Fatah: Mursi invites Abbas to meet over reconciliation

President Mahmoud Abbas received a formal invitation to meet his Egyptian counterpart Muhammad Mursi in Cairo next week, a Fatah official said Wednesday.

Israel’s War for Gaza’s Gas

“It is clear that without an overall military operation to uproot Hamas control of Gaza, no drilling work can take place without the consent of the radical Islamic movement.”
__Moshe Ya’alon, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Strategic Affairs

Cairo will invite factions for reconciliation talks

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Egypt will invite Palestinian factions to Cairo to resume reconciliation talks after Palestine's bid for a UN status upgrade this week, a political official said Saturday.

Obama changes course between courses

For a time there, it looked like business as usual in the Middle East. Barack Obama had made his ''pivot'' to Asia and it would be up to the parties slaughtering each other, oppressors and oppressed, to ask themselves and each other the Sarah Palin question: "How's that hopey-changey stuff working out for ya?"

A fragile peace: in pursuit of a solution

After eight days of battle, hopes of a lasting truce rest with a new power axis in the Middle East, writes Ruth Pollard in Gaza City.

As CeaseFire Holds in Gaza, Palestinians Press for Unity

GAZA — A cease-fire that halted eight days of lethal conflict between Israel and Hamas brought jubilation to Gaza on Thursday (22Nov'12) as thousands of flag-waving residents poured into the streets and competing Palestinian factions sought to use the moment to revive their efforts to unify. In Israel, where the mood was more cynical and subdued, troops deployed to the border began pulling back.

Ceasefire for now, what about next elections?

Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect 
 Israel, Hamas ceasefire starts at 6am AEDT (22Nov'12)

Israel demands 15-year lull for ceasefire,

According to reports in Cairo, Israel put forward six key demands for ceasefire, threatened ground offensive in Gaza if no response within 48 to 72 hours

Egypt will no longer tolerate attacks on Palestinians

CAIRO: Egypt's Islamist Freedom and Justice Party, formerly headed by President Mohamed Morsi, said on Wednesday Egypt would no longer stand by as Israel attacked Palestinians after air strikes killed a Hamas leader.