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Amid Controversy, Muslims Revive Old Jerusalem Pilgrimage Route

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Video, Jerusalem, Muslim Pilgrimage, Mecca, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Muslims in Jerusalem, Medina, East Jerusalem, Religion News

JERUSALEM -- After decades of shying away from an ancient pilgrimage route, Muslims are visiting Jerusalem to pray at Islam's third-holiest site, the ...

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Why the Sudden Arab Interest in East Jerusalem?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Islam, Mufti of Egypt, Jerusalem, King Abdullah II, Middle East, Aqsa Mosque, Foreign News, Prince Ghazi, East Jerusalem, World News

Jerusalemite Palestinians and the general Palestinian and Jordanian public are curious about the reason behind this sudden interest and wish they could be included in the discussion, rather than learn about them in the media.

Arabs Boycott Adidas as Public Displeasure Shifts From the West to China

James Dorsey | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arabs, Jerusalem, Arab Spring, Jerusalem-Israel, Saudi Arabia, Adidas, Israel, East Jerusalem, World News

Arab youth and sports ministers announced this week a boycott of sports apparel manufacturer Adidas because of its sponsorship of last month's Jerusalem marathon.

The Jerusalem Conference in Doha: Day 2

Lara Friedman | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, World News

Yesterday I posted at the Forward with some of my concerns at the end of day one of the Arab League conference on Jerusalem in Doha. Below are my comm...

The Worst Possible Option

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, Negotiations, Jerusalem, West Bank, Quartet, State of Palestine, Land Swaps, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations, Fatah, European Union, United States, Hamas, Settlements, Palestinians, Palestinian Authority, Israelis, Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, East Jerusalem, Russia, Borders, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Incitement, Herzliya Conference, Interim Agreement, Security, Green Line, World News

Whoever agrees that the preferred solution to the conflict are two-states-for-two-peoples needs to realize that this possibility to implement is gradually slipping away while no progress, however small or incremental, is being made.

Who Will Write Jerusalem's Story?

Ronit Avni | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Peace Now, Israel, East Jerusalem Expansion, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Occupied Palestinian Territories, World News

This is the real struggle taking place today in Jerusalem: a battle between those whose vision for the city hinges on guaranteeing full rights and a dignified existence for all residents, and those who place politics and divine decree ahead of the everyday needs of the people.

The Eviction of One Palestinian Family Might Cause the Next Political Crisis Over East Jerusalem

Hagit Ofran | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Jewish National Fund, Silwan, Israeli Settlements, Peace Now, East Jerusalem, Jnf, Himnuta, Israel Settlement Construction, Obama Israel, Israel Settlements, World News

In Silwan there is a fight over nationality, history and also religion. For the Palestinians, it is a Palestinian neighborhood, next to Al-Aqsa Mosque where thousands of Palestinians have been living for ages

'Mega-Settlement' Would Create Jewish Band Around East Jerusalem

AP | By KARIN LAUB and DAN PERRY | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Jerusalem, Givat Hamatos, East Jerusalem Settlements, Settlements, East Jerusalem, Middle East Peace, World News

JERUSALEM -- A plan for settling thousands more Jews in a strategic part of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem has quietly cleared a key bureaucratic hurd...

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From East Jerusalem to Ramallah

Kazim Ali | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank, Israeli Settlements, Gaza Blockade, Ramallah, Gaza, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Middle East Peace, East Jerusalem, World News

There can never be a functioning and vibrant Palestinian polity until there is freedom of movement for the Palestinian people. The wall must come down, the blockade of Gaza must end.

East Jerusalem's Har Homa Neighborhood Faces Political Turmoil

Le Figaro/Worldcrunch | Adrien Jaulmes | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Israel Housing Problem, Israel, Har Homa, East Jerusalem Expansion, East Jerusalem, Israel East Jerusalem, World News

is a new website that delivers English editions of the best foreign-language news and journalism. By Adrien Jaulmes LE FIGARO/ Worldcrunch JER...

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Glenn Beck and Danny Danon: An Unholy Alliance?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.12.2011

While other nations witness how divisive American politics currently is -- with Glenn Beck at the forefront of the over-the-top rhetoric -- it remains to be seen why Israel would allow itself to be a staging ground for his extreme brand of political theater.

Jerusalem 2011

Ir Amim | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, United Jerusalem, East Jerusalem Expansion, 1967, Divided Jerusalem, Israel, Greater Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Israeli Settlers, Green Line, Politics News

By Dr. Menachem Klein To be an egalitarian city, the unification of Jerusalem would had to have held this as its vision. Jerusalem could have been a ...

On the Question of Palestinian Statehood

David A. Love | Posted 08.01.2011

Peace and security will come to both Israelis and Palestinians only if it is based on a commitment to universal human rights. For Palestinians, this means self-determination.

Netanyahu Speech To Congress Will Be Watched For Signs Of U.S.-Israel Rift

Reuters | Susan Cornwell and Jeffrey Heller | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Congress, 1967 Borders, Gaza, West Bank, Fatah, Hamas, Eric Cantor, East Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Jerusalem, Middle East, Israel 1967 Borders, Orrin Hatch, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

May 23, 2011 10:21:46 PM By Susan Cornwell and Jeffrey Heller WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresse...

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Mitt Romney: Obama 'Threw Israel Under The Bus'

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: 1967 Borders, Gaza, West Bank, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Palestinians, Six-Day War, East Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Jerusalem, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Gop, Tim Pawlenty, Israel, Republicans, Politics News

HANOVER, N.H. — Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama charged Thursday that he undermined the sensitive and delicate negotiations...

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Miral Defies Racial Stereotypes of Arabs in the Media

David A. Love | Posted 06.13.2011

This film presents Palestinians as everyday human beings in all their complexities. Miral provided a public service to viewers who are unexposed to the Israel occupation.

Miral's Rula Jebreal: The Palestinian Woman who wrote the Book that Started this Big Screening War

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rula Jebreal Miral, Gaza, Julian Schnabel, Miral United Nations, Palestinians, Miral, Miral Un, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Julian Schnabel Miral, Rula Jebreal, Israeli Settlements, Israel Miral, Israeli Government Miral, Julian Schnabel Israel, Israeli Government, United Nations, Sean Penn, East Jerusalem, Exodus, Yitzhak Rabin, Un, Hadassah, Adl, Adl Miral, Anti Defamation League, Ajc Miral, Hatikva, Jerusalem, Anti-Defamation League, Rula Jebreal Peace, Screening Un, Robert De Niro, Politics News

This week, days before Miral's release, I talked to Rula Jebreal about her life, her story, the film, violence, and her optimism for a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

Housing For Jews approved in east Jerusalem

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews East Jerusalem, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israel, East Jerusalem, East Jerusalem Housing, World News

JERUSALEM — Jerusalem officials approved new housing for Jews in the heart of an Arab neighborhood, officials said Wednesday, infuriating Palest...

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From Palestine, With Love

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erekat, Israel, Palestine, Peace Process, Har Homa, East Jerusalem, America, Palestinepapers, World News

Barely had the pundits and populace come to grips with the Tunisian revolution that the existence of Palestine Papers was declared. Al Jazeera, the Qa...

Palestinians Furious Over New Israeli Settlement Plans For East Jerusalem

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, East Jerusalem, Israeli Settlers, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

JERUSALEM — The Palestinians criticized an Israeli decision to push forward plans for 625 new homes in east Jerusalem, saying Thursday the proje...

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Israel Moving Ahead With East Jerusalem Settlements

AP | TIA GOLDENBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem Expansion, Israel, East Jerusalem, Israel Settlements, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Palestine, Israel East Jerusalem, World News

JERUSALEM — Israel gave preliminary approval Monday for 130 new apartments in disputed east Jerusalem, the area the Palestinians want as the cap...

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Where Is Obama Going With Mideast Peace?

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lebanon, Mideast Peace Process, State of the Union, Plaestinian Papers, Jimmy Carter, White House, Middle East Peace, Hamas, Oecd, East Jerusalem, UN Security Council, Politics News

President Obama's State of the Union address paid scant attention to foreign policy, but one omission especially raised some eyebrows: The speech did not contain the word "Israel."

New Docs On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Released

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Al Jazeera Palestine Papers, Guardian, Al Jazeera, Israel, Palestine Papers, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, East Jerusalem, Middle East Peace, Palestinian Papers, The Palestine Papers, Guardian and Al Jazeeera and Palestine, World News

Today, Al Jazeera and the Guardian released the first of more than 1,600 documents related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The document dump com...

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The Other Jonathan

Nadia Hijab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Rachel Corrie, Nonviolence, Gaza, Human Rights, Al-Shabaka, East Jerusalem, Jonathan Pollard, Jonathan Pollak, Israel, Palestine, Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, Settlements, Politics News

The Israel prime minister recently appealed for the release of Jonathan Pollard from an American jail. Just a week later, Israel sent Jonathan Pollak to jail. The two men could not be more different.

Russian President Says Israeli Settlement Freeze Needed

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian President Medvedev, Mahmoud Abbas, East Jerusalem, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Russia Palestinians, Medvedev Palestinians, Israel Settlements, Dmitry Medvedev, Dmitry Medvedev Mahmoud Abbas, World News

JERICHO, West Bank — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave a political boost to the Palestinians on Tuesday, backing their claim to east Jerusa...

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