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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Lucy Aharish

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: ‘This is not your country. This is our country.’

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Arab Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish is proud to be Israeli, and she’s being honored at the country’s Independence Day ceremony on Wednesday. Not everyone is happy to have an Arab included into the festivities, so what’s her response? Deal with it.

A man walks past a burning building during rioting after a grand jury returned no indictment in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

A Middle East correspondent sees familiar clashes unfold in Ferguson

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Israeli emergency personnel carry the body of a victim from the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on November 18, 2014.

Palestinians kill Israeli worshippers during prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem following a terrorist attack on a West Jerusalem synagogue on November 18, 2014.

Palestinians are anxious as Israel vows a ‘strong response’ to the Jerusalem attack

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A Palestinian man prays near Israeli police during Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz on October 31, 2014. Israeli police declared an age limit on Friday for Palestinians wanting to enter the Old City, only allowing males ab

Reopening holy sites for Muslims fails to ease tensions in Jerusalem

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An Israeli flag is painted on one of the walls on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.

At the only place where Israel will export things to Gaza, both sides remain at arm’s length

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A visit to the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza is like a trip into the Twilight Zone. The security precautions and lack of human contact between the Israelis and Palestinians who work there captures the bizarre relationship between the two sides.

Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh

It was exhaustion, more than a real desire for peace, that fueled the latest cease-fire in Gaza

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Israel and Hamas fought to a stand-still in Gaza in their latest conflict. Neither side won, but neither side was defeated either. And, in the end, Israel may regret that the whole conflict may lead to a stronger Palestine.

Hamas militants grab a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel before being executed in Gaza City on August 22, 2014. Hamas militants killed seven Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel in a public execution in a central Gaza squar

Hamas tries to send a message to Israel — with an unprecedented mass execution

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Hamas’ public execution of suspected Israeli spies sent a clear message: If you work with Israel, you’ll pay the steepest possible price. But the killings come after top commanders died in Israeli airstrikes, which could mean that the group is deeply vulnerable to Israeli intelligence.

Palestinian negotiators

In Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, no one wants to be seen taking the first step

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Bitter enemies negotiating? It sounds like an oxymoron. But that’s exactly what the Israeli and Palestinians have been trying to do in Cairo. How does it actually play out?

The "psychedelic fun-house mirror" of Israeli TV showing Hamas TV showing Israeli TV.

There’s one place where Israelis and Hamas speak directly — on TV

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A couple of years ago, Hamas and Israeli TV news stations happened to be simultaneously showing live feeds from the other’s show, when the Israel anchor decided to try talking to the Hamas anchor. That led to a conversation that is still happening, occasionally, today.A couple of years ago, Hamas and Israeli TV news stations happened to be simultaneously showing live feeds from the other’s show, when the Israel anchor decided to try talking to the Hamas anchor. That led to a conversation that is still happening, occasionally, today.