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A reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas comes amid power shifts in the region
Mediation can resolve a stand-off but the two sides have to want to make it work
David Friedman had described settlements on the West Bank as ‘part of Israel’
Attack west of Jerusalem is the first serious incident in several months
Reports say jets hit a research facility that produces non-conventional and chemical weapons
Palestinians have openly expressed scepticism over the prospect of reviving talks
Rafah crossing expected to reopen as Arab states seek to rein in Qatar’s influence
Gaps in user information and poor connectivity leave citizens and visitors lost
Can the heir to a real estate fortune solve the world’s most intractable conflict?
Muslim religious leaders tell Palestinians they can return to pray inside compound
Move comes hours after deal with Jordan to defuse tensions following embassy clash
Metal detectors placed after gunmen killed two Israeli police officers
Protests erupted over additional Israeli security measures near al-Aqsa mosque
Metal detectors installed at sensitive Jerusalem site after killing of policemen
Critics say new homes will further alter East Jerusalem’s delicate demographics
Concessions fall short of what Washington seeking to promote peace process
Fifty years after the Six Day War, the state’s high-tech defence industries are bolstering diplomatic and commercial ties
Arab despotism has long been an assembly line for Islamist extremism
US president refrains from recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
US president says rare opportuity to pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace
Squabble with Fox News highlights point of contention before US president’s visit
Netanyahu-backed bill demoting Arabic said to ‘violate human rights and democracy’
Trump’s gambit could revive talks between Israelis and Palestinians
Appointment of Ismail Haniyeh indicates power shift in Palestinian group to Gaza Strip
Gaza group awaits reaction of US and Arab powers to its shift in tone
