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A Lebanese ship carrying aid for Gaza has been stopped by the Israeli navy and taken under escort to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Israeli officials say.

Jewish immigrants from North America arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Tuesday.

Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Tuesday Israel would support the two-state solution.

Scenes from a civil war, courtesy of Human Rights Watch and the British journalist Melanie Phillips: "At least 15 Palestinians, including a United Nations relief worker, were killed today as Hamas looked set to complete its conquest of the entire Gaza Strip." "Muhammad Swairki, 28, a cook for Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's ...

Although it's not an opinion often heard within the context of public debate, there are some who argue that resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be characterized by cooperation rather than separation.

Kill Khalid: The Failed Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas By Paul McGeough New Press 477 pp.

Engagement and political validation must not happen at expense of the Palestinian people.

Whether a just resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is close at hand or close to impossible is today -- as so often over the past two decades -- in the eye of the beholder.

VIENNA - The blockade of Gaza is causing severe humanitarian hardship and the situation is getting worse every day, the head of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Wednesday.

Last Friday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where old men sat at sidewalk coffee shops with cards and hookahs, and the city's upper crust sipped cappuccinos to trance music in upscale eateries, Palestinians spoke of the dollar's fluctuations, Israel's latest military activities, and even Michael Jackson's passing.

So, as it turns out, U.S. President Barack Obama is not "God" when it comes to dealing with the Islamic world after all.

Patrick Martin Can this man unite Hamas and Fatah? Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Dweik is carried on the shoulders of Hamas supporters who came to greet him in the West Bank town of Hebron after he was released from Israeli prison last week.

Hamas' senior political leader Khaled Mashaal said on Thursday that his organization is willing to cooperate with any international effort to end the occupation but would never accept the notion of a demilitarized Palestinian state.

Israelis on Thursday marked the third anniversary of the capture by Hamas of soldier Gilad Shalit as Human Rights Watch called his continued detention "cruel and inhumane." Several newspapers ran front-page photos of the young soldier.

Israel stunned by Obama's tough love By Seema Sirohi JERUSALEM - United States President Barack Obama's bold new rulebook for the Middle East attempts a much-needed balance in a US foreign policy that has long tilted in favor of one against the region's many.

It was a good speech by any measure, and it will go some way towards lessening the mistrust of the world's Muslims towards the United States.

Jimmy Carter has been in Gaza today, having crossed from Israel through the horrendous concrete processing-point at Erez .

It is an oft-used cliche to say a week is a long time in politics, but when it comes to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the phrase simply does the reality no justice whatsoever.

Former President Jimmy Carter announced Monday that he will venture to Gaza to meet with the leaders of terrorist group Hamas.

A senior Hamas official praised former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday, a day after he met with the group, but said he failed to persuade the Islamic rulers of Gaza to accept international demands, including recognizing Israel.