News for Paris Conference Israeli officials: Paris conference is worthless and extraneousIsraeli political sources say Paris conference meaningless, will push peace farther away and encourage PA to refuse direct negotiations. Justice Minister: Paris is for vacations onlyAyelet Shaked says thousands of Paris conferences won't be able to crush Israel. PM to Norwegian FM: Paris conference 'a relic of the past'Netanyahu: 'It's not going to obligate us.' Brende: 'We'll be there, but we'll make sure there's a nuanced outcome.' 72 countries including US to attend Paris peace conferenceRepresentatives of 72 countries will attend upcoming conference in Paris ostensibly for promoting Israel-Palestinian peace. Hotovely: Paris conference will distance peaceDeputy Foreign Minister reiterates Israel’s objection to the Paris peace conference, likens it to "a wedding without a bride and groom". Kerry to attend Paris conferenceSecretary of State to attend the Paris peace conference scheduled to take place five days before his term ends. Paris leaders to call on Netanyahu to disassociate from BennettIsrael gearing up for new diplomatic battle at Paris Conference where participants will call on Netanyahu to disassociate from Bennett. Paris conference to ask Israel and PA to commit to two statesCountries that attend Paris peace conference to call on Netanyahu and Abbas to publicly renew their commitment to the two-state solution. Israeli diplomat speaks about dangers of Paris conferenceFormer Ambassador Dore Gold explains why upcoming Paris talks are dangerous to Israel's security. Will UN propose another anti-Israel resolution?The UN Security Council will convene on January 17th to discuss Israel's policies, just 3 days before the end of Obama's administration. 'A modern-day version of the Dreyfus trial'Defense Minister describes forthcoming Paris conference as "modern-day version of the Dreyfus trial' that indicts the entire Jewish nation. French envoy in Egypt to push Paris initiativeFrance continues push to impose two-state solution, establish Palestinian state. Erekat hails French initiativePLO secretary-general says Paris peace summit is a "significant step" on the path to peace, rejects Netanyahu's call for direct talks. Netanyahu: Direct talks better than peace summitNetanyahu tells French Foreign Minister that encouraging Abbas to sit down for direct talks would be more useful than a peace summit. Hamas: Paris talks 'infringe on our rights'Hamas, Islamic Jihad, DFLP and PFLP make joint statement against Paris talks for not including Palestinian 'right of return.' European diplomats: Paris talks a victory itselfDiplomats believe any effort is better than none at all, even as Israel, US oppose the conference. 'The gov't can finally do what we promised'Likud minister close to coalition talks says Yisrael Beytenu joining gov't to bring long-term stability, actualize nationalist government. US dodges key questions on Israel-PA relationsWhite House representative declines to commit over Paris peace talks conference, implies support for BDS in cryptic briefing. Kerry waffles over US attending Paris conferenceUS Secretary of State insists Washington 'supportive' of French initiative forcing Israeli concessions, but refuses to commit. |
