Sep 16, 2011
The Palestinians have no choice but to resort to the UN Security Council and the UN Assembly General, an Arabic language editorialist writes. Other topics in today's roundup: FNC candidates, Egypt and Israel, and Turkey's foreign policy. Read Article No hope in 'negotiations'
Sep 17, 2011
Hamas said Mahmoud Abbas's plan was a perilous political move. Read Article Abbas pledges to ask Security Council for Palestinian statehood
Sep 20, 2011
A YouTube sensation in Saudi Arabia explains the country's housing crisis, an Arabic-language columnist explains. Other digest topics today: Palestinians at the UN, Yemen, and Libya. Read Article Film shows Saudi housing woes
Sep 21, 2011
Pressure for still more Israeli-Palestinian talks seems pointless when Israel has nothing to offer. But it's easy to suspect that Mahmoud Abbas is seeking a way out. Read Article With 'all hell' breaking loose, is Abbas looking for an exit?
Sep 22, 2011
Rally in Ramallah comes as President Barack Obama will publicly push for the Palestinians to drop their statehood bid. Read Article Palestinians hold statehood rally ahead of Obama UN speech
Sep 22, 2011
Being on the wrong side of history is never a comfortable position, but that is exactly where the US, Israel and its closest friends will be if they insist on derailing Palestinians’ statehood bid. Read Article Israel and America are on the wrong side of history
Sep 22, 2011
If Israel wastes this opportunity to move forward on a two-state solution, the repercussions could threaten its own statehood. Read Article Time is running out for Israel to salvage a two-state solution
Sep 22, 2011
The US may not even have to use its veto to block recognition of statehood, an Arabic-language commentator says. Other topics today: Saleh nearing the end, US-Turkey ties, and Russia's mistakes in Syria. Read Article No chair for the Palestinians
Sep 22, 2011
Palestinians worry about 'right of return', with concern among refugees in Lebanon that their decades-long wait to go home might be in vain. Read Article UN statehood initiative raises hopes and fears in Palestinian refugee camps
Sep 22, 2011
Europe's leaders would upset the US and Israel by backing the Palestinian bid for statehood, but opposing it would set back their burgeoning relations with the countries of the Arab Spring. First, though, there is the euro zone crisis. Read Article Palestinian statehood bid one more problem for harried Europeans
