May 28 2014 - 11:39am Israeli police enter holy site to disperse clash
May 28, 2014

The skirmishes came as Israel marked "Jerusalem Day," which commemorates the anniversary of Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel says the day marks the "unification" of the city. The day often experiences unrest each year.​

May 27 2014 - 1:55pm SAVE THE DATE: ATFP 2014 Annual Gala, Tuesday, Nov. 18
May 27, 2014

SAVE THE DATE: ATFP 2014 Annual Gala, Tuesday, Nov. 18

May 27 2014 - 12:38pm Don't squander the Pope's pro-Palestinian message
May 27, 2014

Words matter, and words of support are crucial to the success of any diplomatic project. Palestinians got an enormous boost from Pope Francis, who underlined the international expectation of a state of Palestine in the foreseeable future.

May 27 2014 - 12:17pm Don't squander the Pope's pro-Palestinian message
May 27, 2014

Words matter, and words of support are crucial to the success of any diplomatic project. Palestinians got an enormous boost from Pope Francis, who underlined – particularly for the Israelis – the international expectation that there will be a state of Palestine in the foreseeable future.

May 27 2014 - 12:13pm Don't squander the Pope's pro-Palestinian message
May 27, 2014

Words matter, and words of support are crucial to the success of any diplomatic project. Palestinians got an enormous boost from Pope Francis, who underlined the international expectation of a state of Palestine in the foreseeable future.

May 27 2014 - 12:03pm Hamas and Fatah agree on unity Cabinet
May 27, 2014

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed on the make-up of a national unity government Tuesday, officials from both parties said, in the most significant step yet toward healing their seven-year rift.

May 27 2014 - 11:54am Pope, in Mideast, Invites Leaders to Meet on Peace
May 27, 2014

Pope Francis inserted himself directly into the collapsed Middle East peace process on Sunday, issuing an invitation to host the Israeli and Palestinian presidents for a prayer summit meeting at the Vatican, in an overture that has again underscored the broad ambitions of his papacy.

May 23 2014 - 10:56am Holy Land prepares for papal visit
May 23, 2014

Two days before Pope Francis arrives in the Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians were putting the finishing touches Thursday on a flurry of festive preparations for the visit.

May 23 2014 - 10:55am Netanyahu Says Obama Got Syria Right
May 23, 2014

Netanyahu also hinted that he is weighing suggestions from a large number of Israelis that he should consider taking unilateral steps to disengage from sections of the West Bank that are heavily populated by Palestinians, even if this means uprooting Jewish settlements.

May 23 2014 - 10:48am New CNN footage of Nakba Day killings fuels debate over deaths
May 23, 2014

CNN released new footage on Thursday, adding fuel to the fire involving the controversial killing of two Palestinian youths on Nakba Day, May 15, by Israeli forces.


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