Israel Palestinian Conflict

Gaza Militant Sneaks Into Israel, Kills Soldier

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 06.01.2012

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A gunbattle along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Friday killed a Palestinian militant and an Israeli soldier, th...

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More Than 1000 Palestinian Prisoners On Hunger Strike

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

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By Noah Browning JENIN, West Bank, April 30 (Reuters) - A hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners against Israel's jail policies has sw...

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What Gives Me HOPE?

Gregory Rockson | Posted 04.26.2012

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Gregory Rockson

For one night, we will not talk about politics but rather use the power of music to embrace our diversity. We will do something politicians have failed to do and that is bring people together.

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Officer Who Hit Danish Protester In The Face Loses Post

Reuters | Posted 04.19.2012

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JERUSALEM, April 18 (Reuters) - Israel's army said on Wednesday it had removed a senior officer from his post after he was caught on film striking a...

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Hundreds Of Palestinian Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike

AP | HAITHAM HAMAD | Posted 04.18.2012

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their con...

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The Politics of Palestine

James Zogby | Posted 04.07.2012

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James Zogby

It may still be possible to imagine a just political resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But, in the real world, politics is not the work of our imagination.

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UN Report: Settlers Seized Dozens Of Palestinian Water Springs

Reuters | Posted 05.19.2012

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By Jihan Abdalla NABI SALEH, West Bank, March 19 (Reuters) - Jewish settlers have seized dozens of natural springs in the occupied Wes...

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Report: Young Children Detained In Israel

AP | By DIAA HADID | Posted 05.17.2012

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BEIT UMAR, West Bank -- When Mahmoud al-Alami was 9 years old, an Israeli soldier caught him throwing rocks, took him out of his uncle's arms, slung h...

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Truce In Gaza

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.13.2012

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JERUSALEM — Israel halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip militants early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a ce...

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 5 In Gaza

AP | KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.12.2012

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By KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK -- The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinian civilians and tw...

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Israel Kills Militant Commander

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.09.2012

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday killed the commander of the militant group behind the abduction of Gilad Schalit,...

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Commitment To Israel-Palestine, Part 3

Mike Ghouse | Posted 05.05.2012

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Mike Ghouse

Until we can see our own faults, peace for both people becomes a forlorn hope. The burden to find solutions falls on all of us, but particularly Jews, Muslims and Christians.

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Hunger Striker To Be Freed

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 04.22.2012

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JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian member of a violent Islamic militant group that advocates killing Israeli civilians agreed to end his 66-day hunger s...

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Palestinians Reach Deal On Unity Government

AP | KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 04.07.2012

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the I...

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Palestinians Fling Slippers At UN Chief

AP | KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 04.03.2012

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HERZLIYA, Israel — U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that time is running out for a Mideast peace deal and urged Israel to make goodwill ge...

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Ban Ki-Moon Urges Israel To Halt Settlement Construction

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.02.2012

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel must halt settlement building and present detailed proposals for a border with a future Palestinian state, visiting...

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Israeli Court Upholds Law Denying Palestinian Spouses Citizenship

Reuters | Posted 03.13.2012

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(Corrects name of lawyer in para 16) * Arab citizens decry ruling as racist and intrusive * Justice fears national "suic...

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Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks To Resume On Monday

Reuters | Posted 03.06.2012

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(Adds details, background) WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators will hold their second round of fac...

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Quo Vadis? The Future for Israel and the Palestinians

Robert K. Lifton | Posted 02.29.2012

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Robert K. Lifton

After more than a year of stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, it is clear that for the foreseeable future there will be no deal resolving their differences and establishing a Palestinian state. It is fruitless to blame one side or the other.

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Israel Drops Case Against Gaza Flotilla Activists

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's attorney general has decided not to prosecute Israelis who participated in a Gaza-bound flotilla that was raided a year ago. Th...

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Israel Prepares Second Phase Of Landmark Prisoner Swap

Reuters | Posted 02.14.2012

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* First phase of prisoner exchange completed in October * Prisoners to be released on Sunday JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters)...

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Jerusalem Mosque In Flames

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 02.12.2012

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JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on Jewish extremists believed to be responsible for a wave of violence and ...

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Disputed Ramp In Jerusalem Ordered Closed

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 02.11.2012

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JERUSALEM — Israel closed a pedestrian walkway next to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Monday before work to replace it, despite vehemen...

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Palestinians Outraged At Gingrich's Remarks

AP | THOMAS BEAUMONT and DANIEL ESTRIN | Posted 02.09.2012

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich on Saturday defended his statement that the Palestinians are an "invented" peop...

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When Jews in Berkeley Vote to Cut Support for Israel

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.08.2012

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Bradley Burston

Last week, when the Berkeley Jewish Student Union voted to bar J Street's student organization from membership, the message it sent was regrettably clear: The choice is up to you -- you can be welcomed as a Jew, or you can speak your mind on Israel.

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