World Mourns Mandela, But Fight To End Apartheid In Israel Continues

Mandela championed the Palestinian cause to end to the systemic discrimination of Palestinians in Israel.

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

The death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has sparked a global outpouring of grief and affection from presidents to prime ministers, to protesters and people on the streets of South Africa. Mandela, the freedom fighter, prisoner and South Africa's symbol of the struggle against racial oppression, died at the age of 95. His

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Palestinian Authority Cracks Down Amid Criticism Of Renewed Negotiations

A series of violent incidents in the West Bank reflect a growing skepticism of the PA’s legitimacy among Palestinians.

Patrick O. Strickland
By Patrick O. Strickland

RAMALLAH — The Obama administration appears to have put the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on the back burner once again. Negotiations were renewed in July after months of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s shuttle diplomacy. Yet their status is uneasy after the killing of two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, a sniper

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Israel-Palestine Peace Talks To Resume?

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that an agreement has been reached that will form the basis of fresh negotiations.

Noga Tarnopolsky
By Noga Tarnopolsky

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that an agreement has been reached between Israelis and Palestinians that will form the basis of fresh negotiations to resolve the decades-old conflict. Speaking from Amman, Jordan, Kerry said the process still needs to be formalized. He also said Israeli and Palestinian negotiators

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China Hosts Palestinian And Israeli Leaders Amid Push For More Mideast Involvement

Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed in Beijing on Monday, while Benjamin Netanyahu is due in Beijing on Wednesday following Abbas’ departure.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

BEIJING — China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a visit to the eastern financial hub of

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