Quartet

Nigun Quartet: Reviving the soul of jazz with hassidic melodies

Experience the Nigun Quartet's unique blend of jazz and Hassidic melodies at HaEzor, Tel Aviv, on August 21.

 THE NIGUN Quartet – jazz and hassidut.
 THE GOLDEN GATE QUARTET fabled American singing group marks its 90th anniversary next year

Prepare to tap, clap and groove: Golden Gate Quartet returns to Israel

 US State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021.

Middle East Quartet no longer relevant to Israel-Palestinian conflict - editorial

 US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, February 22, 2021

Is the US leaving the Quartet on the Middle East?


Abbas meets Putin, seeks Quartet role in peace process

The demand for reviving the Quartet was aimed at preventing the US from having an exclusive and major role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a Palestinian official in Ramallah said.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

Palestinians mock Abbas W. Bank ‘withdrawal ultimatum’ to Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines in one year.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech remotely at the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2021.

Is the Middle East Quartet still relevant? - opinion

In light of the Quartet’s paralysis during the Trump administration, Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan formed a new, informal group called the “Munich Group,” which continues to meet.

The Quartet can play a key role in talks on the future of Gaza in the framework of a full-scale Israeli-Palestinian peace.

ME Quartet pushes to renew involvement in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been frozen since April 2014

A Palestinian demonstrator returns a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements, In Beit Dajan in the West Bank February 12, 2021.

Jewish philanthropist, former Gaza envoy James Wolfensohn dies at 86

Wolfensohn was his entire life also devoted to Jewish giving. The family foundation he set up, administered by his children, gave to a broad array of Jewish causes across denominations.

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) greets World Bank President James Wolfensohn at Arafat's office in Gaza City July 22, 1999.FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) greets World Bank President James Wolfensohn at Arafat's office in Gaza City July 22, 1999.

Having declared the Quartet a failure in the past, PA turns to it again

The Quartet is made up of representatives from the US, EU, Russia and the UN.

HEADED TOWARD conflict? Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh arrives for a cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian government, in Ramallah, earlier this week

Palestinians offer negotiations days before planned annexation - report

The PA dispatched a letter on Monday addressed to the Quartet on the Middle East, stating that it's prepared to renew negotiations with Israel and agree to "minor territorial exchanges."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, in Ramallah

Quartet worried about coronavirus impact on Gaza

There have been only nine confirmed cases in Gaza, but the fear is that the Hamas-controlled coastal region does not have enough resources to contain an outbreak and care for those who will be sick.

BRING OUR citizens back from Gaza

Abbas: Peace efforts can only resume under international mediation

Israel says it would welcome the United States as a mediator but a US bid to revive negotiations, led by Us President Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has so far shown no progress.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey

Quiet on settlement activity, Mideast Quartet calls for PA control of Gaza

The statement omitted any reference to Israeli settlement activity – a rarity for the Quartet.

A Palestinian Hamas militant takes part in a Gaza rally marking the twelfth anniversary of the death of late Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Report: UAE made payments to former UK PM Tony Blair as Quartet envoy

Allegations of a conflict of interest between Blair’s role as Quartet envoy and the business interests of his private consultancy firm have dogged him intermittently over the last number of years.

Tony Blair