The world's largest group of homeless people
Of a Hollywood star, summer camp and a country that remains far out of reach.
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Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
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Will this be the year that Israel accedes?
Popular protests by the Palestinian people.Their feuding political parties coming together in the name of national unity. Does Israel stand a chance against this growing impetus for the creation of a Palestinian state?
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That uneasy calm of Jerusalem broken
These are not the best of days in Israeli-Palestinian relations, and matters will not be helped by this: the first terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008 and the city's first bus bombing in almost a decade.
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What four dead Jews and a rabbi say about Israeli-Palestinian peace
Before the Obama-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians can begin in Washington, they are already crying bloody murder in the holy land.
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Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part one)
If Jerusalem were a chain of volcanoes waiting to erupt in the tempestuous landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah must be one of the more volatile peaks. This first part looks at how Israel - touted so often as the region's shining democracy - is struggling to extend these principles to its Palestinian Arab population, in the face of security concerns.
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What if Gilad Shalit was your son, held for four years without a word in captivity?
The family of the captured soldier want the Israeli government to bring their son home. Is giving in to Hamas' demand for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to secure Shalit's release a move Israel can afford to make?
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Israel vs the activists, round two. Now what?
Nine are dead after Israel's raid on the Turkish aid ship to Gaza on Monday. With another boat intending to to break the naval blockade this weekend, will the Israelis do the right thing this time?
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When a Hardline Muslim Hamas Man Turns into a Christian-Israeli Spy
The dramatic account of how a top Hamas insider's conscience and faith causes him to embrace Israel hits the shelves today. Yes, it is quite a stunning story in the conflict where the two sides seem irreconcilable, but let's check the nuances the printers may have left out.
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Cold War intrigue is back, a la Israel.
People often ask me why they should care about Israel. The conflict is dreary, the Israelis and Palestinians can't seem to find a way of living together and even mighty President Obama seems to have all but given up on peace in the Middle East. Well a fresh new answer came to me this week.
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The price tag on the life of an Israeli Defense Force soldier
Forget the oft-bandied stereotype that Jews are miserly. When it comes to paying a price for its soldiers, the Jewish state has proven that it is willing to pay, big. And this is something her enemies know well.
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