Palestinian threat to declare statehood seeks to put onus on Israel With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations.
U.S. reaffirms two state commitment The U.S. State Department released three statements from its Middle East envoy emphatically affirming support for Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu faces moment of truth Pressed to take a firm stand on the two-state solution, Benjamin Netanyahu’s moment of truth may have come sooner than he wanted.