Is Israel's Zionist Camp collapsing?

While the Zionist Camp is preoccupied with internal disputes and losing relevance in the political sphere, Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid is soaring in the polls.

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Will Congress pick Qatar over Israel?

To the chagrin of Israel, lawmakers of both parties want the Obama administration to go through with jet sales to Gulf countries.

Legacy: Gulf

Will Palestinians declare independence in June 2017?

After 50 years of occupation, Palestinians intend to declare the establishment of an independent state in June 2017.

Palestine

Have Israeli-Arab parties sided with Hezbollah?

Israeli Arab parties Balad and Hadash condemned the decision by the GCC to label Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, which leaves many Israelis puzzled by this decision.

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Why some IDF soldiers refuse to surrender their beards

Ultra-Orthodox Jews and secular hipsters are unlikely allies in battling a new IDF regulation that requires them to shave their beards.

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Why some Palestinians believe that 'death is the solution, not the problem'

Seeing no political will to improve their circumstances, some young Palestinians appear to see killing Israelis as the only way to end the occupation and their misery.

Palestine

Why Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat should cooperate with Israel

The individual intifada is being fed by online social networks, which is why it is almost impossible to stop, unless the social network giants decide to help.

Palestine

IRGC commander: We are not pulling troops from Syria

Following the firing of two ballistic missiles, an Iranian commander said that US pressure would only bring about more tests and said Iran would continue sending troops to Syria.

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Hit film's kiss gets Arab-Israeli teacher fired

Arab-Israeli teacher Ali Muasi was dismissed by the mayor of his city for screening the Oscar-nominated film "Omar" after Salafist groups denounced the film's "inappropriate" content.

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Will Israel's finance minister be able to lower housing prices?

During his election campaign, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon promised to lower housing prices, but is now finding it hard to fulfill his promise and working to lower the expectations of his disappointed public.

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Are Israel's Arabs losing hope for peace?

The Pew Research Center found in a survey conducted at the end of 2014 and in early 2015 that Israeli Arabs are much more religious than Jews, while most of those polled share the view that a two-state solution is slipping away.

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Why is Middle Eastern culture missing from Israeli schoolbooks?

Many doubt that a renewed effort to include more about Middle Eastern culture in the Israeli educational curriculum will meet with success given the poor results of earlier efforts.

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