Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Arafat Ready to Implement Cease-Fire

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Thursday he was willing to implement an unconditional cease-fire with Israel, a move that could pave the way toward a U.S.-brokered truce Palestinians rejected earlier in the week.

Arab Leaders Approve Saudi Plan

Representatives from Arab countries approved a Saudi-backed Mideast peace plan Thursday, agreeing to offer Israel "normal relations" in exchange for an Israeli pullback from disputed territories.

Arab Leaders, Saudi Prince Discuss Mideast Peace Plan

As Arab leaders debated a proposed Middle East peace plan today during a stormy summit in Lebanon, a deadly suicide bombing in Israel threatened to derail U.S.-backed Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire talks.

Gaza Views

Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports from Israeli and Palestinian territories in the disputed Gaza Strip.

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Mideast Summit Prospects

As Arab leaders debate a proposed peace plan, a suicide bombing in Israel threatens to derail talks.

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Israel Won’t Lift Arafat Travel Ban

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday conditions were "not yet ripe" for lifting a travel ban on Yasser Arafat, despite U.S. pressure to allow the Palestinian leader to travel to an Arab summit in Beirut.

U.S. Urges Israel to Lift Arafat Travel Ban

President Bush on Monday urged Israel to lift the travel ban placed on Yasser Arafat so the Palestinian leader could attend a summit of Arab leaders. The summit will focus on a Saudi-backed Mideast peace plan.

Israel Calls Off Talks Following Bombing

A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a main downtown shopping district in Jerusalem Thursday afternoon, killing at least three others and injuring at least 60 people, Israeli police said.

Under the Gun

After an update on Thursday's developments in the Middle East, Margaret Warner talks to The New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief James Bennet about the many implications of Israel's decision to withdraw from U.S.-sponsored cease-fire talks after a suicide bomber…

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Suicide Bomber Kills 7, Truce Talks Continue

On the morning a crucial round of cease-fire talks opened, a suicide bomber detonated explosives on a crowded bus traveling from Tel Aviv to Nazareth, killing himself and seven others.