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Palestinian leader clamps down on critics
Mahmoud Abbas' government in the West Bank is getting tougher with critics, interrogating, prosecuting and even jailing several journalists and ...
Palestinian journalist jailed for Abbas photo
A West Bank appeals court on Thursday upheld a one-year prison term for a Palestinian journalist who had a photo on his Facebook page that authorities ...
Israel reopens Gaza border crossings
Israel on Thursday fully reopened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip that were closed following militant rocket fire during President Barack ...
Israel to resume money transfers to Palestinians
Israel said Monday it would resume regular monthly transfers of about $100 million in taxes and customs it collects for the Palestinian Authority, a ...
Palestinians cool to partial settlement freeze
A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough ...
Worshippers throng to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday
Hundreds of Christians marked Palm Sunday in the Holy Land, the start of the Catholic Holy Week that concludes with Easter. Crowds of faithful ...
'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East
Insisting "peace is possible," President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with ...
Obama visit poses tough choices for Palestinians
President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand — that Israel freeze ...
Obama: Mideast peace possible but difficult
President Barack Obama says a Mideast peace with two independent states is still possible but says it is difficult to achieve. Obama said politics in ...
Gaza militants fire at Israel during Obama visit
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets on Thursday at southern Israel, on the second day of President Barack Obama's visit to the region, ...
Obama, Netanyahu show solidarity on Iran
Seeking a fresh start to a strained relationship, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday demonstrated ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Red lines' and entourages
Red lines. When it comes to the Middle East, President Barack Obama is encountering them everywhere. They are painted on the ground as directional ...
AP Analysis: In Mideast, partial deal tantalizes
As the U.S. president prepares to reinsert himself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his best hope may be to set aside grand hopes for a final ...
Protests, pleas and gifts ahead of Obama's visit
Preparing for the scheduled arrival of President Barack Obama Wednesday, the wife of Israel's premier has prepared gifts to take home with him.
Palestinians vandalize Obama banner ahead of visit
Palestinians have vandalized a banner bearing President Barack Obama's image just days before his visit. The Palestinians tore down the banner, hurled ...
Palestinian attackers wound Israeli in West Bank
Israeli police say Palestinian attackers have shot and wounded an Israeli man in a drive-by shooting at a West Bank bus stop. Spokesman Micky ...
Palestinian ends hunger strike in deal
A freed Palestinian prisoner was given a hero's welcome in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after ending his hunger strike in an Israeli jail and ...
Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit
President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the ...
Jordan: 15 killed in bus accident
Jordan says a bus carrying Palestinian pilgrims has overturned and crashed into a trailer on a highway near the Israeli border, killing 15 people.
Netanyahu faces rocky future in new coalition
Forced to rely on the support of two fast-rising rivals in his new governing coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now faces a reshaped and ...
Obama needs to charm skeptical Israelis in visit
Barack Obama's vow to take his message straight to the public during his first presidential visit to Israel will be a tough sell with many Israelis ...
Last-minute snag stalls Israeli coalition deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal Thursday to form a new coalition government, but a last-minute snag over the title of his new ...
A look at the makeup of the new Israeli government
Four parties will make up the new Israeli coalition government, adding up to a 68-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. It is the first Israeli ...
Politics clouding Obama's coming visit to Israel
A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and ...