As U.S.-authored peace talks with Israeli negotiators appear likely to fail, Palestinian leaders believe international diplomatic pressure on Israel, including economic boycotts, present the best chance for peace
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Scarlett Johansson Steps Down as Oxfam Ambassador
SodaStream controversy bubbles over for the popular actress
Palestinian Ambassador Dies in Mystery Explosion at Apartment
The explosion happened as he moved an old safe at his Prague apartment
Gaza Skirmish Leaves Israeli Civilian, Palestinian Girl Dead
Swift Israeli retaliation for alleged Palestinian sniper attack
Palestine’s Not-So-Immaculate Conceptions: What’s Behind a West Bank Baby Boom
With thousands of Palestinians locked away in Israeli prisons and barred from conjugal visits, families have resorted to secret measures to produce new offspring
U.S. To Give $75M More Aid To Palestinians
Money will go toward creating jobs and improving roads, schools and other infrastructure
Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners
Policy aimed at restarting peace talks but hugely unpopular with Israeli public
What Have You Done for Us Lately? Why the Palestinians Are Put Out With Obama Too
The American President, already suffering a dearth of popularity in Israel, isn’t getting high marks from the Palestinians either
Troubles in the West Bank: Is There a Threat of a Third Intifadeh?
The alarms rang out lout over the weekend but the third intifadeh isn’t happening–yet.
Egypt Attempts to Flush Out Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels
The tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt were flooded by Egyptian forces last week. The country is worried about the two-way flow of smuggled arms with the Gaza Strip which is destabilizing Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, …
When Palestinians Use Settler Tactics: A Beleaguered Netanyahu Responds
Palestinian activists use a non-violent form of occupation to protest plans to extend Israeli settlements into the controversial strip of territory called E-1.
The West Bank’s 2012: The Year of the Israeli Settlement
At the start of 2012, the Israeli advocacy group Peace Now, which seeks a two-state solution, warned that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was building Jewish settlements on the West Bank at a pace that, if
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Hamas Leader Speaks on Violence, Negotiations and Peace
Moussa Abu Marzook, the deputy leader of the radical Palestinian movement, in an interview, says that he’s ready to accept a Palestinian state – but still won’t recognize Israel