Trump’s Gaza plan stalls as Hamas resists disarmament The militant group appears to be stalling as the mediators push it to accept a US-backed disarmament proposal. United States
Israel's Netanyahu suing New York Times over column on Palestinian rape Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rejected New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's accusations of systematic sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners, calling the claims a "blood libel." United States
Newsletter: Palestine Palestine elections chief: Vote ‘transparent’ despite war, restrictions In an exclusive interview, Rami Hamdallah defended the transparency of recent Palestinian local elections while outlining the political and logistical barriers to voting in Gaza and East Jerusalem. By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
EU ministers agree to sanction violent West Bank settlers: What to know European foreign ministers have agreed to sanction extremist West Bank settlers, but are still discussing the list of names. Israel
Feature Gazans show cautious hope ahead of first local elections in 20 years By Rasha Abou Jalal In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Analysis On eve of Palestinian local elections, competition in short supply By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
Interview Olmert: Only Israel-Lebanon deal can curb Hezbollah, occupation 'unviable' Ehud Olmert Former Israeli prime minister
The renewed blood pact between Israeli, Palestinian extremists Israelis are reacting with hatred and racism to the current spate of violence, ignoring the destructive ramifications of the endless cycle of occupation, humiliation, hatred and violence on their own security. Palestine
Hamas tries to make nice with Egypt to focus on intifada The Egyptian army in Sinai continues its operations against Hamas members, but the movement says it has no interest in clashing with Egypt and has turned its attention to the budding intifada in the West Bank. Palestine
Bibi's Holocaust comments muddle congressional case against Palestinian 'incitement' Prime Minister Netanyahu accidentally undermines US lawmakers' singular focus on Abbas. Palestine
Secret Abbas-Netanyahu envoy speaks out An Israeli envoy has revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to meet secretly with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestine
Why does Hamas want third intifada? Hamas appears ready to waive its use of armed violence to allow an intifada to gain momentum and for international recognition against Israel. Palestine
Israeli Arabs' red line Talking to Al-Monitor, Israeli Arab Knesset member Zouheir Bahloul argues that Israeli Arabs might hate the prime minister, oppose his policy or identify with enemies of the state, but they won't cross the red line of hurting Israel's security. Palestine
Gazans find money in rubble of destroyed houses Even university graduates have taken on the arduous work of extracting concrete and iron from the rubble of houses destroyed during last year's war in Gaza's stricken economy. Palestine
Fatah official: Palestinians have nothing to lose In an interview with Al-Monitor, Maj. Gen. Jibril Rajoub said that Israel is responsible for the failure of the Oslo Accord and that the current unrest is a struggle against Israeli violence. Palestine
Palestinians take to the streets to protest discrimination Arab citizens of Israel are joining hands with Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem, holding marches in protest of Israeli discrimination and violence as nervous Israeli forces are careful to avoid inflaming the situation further. Palestine
Will uprising bring Hamas, Fatah closer? The unity shown by the Palestinian people on the ground in their uprising against Israeli practices can be reflected on the political scene; but will Fatah and Hamas take this opportunity to end the division? Palestine
Israelis, Palestinians head down French path to nowhere Instead of taking advantage of the current crisis to impose significant diplomatic moves on Israel and the Palestinians, France and the United States came up with useless ideas that are only expected to increase the extent of the despair. Palestine
Why boycotting Israel also hurts the Palestinians In an interview with Al-Monitor, President of the Manufacturers Organization of Israel Shraga Brosh says that the BDS movement against settlement products hurts first and foremost Palestinian workers. Palestine