Palestine News

The Arab League says it rejects a continued Israeli troop presence on the eastern border of a future state of Palestine, a proposal Palestinians say was floated by the U.S. earlier this month.

Belleville and St. Louis reach birthday milestones in 2014. Where does Belleville rank in terms of age among Illinois cities over 40,000 and St. Louis in metros over 2 million? Also, for its celebration Belleville should partner with the BND and Chamber of Commerce to sponsor 200 whimsically decorated bees placed throughout the city.

As I noted back then, Blumenthal's rant was endorsed not only by influential writers and supposedly respectable academics, but also by activists associated with sites like Mondoweiss and the Electronic Intifada that devote themselves single-mindedly to maligning the Jewish state.

A Palestinian man stands a a snow hill trying to reach a main road during snowy weather in the West Bank city of Nablus Birds fly over the border fence covered in snow near the Northern Israeli village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, on the Israeli-Syrian border Tel Aviv - Many thousands of people remained without electricity on Sunday, after a ... (more)

Continuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened meetings Thursday in the Middle East on his ninth trip of the year to the region.

DOHA, Qatar - An unprecedented gathering of top Palestinian politicians and academics this week suggested that the split between Islamists and secular nationalists has hardened into permanence.

This day is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the importance of human rights in our increasingly interconnected world.

A senior Palestinian official said the United States was asking Palestinians to make security concessions in peace talks with Israel in order to silence the Jewish state's criticism of world power diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program.

Palestinians mourned Nelson Mandela as their most loyal champion, lighting candles in special prayer services Sunday and holding his picture like a shield in confrontations with Israeli troops.

A state-of-the art Palestinian city with residential towers, a mall and a convention center is rapidly going up on once desolate West Bank hills and turning into a symbol of national pride.

Islamists even see Thanksgiving as a time to advance their cause. In the morning, Islamists exploited the parade and in the evening, Islamists assembled in Illinois for the 'Conference for Palestine in the U.S.' And one of their favorite evangelicals was there to join them.

The revelation that a New York City commuter train derailed while barreling into a sharp curve at nearly three times the speed limit is fueling questions about whether automated crash-avoidance technology could... The revelation that a New York City commuter train derailed while barreling around a sharp curve at nearly three times the speed limit ... (more)

The revelation that a New York City commuter train derailed while barreling into a sharp curve at nearly three times the speed limit is fueling questions about whether automated crash-avoidance technology could... The revelation that a New York City commuter train derailed while barreling around a sharp curve at nearly three times the speed limit ... (more)

T he nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers could pave the way for normalization of ties between Tehran and the West.