Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

For Israelis along the Lebanon and Gaza borders, even a normal day is plagued with tension

By Ryan Chilcote

Palestinian cookbook celebrates a culture without a country

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

The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Israeli police clash with Palestinian worshippers on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha, in Jerusalem's Old City on August 11, 2019. Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters

How clashes at Jerusalem holy site undermine a fragile truce

Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

Why Trump thinks this is the moment to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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…

How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump’s peace plan

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…

By Jane Ferguson

U.S. pushes Palestinian economic plan despite doubts, hostility

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.

How this Palestinian music festival is breaking down cultural barriers

By John Yang

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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U.S. to roll out economic part of Mideast peace plan

By Associated Press

The U.S. will roll out the first phase of its Middle East peace plan next month at a conference in Bahrain on the economic benefits that could flow from an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Calm takes hold amid Hamas-Israel cease-fire

By Aron Heller, Fares Akram, Associated Press

The cease-fire aims to end the deadliest fighting between the two sides since a 2014 war.

Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

By Associated Press

Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced.