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Al-Hurra, the US-funded TV station competing with Al-Jazeera for the hearts and minds of Arab

An Israeli committee officially named last summer’s war “The Second Lebanon War.” Can Israel successfully

A group of Palestinians launched a moderate, Islamic movement calling for negotiated agreement with Israel

The Harvard Crimson reports that Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer are writing a book.

* See the Opinion Journal, where Khaled Abu Toameh discusses the state of the PA:

Kidnapped Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo (pictured) was freed after two weeks in captivity. The Times

Only in Israel would a nation-wide civil defense drill be interrupted by real terror alert.

What does Israel have to go with the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe

See 18 Doughty Street for a thoughtful, in-depth interview with Israeli spokesman Mark Regev (pictured).

After Hamas claimed responsibility for shooting Kobi Ohion, an Israeli utility worker at the Karni

Compared to Khaled Meshaal, PM Ismail Haniyeh is a “moderate face” for Hamas. But make

Haaretz reports that Israeli officials are meeting today to decide on a name for last

A confirmation of pro-Palestinian bias doesn’t get more official than this declaration by the PA’s

Watch George Galloway lose his cool on Sky News debating the Iraq War with columnist

Haaretz reports that Egypt arrested a would-be suicide bomber trying to enter Israel. Salah Adnan

Hamas is taking credit for shooting an Israeli electrical worker at the Karni Crossing. Haaretz

Look closely at AFP considers a “hard line” on Hamas: The United States on Sunday

Which assessment of the unity government makes more sense? In this corner, we have BBC: