Dec 2 2014 - 10:44am Demolition Derby
December 2, 2014

Israel has revived its policy of demolishing the family homes of Palestinians accused of terrorist attacks, even though there’s no evidence it deters future attacks.

Dec 2 2014 - 10:39am French lawmakers set for Palestine recognition vote
December 2, 2014

French lawmakers were due to vote on a highly symbolic motion Tuesday urging the government to recognize Palestine as a state as frustration grows in Europe over the stalled Middle East peace process.

Dec 2 2014 - 10:35am Envoy: UN Security Council to consider Palestine resolution 'soon'
December 2, 2014

A draft resolution to revive talks on a final Israeli-Palestinian settlement is expected be presented to the UN Security Council by the middle of the month, the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said Monday.

Dec 1 2014 - 11:07am There is a future for Palestinians in Jerusalem
December 1, 2014

But I share the concern of many Palestinians that the Palestinian character of East Jerusalem is being eroded. I have watched the events of my year here with consternation. I have seen settlement building outside my window in Sheikh Jarrah.

Dec 1 2014 - 11:05am Arsonists torch an Arabic-Hebrew bilingual school in Jerusalem
December 1, 2014

Arsonists who police suspect are Jewish extremists torched a first-grade classroom and scrawled racist graffiti on the walls of one of the few Arabic-Hebrew bilingual schools in Israel.

Dec 1 2014 - 11:03am Abbas: Egypt right to create buffer zone on Gaza border
December 1, 2014

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he cannot ask Egypt to stop its operation to demolish houses and create a buffer zone in Rafah, on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza, because he is fully aware of Egyptian security needs.

Nov 25 2014 - 10:48am Israel Narrows Its Democracy
November 25, 2014

But in this time of high tensions and violence between Jews and Arabs, incited by competing claims to the sacred site in the heart of Jerusalem — called the Temple Mount by Jews and Noble Sanctuary by Muslims — any measure that claims a pre-eminent status for Jews can only add fuel to the fire.

Nov 25 2014 - 10:40am EU parliament postpones vote on recognition of Palestine
November 25, 2014

A senior Fatah official on Tuesday said that a European parliament vote to recognize Palestine as a state has been postponed due to an issue of wording.

Nov 25 2014 - 10:39am UN chief: Israelis, Palestinians must step back from the brink
November 25, 2014

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged Israelis and Palestinians on Monday to "step back from the brink" and return to peace talks amid European moves toward recognizing Palestine.

Nov 24 2014 - 11:49am Israeli Cabinet moves to define Israel as Jewish
November 24, 2014

In a move likely to further inflame tensions with Israel's Arab citizens, the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a bill to legally define the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people.


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