Naila Khalil

PA and US security officials re-established contact in a meeting held a fortnight ago, The New Arab can reveal.

The Israeli hospital treating Ahmad Dawabsheh, the Palestinian child whose family were killed in an arson attack by Israeli settlers has demanded payment for his treatment.

Ziad Abu Ein, the senior Palestinian official dealing with the Israeli separation wall and settlements on occupied territories, died as he took part in an olive planting protest north of Ramallah.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas inaugurates the new Yasser Arafat museum on the tenth anniversary of the leader's death.

After the failure of US talks, the Palestinian leadership is determined to go to the UN Security Council in its quest for a Palestinian state.

The US is putting pressure on the Palestinians to change the draft resolution they will present to the Security Council.