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Can You Hear Me Now?

Omri Marcus | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


Omri Marcus

Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.

I Never Thought I'd Be Rooting for Iran

Bradley Burston | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

The people in Tehran's streets have made it possible to begin to see past Ahmadinejad. I have to get used to Iran not as a cartoon bully, but as my neighbor. It is a nation of people, as we are.

God, Painkillers, and Politics in Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Hani Almadhoun

Israel's siege is achieving the exact opposite of what it hoped. The tougher life gets, the more spiritual Gazans become, thus driving the people toward religion -- an area Hamas knows a lot about managing.

Two Meals, One Story: A Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from an American Abroad

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.06.2009 | World


Amy York Rubin

From their merging of religious tradition with daily life to their personal and historical narratives, the similarities between Muslims and Jews living in Israel is almost tragically comical.

Loving The Two-State Solution to Death

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 01.22.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

The sad fact is that the most significant Israeli-Palestinian legacy of the Bush administration is the coming to power of Hamas.

Jewish Settlers Shoot Palestinians, B'Tselem Releases Graphic Video

guardian.co.uk | Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem | Posted 01.05.2009 | World


The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has released graphic video footage showing settlers fighting with Palestinians in Hebron and shooting two men ...

Israel To Release 250 Palestinian Prisoners

AFP | Ezzedine Said | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home


JERUSALEM (AFP) - Caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that 250 Palestinian prisoners would be freed in a goodwill gesture, as Palestin...

Olmert: Israel Must Withdraw From West Bank

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home


JERUSALEM — Israel will have to give up virtually all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem if it wants peace with the Palestinians, Prime Ministe...

Israel's Exchange and Obama's Enemies

Steve Posner | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Steve Posner

Amid the cheers arising in Hezbollah's Beirut and the Gaza of Hamas, the sound of Obama's defense of Israel may also be heard.

IDF Allows Palestinian To Reunite With Israeli Boyfriend

YNetNews.com | Nir Gontaj | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


A 33 year-old gay Palestinian man from Jenin has recently been granted a temporary residency permit in Israel by the IDF, in order to allow him to re...

US Unhappy With Israel's Positions Before High-Stakes Peace Conference

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The U.S. is pressuring Israel to declare a complete freeze on West Bank settlement construction ahead of a high-stakes peace conference, rejecting Isr...