Russia has offered to host a meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of next Sunday's Paris Middle East peace conference. Israel has stated repeatedly that they will meet anytime and anywhere for direct negotiations, assuming no preconditions. Over and over again, the Palestinians have refused to meet, preferring instead …
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UPDATE: The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in support of repealing or revising the anti-Israel UN Resolution 2334. Praise God for that! (Why not contact your representative to say "thank you!") The House vote elicited resounding thanks from the Israeli Prime Minister. View his 30-second response here. With lots of potential drama expected prior …
News reports are indicating Hamas (in control in the Gaza Strip) and Fatah (ruling party in the West Bank) will meet in Russia about the same time as the Paris Middle East peace conference. In Paris, world leaders are expected to attempt to implement the "peace plan" laid out by John Kerry in his infamous …
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Tonight at midnight we close the chapter on a fairly tumultuous 2016. Will 2017 bring brighter days, or are we in a deep trough of the "ups and downs" of history? The next chapter in history is about to be written and we will know the answer to that question soon. There are many things …
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