May 20 2013 - 11:42am Palestinians Mourn Neighborhood Razed by Israel in Shadow of Western Wall
May 20, 2013

"These are people who in a few hours lost everything. We lost an eight-centuries-long tradition of North Africans and Andalusians in Jerusalem that was an important element of historic Jerusalem.”

May 20 2013 - 11:40am Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
May 20, 2013

Residents largely cut off from the Palestinian Authority say Israel is trying to drive them off the land by demolishing homes and withholding services.

May 16 2013 - 10:05am Israel to legalize four West Bank settlement outposts slated for demolition
May 16, 2013

Peace Now calls plan, revealed days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to region to try to restart peace talks, a 'slap in the face.'

May 16 2013 - 10:03am Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target
May 16, 2013

"I’ve spoken with him recently, and he said he resigned his job but he hasn’t resigned his mission. He will push Palestinians to continue working on what he believes will create the conditions of statehood."

May 16 2013 - 10:00am Experts warn time running out for two-state solution for Mideast crisis
May 16, 2013

Ghaith Al-Omari said while recent developments have overshadowed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and have strained relations between President Abbas and neighbors and allies, in order to put negotiations back on track, the US needs to take the helm and "show it can deliver."

May 15 2013 - 9:22am 'We Are Not Fanatic Killers'
May 15, 2013

In an exclusive conversation with Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas chief talks about how Assad should have listened to his advice, and why he’s not “bloodthirsty” or “against” Jews.

May 15 2013 - 9:21am Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan
May 15, 2013

Danny Yatom, a former director of the Mossad spy agency, said actually implementing the Arab peace plan at the current time is impossible given the many changes rocking the Middle East, but embracing it could bring many benefits by helping to "strengthen and cement mutual trust."

May 15 2013 - 9:18am Palestinians mark their 1948 displacement
May 15, 2013

Tens of thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948.

May 13 2013 - 10:49am Gazans Alarmed by Draft Law Including Islamic Punishments
May 13, 2013

Paragraph One of Article 260 of the draft law, of which Al-Monitor obtained a copy, states that “whomever commits petty theft will be punished by severing his right hand at the wrist.”

May 13 2013 - 10:48am Fayyad: Press freedom essential for Palestinian state
May 13, 2013

"When it comes to freedom of the press, there is nothing called excessive freedom. What we aim to do is to make the freedom of speech a part of our daily life, unrestrained by laws."


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