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Fadwa Barghouti holds down the home front
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Fadwa Barghouti holds down the home front

RAMALLAH — The wife of the most famous Palestinian prisoner and the man many believe could one day negotiate a…
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
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What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel

JERUSALEM — Two decades ago, Naguib Mahfouz, the late, great Nobel literature laureate, speaking to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem…
Ex-Israeli envoy hails NDP suppression of Islamists; analysts fear popular backlash
Egypt

Ex-Israeli envoy hails NDP suppression of Islamists; analysts fear popular backlash

Jerusalem--While controversial in Egypt and abroad, the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)'s ''success'' in the recent parliamentary elections is being…
Israeli rabbis issue edict urging eviction of African migrants
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Israeli rabbis issue edict urging eviction of African migrants

Jerusalem--Israeli refugee rights advocates have voiced grave concern about an edict issued by a group of rabbis banning the renting…
Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda
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Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda

Jerusalem--In exclusive remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theopholis III, says he is unfazed…
Peace talks resume amid doubt as Egypt plays key role
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Peace talks resume amid doubt as Egypt plays key role

Jerusalem--At long last, Middle East peace talks will restart on Wednesday, this time with a new twist: Israelis and Palestinians…
Understanding Lieberman
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Understanding Lieberman

Jerusalem-–During last year's Israeli elections, far-right candidate Avigdor Lieberman suggested that Arab members of the Knesset should be put to…
Israel’s war on African migrants
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Israel’s war on African migrants

Jerusalem – Border walls are the latest fever in the Middle East. It's not only Egypt, Israel is now playing…
Marwan Barghouti: A savior-in-waiting?
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Marwan Barghouti: A savior-in-waiting?

Ramallah–The possible release of Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned West Bank leader and self-styled symbol of the second intifada, could usher…
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