Latest Gaza Border Protest Turns Deadly

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press May 11, 2018 One protester is killed and 146 are wounded in the seventh weekly action aimed at shaking off a decade-old blockade of the Palestinian territory. More protests are expected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israeli Flags Burn, Live Rounds Fired in Gaza Border Protest

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 13, 2018 Hundreds of Palestinians, including a journalist, are hurt in the third large-scale protest in as many consecutive Fridays along the volatile border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

15 Palestinians Die in Gaza Border Clash

FARES AKRAM and KARIN LAUB / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 Crowds of flag-waving protesters march toward the border fence with Israel, some throwing stones and drawing Israeli fire. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Palestinian Prime Minister Escapes Injury in Gaza Bombing

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 The incident throws an already troubled reconciliation process between the Fatah party and Hamas into deeper turmoil. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Makes the Crisis Worse for Palestinian Refugees

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 19, 2018 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the U.S. "can no longer play a leading role" in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

71 Dead as Russian Airliner Crash Kills All Aboard

JIM HEINTZ / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2018 The Saratov Airlines regional jet disappears from radar screens after departing from a Moscow airport en route to Orsk. The cause of the crash is unknown at this point. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

German Foreign Minister: Trump Support Not Necessarily Good for Israel

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 Sigmar Gabriel expresses concern for Israel’s future, also telling an academic conference that the Netanyahu government’s ambivalence toward a Palestinian state shows a lack of direction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pence: U.S. Embassy to Move to Jerusalem by End of 2019

KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The vice president’s statement to Israel's parliament draws denunciations from Arab lawmakers in the hall, who are forcibly removed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Slams Palestinian Leader Abbas for Anti-Trump Speech

The Associated Press Jan 15, 2018 After Mahmoud Abbas made a fiery speech attacking the U.S. leader, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the Palestinian president had “lost his senses.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump: U.S. May Cut Aid to Palestinian Authority

ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2018 The president tweets that the U.S. pays "the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get[s] no appreciation or respect." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Recognizes East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2017 The Organization of the Islamic Conference also rejects President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel—and the U.S. as a mediator in the peace process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mahmoud Abbas: No Role for U.S. in Peace Process

Zeynep Bilginsoy and Sarah El Deeb / The Associated Press Dec 13, 2017 The Palestinian president says his people will no longer accept any U.S. role in the Mideast peace process. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )