Gaza

A new poll in Germany shows resentment towards Israel is rising over its treatment towards Palestinians

Jerusalem's municipal planning committee authorised 50 new housing units in Har Homa and 28 in Ramot

Since the riots in Jerusalem, the whole country is braced for violence.

Amnesty International said that Israeli forces showed a "shocking disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians" and "brazenly flouted the laws of war."

A week ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered plans for some 600 housing units for Ramat Shlomo and another 400 for Har Homa, another East Jerusalem neighborhood, to be advanced.

Everyone wants Gaza to be rebuilt before winter sets in. But bombings and bickering keep getting in the way.

Israelis are used to being misunderstood. Which is why they see little hope for a permanent peace.

"That this House believes that the Government should recognize the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel as a contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution."

Donations exceed expectations as displaced Gazans prepare for winter

"Out of this conference must come not just money but a renewed commitment from everybody to work for peace."

"It's high time for this settlement occupation to end now," Abbas told the United Nations

Ads to end the "denial" and "willful ignorance" of the jihadist threat are criticized as anti-Muslim, hateful

"Because let's be clear: the status quo in the West Bank and Gaza is not sustainable," the president said about the need for peace

The opening of the school year had been delayed for three weeks because of damage to more than 250 schools

In Gaza, concerns are growing that reconstruction efforts may be hampered by political instability and a lack of funds

As rumors emerge of an Egyptian plan to allow Palestinians to settle the Sinai, Israelis fear that war may soon resume

Palestinian officials are calling for a time table on ending Israel's occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Fatah is beginning to lose out to more militant rivals Hamas in the West Bank

Hamas's leader said the group's military commander, caught earlier this month in an Israeli air strike, was "fine"

Israelis are wary of Syrian rebels taking a Golan Heights border post, Marc Schulman reports

Some of the biggest cheer was among Gaza's fishermen, who were able to sail six miles offshore to cast their nets rather than the usual three

On streets of battered Gaza people headed to shops and banks, while Netanyahu faces criticism in Israeli press

Hamas leaders emerging from their bunkers is a sure sign of peace, says Marc Schulman

Palestinian and Egyptian officials said the deal calls for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza's blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt and a widening of the territory's fishing zone in the Mediterranean

The ceasefire was reached under Egyptian mediation, Palestinian officials said, although there was no immediate confirmation from Israel

As the number of Hamas missiles drops, running for shelter has become a minor nuisance, says Marc Schulman

Today was day 47. This is now one of longest wars in Israel's history, writes Marc Schulman

Gaza health officials said five people, including two children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a house in central Gaza

From Osama bin Laden to top Hamas brass, targeted killing as a weapon of war is on the rise

The killing without trial of "collaborators," including women, in Gaza City remind Israelis who they are fighting, says Marc Schulman