Fatah Would Accept Land Swaps With Israel - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab

May 13, 2013

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (front R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani arrive at a meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee in Doha April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYDPI — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani arrive at a meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee in Doha, April 8, 2013. — REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (4th R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (4th L) shake hands after speaking to the media following their meeting with members of the Arab League at Blair House in Washington April 29, 2013. With them are (L-R) Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel A-Jubeir, Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister

Arab League Land-Swap Offer Angers Palestinians

Dalia Hatuqa

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C), with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L), makes a short statement to the media after their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah June 30, 2013. Kerry ended a shuttle diplomacy mission on Sunday without an agreement on resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but said gaps had been narrowed and he would return to the region soon. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX116U7

Political Will Lacking For Israel-Palestine Peace

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (4th R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (4th L) speak to the media following a meeting with members of the Arab League at Blair House in Washington April 29, 2013. With them are (L-R) Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel A-Jubeir, Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and Egypt

Hamas Slams Qatar, Arab League On Peace Plan

Mohammed Suliman

Mohammed Suliman

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 23: (ISRAEL OUT) US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 23, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. This is Kerry's fourth visit to the country in the past two months and British Foreign Secretary William Hague is due to meet him to renew peace talks between Israel and Palestine. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Kerry Plan Focuses on Jordan Valley

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics