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Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman is demanding the eviction of UN Middle East envoy Robert Serry from Israel, on suspicion that he has been trying to assist Hamas. Liberman intends to declare Serry persona non grata, the most serious form of censure which a country can apply to foreign diplomats. Channel 2 reported that the Foreign Ministry has received information according to which Serry is attempting to transfer millions of dollars to Hamas. Serry reportedly asked Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas to transfer $20 million from Qatar to Gaza – a request Abbas turned down. He then asked Israel to be...

The United Nations envoy for the Middle East condemned on Saturday night the abduction and killing of 20-year-old IDF soldier Tomer Hazan by a Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist. In a statement, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, emphasized the need for calm on the ground during this “critical moment” in the political efforts. Serry’s statement said the “shocking murder follows a series of violent incidents” in Judea and Samaria. He added that calm “is all the more important at this critical moment in the political process”, referring to the peace talks between Israel and...

Gulf media is reporting on the “International Conference for the Defence of occupied Jerusalem” opening in Qatar today. According to a Gulf News report: February 22, 2012 Manama: Qatar’s Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani will open the International Conference for the Defence of occupied Jerusalem, to be held in Doha next week. The conference will include speeches by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Arab League Secretary-General Nabeel Arabi, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekme Al Deen Ihsanoglu, and United Nations Coordinator for the peace process in the Middle East Robert Serry. Some 350 figures...