mideast peace

Abbas downbeat on prospects for Mideast peace (Reuters)

Ytop stories  Sun, 04/27/2008 - 10:42am

Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came away disappointed from talks in Washington on Israeli-Palestinian peace and is pessimistic about prospects for a deal this year, aides said on Sunday.



 

'J Street' Rallies Pro-Israel Jews for Mideast Peace

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 04/15/2008 - 5:00am

A pro-Israel lobby and political action committee launches Tuesday in Washington. Organizers of the group J Street say they want to show that there is support in the American Jewish community for a stronger push for peace in the Middle East.

The group is starting small but has big ambitions to try to represent other voices in the Jewish community.