

World Nov 10

Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat died Tuesday at age 65 after a month-long battle with the coronavirus. Erekat had led several rounds of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks over more than two decades, embodying Palestinian diplomacy -- and his people’s hopes for…
By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran
Nation Jan 31

In our news wrap Friday, the United Kingdom has officially left the European Union, after three and a half years of political wrangling. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed Brexit's arrival in a televised speech. Also, the novel coronavirus outbreak has…
World Nov 12

Attacks and reprisals between Israel and its enemies occur regularly, now and then exploding into all-out war. In particular, Israeli security is threatened by militant groups like Hamas in the south and Lebanon’s Hezbollah to the north. Ryan Chilcote reports…
By Ryan Chilcote
World Aug 25

Food writer Yasmin Khan's latest release, "Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen," catalogs 80 Palestinian recipes and delves into the complexities of Palestinian culinary heritage under Israeli occupation. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Khan about her travels through Israel, the West…
By Pavni Mittal, Hari Sreenivasan
Aug 12

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press
Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
U.S. presidents have long tried, and failed, to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In June, President Trump’s team unveiled the first part of its peace plan, an economic proposal. The plan’s all-important political component is yet to come. Judy Woodruff…
Jun 26

By Jane Ferguson
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for over half a century, through violent eruptions and pushes for peace. A weak Palestinian government is grappling with economic crisis as Israel retains control of the West Bank. But Palestinians are not optimistic the…
Jun 24

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
The U.S. is hosting a two-day workshop this week in the tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain under the shadow of rising tensions with Iran that could ignite regional conflict.
Jun 13

Typically, the Palestinian West Bank is referenced in the context of Middle East peace talks. But for the past three years, the organizers of the three-day Palestine Music Expo, or PMX, have sought to encourage people to open their minds,…
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