Palestinian Territories

Photographer Documents Middle Eastern Teenagers

Lebanese-American photographer Rania Matar has been taking photos of young girls in their rooms. In her photos she explores the private space of these young girls on the cusp of adulthood. Rania Matar stops by the studio to speak with Marco Werman.

Photographer Documents Middle Eastern Teenagers

Unrest in Egypt is Bad News for Hamas in Gaza

Unrest in Egypt is Bad News for Hamas in Gaza

Egypt Charges Morsi with Conspiring with Hamas

Egypt Charges Morsi with Conspiring with Hamas

Israel Prime Minister Public Wants Public to Vote on any Peace Deal

Israel Prime Minister Public Wants Public to Vote on any Peace Deal

Is there Hope for Middle East Peace in Obama's Second Term?

Is there Hope for Middle East Peace in Obama's Second Term?
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West Bank Israelis Hoping to Woo Obama

About 14,000 students attend Ariel University, which sits deep inside the West Bank, on the edge of a large Jewish settlement.

West Bank Israelis Hoping to Woo Obama

Palestinian Cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh Jailed (but not Charged) by Israel

Aaron Schachter speaks with Israeli cartoonist Uri Fink about the case of fellow cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh, a Palestinian who is one of some 4,800 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails.

Palestinian Cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh Jailed (but not Charged) by Israel

New Israeli Bus Lines for Palestinian Workers Bring Both Resentment and Relief

Sitting in a window seat, a 36-year-old construction worker named Muhannad said, "this new bus is good. It's only a $1.35 each way. It beats getting ripped off by gypsy van operators."

New Israeli Bus Lines for Palestinian Workers Bring Both Resentment and Relief

Israel's Neighbors Ask What a New Governing Coalition Will Mean for Peace

Rami Khouri, a columnist for The Daily Star newspaper in Beirut says Israel's neighbors are bracing for election results that will likely usher in a more right-wing Israeli governing coalition.

Israel's Neighbors Ask What a New Governing Coalition Will Mean for Peace
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Two Documentaries About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Contention for an Oscar

Two of the documentaries nominated for an Oscar are about the same thing: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They come at the issue from two different perspectives. One through the eyes of a Palestinian villager. The other Israel's top security chiefs.

Two Documentaries About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Contention for an Oscar

Huge Fatah Rally in Gaza

On Friday, supporters of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas held the biggest rally of its kind in Gaza since rivals Hamas came to power there in 2007.

Huge Fatah Rally in Gaza

Lessons Learned from the Oslo Accords

Lessons Learned from the Oslo Accords

Cartoon Slideshow: Three Middle East Crises

Cartoon Slideshow: Three Middle East Crises
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Palestinians Bid for UN Status

The votes are lining up for and against a Palestinian bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Palestinians Bid for UN Status

Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire

Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire