

Abbas in historic bid
18:07 GMT

In a dramatic speech at the U.N., Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he had asked the international body to admit the state of Palestine as a full member.

September 21, 2011

Obama
16:00 GMT

US President Barack Obama warned Wednesday there was "no short cut" to Middle East peace.

Palestinian protest
09:59 GMT

Palestinians were streaming to the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah to express support for their president's move to win U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state.