An aide to Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian president will ask U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to push Israel to freeze West Bank settlements and open Gaza''s borders.
Clinton is meeting with Abbas later Wednesday. It is her first trip to the West Bank in her new role as the top U.S. diplomat.
The Palestinians are watching closely for signs of change in U.S. policy toward their conflict with Israel. Even Palestinian moderates were disappointed with the previous administration''s failure to take Israel to task for accelerated construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Abbas aide Saeb Erekat says the Palestinian leader will raise specific Israeli construction projects in Jerusalem with Clinton. The Palestinians want east Jerusalem as a future capital.
Corruption Perception Index: Tajikistan nears the bottom of the ranking
Sanitation in Tajikistan: a luxury unavailable to 75% of the population
“Bishkek Maniac” found dead in prison. What is known about him?
FAO helps Tajikistan strengthen foot-and-mouth disease diagnostic system
Tajik border guards detain Afghan smuggler with large drug shipment
Taliban issues new criminal code for Afghanistan: no equality before the law or presumption of innocence
Tajikistan confirms the start date of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan
Man in Danghara suspected of driving his wife to suicide
Tajikistan’s free trade partners: what agreements does the country have?
Russia considers requiring migrant workers to prove income to support their families
All news
Авторизуйтесь, пожалуйста