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Czech schools: Jerusalem can't be labeled Israel's capital in school books

The decision came after a complaint from the Palestinian embassy due to an atlas used in local schools which listed Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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Beach-goers look at explosions as the Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, over Tel Aviv, in July.

Proportionate response

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Asian Football body slams IDF for search of Palestinian Football Association building

British House of Commons in London.

British Parliament votes in favor of Palestinian state recognition


Abbas briefs pope on 'obstacles' facing peace process, settlements

Following Abbas's meeting with Pope Francis in Bethlehem, Abbas called on the Israeli gov't to “completely halt all actions that violate international law.”

Pope Francis is greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival to the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 25, 2014.

Middle East diplomacy: More of the same

In the heat of the moment, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation and a missed negotiation deadline seems so dramatic, but we’ve all "been there, done that"; yet the "process" carries on; Why? Because all have an interest in a "process."

Netanyahu and Abbas

Column one: Time for consequences

These phony peaceniks’ preference for Jew-killers over international law comes with a prohibitive price tag. Jews are murdered, war criminals are embraced, and the rule of law is rent asunder.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Rabbi Marc Schneier in Ramallah earlier this week.

Encountering Peace: The charade is almost over

Netanyahu has failed his state and his people. He has failed history. He had a chance, he could have done it. He decided to play petty politics.

Netanyahu and Kerry, March 31, 2014.

Inside Out: The multilateral alternative

If the Israeli government concludes that negotiations with the Palestinians are doomed to fail, it should abandon bilateral negotiations.

Netanyahu and Abbas

Borderline Views: Rabbis for human rights celebrate Passover

When acts which infringe upon basic human rights of the Palestinians, we should expect that Israel will be the first to react and to repair the wrong.

PALESTINIANS STAND next to a wall in Bethlehem.

Report: Palestinian envoy in Prague likely killed by booby-trapped book

"The explosive was roughly from the 1970s, it was at least 30 years old," police source tells Czech newspaper.

Funeral for Palestinian envoy to Prague Jamal al-Jama