
Analysis: Netanyahu gambit appears to backfire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bring a dovish rival into his Cabinet appears to be backfiring, drawing heavy criticism both in Israel ...
Palestinians say no to friendly against Barcelona
Palestinian football officials say their players won't team up with Israelis in a match against Barcelona that was designed to promote peace.
Palestinians protest in West Bank, holy site
Palestinians rallying in support of four hunger striking prisoners have clashed with Israeli forces in the West Bank and at a holy site in Jerusalem.

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops
Hundreds of Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli security forces Thursday, hurling rocks and burning tires at a West Bank demonstration to show ...
Leader of Palestinian group injured in Syria bomb
Palestinian officials say the leader of a Palestinian group based in Damascus is among those injured by a car bomb that killed more than 30 people in ...
Kerry 1st trip to Europe, Mideast; no Israel stop
Secretary of State John Kerry will bypass Israel on his first official trip to the Middle East, U.S. officials said Tuesday as they announced a ...

Israeli leader brings dovish rival into coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday added his first coalition partner as he works to build a new government, agreeing to bring in a ...

Palestinians, Israelis clash at solidarity strike
Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers at a pair of rallies in the West Bank on Tuesday in support of four imprisoned countrymen on ...

Palestinians rally for prisoners held in Israel
Palestinians blocked roads and held marches across the West Bank on Monday to protest the fate of thousands of their countrymen held in Israeli jails ...

Social media gives Indonesian women new voice
A judge being interviewed for a Supreme Court job jokes that women might enjoy rape. A local official takes a 17-year-old second wife, then quickly ...

Palestinian rally for hunger striker turns violent
Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at several demonstrations in the West Bank held to support a prisoner observing an intermittent ...

Swedish photographer wins World Press Photo award
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the 2012 World Press Photo award Friday for newspaper Dagens Nyheter with a picture of two Palestinian children ...
List of World Press Photo winners
A list of winners of the 2012 World Press Photo contest: PHOTO OF THE YEAR, 2012: Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, Gaza Burial, Gaza City, ...
Bulgaria expels 3 Hamas lawmakers
Bulgaria on Friday expelled three lawmakers of the Palestinian Hamas from the country, saying they represented "a serious threat to national security.

Chaotic influx of refugees to Lebanon stirs fears
For many Lebanese, the massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is evoking painful memories and real fear. They say the ...
Vandals desecrate Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem
Israeli police say vandals have sprayed a dozen Muslim graves in a Jerusalem cemetery with graffiti in a politically motivated act. Spokesman Micky ...

Rights group: Israel violated laws of war in Gaza
A U.S.-based rights group said Israel violated laws of war in a series of airstrikes it conducted during an eight-day military operation last November ...

Palestinian panel starts updating voter registers
The Palestinian election commission began updating voter registration lists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Monday, paving the way for new ...
Israel advances plan to build in Jewish settlement
An Israeli official says the government has given final approval for construction of 90 new homes in a West Bank settlement, a move that could cause ...

Israeli troops detain AP photographer
Israeli troops detained an Associated Press photographer during West Bank unrest over the weekend, handcuffing him and forcing him to sit on the ...
Writer Antonio Molina awarded Jerusalem Prize
Acclaimed Spanish writer Antonio Munoz Molina said Sunday he would accept a prestigious Israeli literary award despite calls from pro-Palestinian ...

Israeli forces break up Palestinian encampment
Israeli troops on Saturday drove some 100 Palestinian activists out of an illegal tent camp they had set up near the city of Hebron in the southern ...
Netanyahu ally: Peace with Palestinians impossible
A powerful partner of Israel's prime minister has called peace with the Palestinians "impossible," saying the conflict between them and Israel can ...