The huge security operation to search for this allegedly missing individual underscores Israel's fears about the welfare of its soldiers. The Jewish state has gone to great lengths to secure the release of its soldiers - or even their corpses
Huffington Post | Posted 09.13.2009 | World
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that peace talks with Israel will not resume until Israel completely freezes construction in the ...
John Dugard | Posted 09.12.2009 | World
Many people who were outspoken advocates of ending apartheid in South Africa have taken to the sidelines in the Israel/Palestine dispute lest they be called anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic, or self-hating Jews.
Lamia Khatib | Posted 09.12.2009 | World
On August 3, my husband Mohammed Khatib, and my little brother Abdullah, were taken from their beds in our West Bank village of Bil'in at 3 a.m. by the Israeli military.
Georges Ugeux | Posted 09.12.2009 | World
Now is the time for the administration to send a clear signaling to Iran that, in a measured and limited way, they no longer object to business dealings in sectors that carry no military or nuclear energy risks.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment
Progressive Democrat Marcy Winograd is bringing Rachel's story to LA to support President Obama's call to freeze further expansion of Israeli settlements into the Palestinian territory.
Eric Margolis | Posted 09.07.2009 | World
Some of the administration's biggest guns have been sent to the Mideast in an all-out effort to get America's squabbling allies and clients to accept a comprehensive regional peace deal.
AP | JEN THOMAS | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
JERUSALEM — The Obama administration's policy on Israel is misguided, puts too much emphasis on the issue of settlements and ignores the bigger ...
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.06.2009 | World
As long as Fatah had leaders in various Arab countries, they were susceptible to pressures from those hosts. That has all but disappeared with the majority of its leadership now based inside Palestine.
William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
Expressing disappointment and calling on Israel not to repeat its actions is ineffective, so when will America's policy change from a slap on the wrist to a handcuff to international law?
AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 09.02.2009 | World
JERUSALEM — Israeli police evicted two Palestinian families in east Jerusalem on Sunday, then allowed Jewish settlers to move into their homes, ...
Amjad Atallah | Posted 08.31.2009 | World
If Hamas Chief Meshaal is truly speaking on behalf of all of Hamas, then he is endorsing Obama's efforts to quickly negotiate an end to the conflict and is offering "cooperation" in that regard.
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 08.31.2009 | World
As the only crossing point allowed for the 2.5 million Palestinians of the West Bank and their visiting relatives, the bridge has become a focal point of anguish.
Jamal Dajani | Posted 08.31.2009 | World
Fateh, the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization, will meet next week in an atmosphere mired with internal divisions, charges of corruption, and tales of espionage and betrayal fit for a John Le Carré novel.
International Middle East Media Center | Posted 08.30.2009 | World
Several legislators of the Hamas movement in the West Bank stated on Thursday that they received arrest threats from the Palestinian Security Forces, ...
Max Blumenthal | Posted 08.29.2009 | World
Who are the Israeli Prime Minister's real friends? The settlers who cheered Rabin's murder and now inveigh violently against Obama, or the American administration that has pledged to help his country?
Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | World
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Catesby Holmes | Posted 08.28.2009 | World
Because it stimulates the banking sector and creates stability across a wide swath of society, middle-class homeownership is generally considered a key step in the development of a healthy emerging economy.
Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | World
At least seven Palestinians were killed overnight when fuel exploded in a smuggling tunnel beneath the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Palest...
Newsweek | Mohammed Herzallah | Posted 08.27.2009 | World
Every once in a while, a kidnapping or a firefight reminds the world that the two parties governing the Palestinians really don't get along. Hamas won...
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World
Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?
AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 08.24.2009 | World
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The United States has transferred $200 million to the Palestinian government to help ease a growing budget deficit, U.S. S...
Huffington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | World
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Jamal Dajani | Posted 08.24.2009 | World
The number of Jewish settlers living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an area that Palestinians regard as the heart of their future state, is swiftly approaching half a million.
Paul Korda | Posted 09.13.2009 | World