Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
A larger-than-life sky-blue chair with the word “Palestine” dominates the center of Manara Square in downtown Ramallah.
The small Jewish community in the earthquake-ravaged New Zealand city of Christchurch will celebrate Rosh Hashanah in a rental property because the city’s only synagogue has not yet been repaired.
After two days of closing arguments, the fate of 10 Muslim students has been handed over to an Orange County Superior Court jury, who began deliberations today.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for the inability to reach a peace deal that would end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Thursday.
A throng of young Palestinians charge the stage with what could easily be seen as malicious intent – if their vigorous stampede hadn\’t been in sync with a performance of Dabke, the traditional Arabic folk dance that literally translates as \”the stamping of the feet.\”
President Obama discussed the Middle East and education policy in a pre-Rosh Hashanah call with rabbis.
Israeli police said a West Bank car overturning that left an Israeli man and his baby dead was an accident.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas applied for statehood recognition.
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