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New Hamas Chief Latest Step Toward International Acceptance

Ismail Haniya's election as Hamas chief is another sign that the Islamist movement is seeking to soften its image and...

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Israel Says Video Shows Palestinian Hunger-Strike Leader Eating

Israel's prison authority on Sunday shared a video of what it says is jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti eating...

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Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas

Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's...

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Will Trump Save the Middle East Peace Process?

As he plans his first foreign trip and visits to Israel and the Palestinian territories, US President Donald Trump...

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Trump To Visit Israel, Vatican and Saudi Arabia In First Foreign Trip

Donald Trump has said he will visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia in his first foreign trip as US president. Mr...

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Trump Hosts Abbas In Middle East Peace Push

President Donald Trump plunged into the Middle East peace process on Wednesday, receiving Palestinian leader Mahmud...

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Hamas Leader Urges Trump To Seize ‘historic Opportunity’

The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas called on US President Donald Trump Wednesday to break with past...

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Trump Hosts Palestine’s Abbas With Goal To ‘establish Peace’ In Region

President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...

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Trump Plays Peacemaker, Hosting Abbas At the White House

President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in a...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas on Monday unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the...

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New Hamas Document Accepts Palestinian State With 1967 Borders

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas unveiled Monday a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having...

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Hamas To Announce New Principles Easing Stance On Israel

Hamas was to unveil a new policy document on Monday that eases its stance on Israel after earlier calling for the...

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Trump Set For First Meeting With Palestinian President

US President Donald Trump meets Mahmud Abbas Wednesday for their first face-to-face talks, with the Palestinian leader...

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Egypt Urges US To Play ‘active’ Mideast Peace Role

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel...

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Clashes At Protests To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers

Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers across the occupied West Bank on Friday in support of hundreds of...

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Palestinian ‘day of Rage’ In Support of Prisoners

Palestinians prepared for a "day of rage" across the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday in solidarity with more...

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Palestinians On Strike In Solidarity With Prisoners

Schools, banks and businesses across the West Bank were closed on Thursday as Palestinians observed a general strike in...

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Trump Will Try To Jump-Start Middle East Peace Deal

US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to...