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Less than two weeks before the UN General Assembly is to meet, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas remains adamant in his refusal to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, potentially jeopardizing the Obama administration’s plans to hold a tripartite meeting in New York on September 23 or 24.

“The Palestinians have a set of obligations, some of which the Palestinian Authority have met, some of which they have not been as strong on.  We want to encourage them to clamp down on violence, to end the incitement that you still hear, unfortunately, in many Palestinian communities." --President Barack Obama, July 2, 2009

The United States is "unyielding" in its support for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a special video message to the Muslim world on Friday to mark the beginning of Ramadan.

U.S. envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Sunday to meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, as part of an ongoing effort to reach an agreement on settlement construction >>>

President Barack Obama’s "reassertion" of U.S. leadership in the Middle East offers a rare opportunity to get peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said.>>>

The following is the first phase of a project aimed at helping monitor outposts and clarify the potential difficulty in countering them for the sake of peace. >>

DURHAM, N.C. (JTA) -- The Jewish community in America has always supported Israel. We have raised funds, walked in solidarity, visited whenever possible and prayed for the safety of the Jewish state since its very inception. “Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel" is a comment made sincerely by many>>>

WASHINGTON - Criticism of the Obama administration’s call for negotiations with Iran has gained new life as the country is rocked by unrest following disputed election results >>> 

The White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Friday said U.S. President Barack Obama condemns the use of violence and defended the right of Iranians to demonstrate >>>

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world are appalled and outraged by Iran’s violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pounded him for being too passive >>>