Gaza Politics News

I know that the Jews don't run the media and the Arabs have no clout. So who do I present my peace platform to where it might find some "legs" to make it happen? The White House, of course. As...

Kadima's number-two man, former defense minister Shaul Mofaz, presented his plan for a Palestinian state with temporary borders to his faction at the Knesset on Monday, taking heat from other former ministers. Mofaz presented the plan two weeks after Kadima...

Israel will free 17 prisoners from East Jerusalem as part of a deal with Hamas for the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, the London-based Al-Hayyat daily reported on Monday. Ten of those prisoners will be exiled...

IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Ehud Barak arrived via helicopter to the Samarian town of Beit El moments ago, accompanied by dozens of security and army personnel.

Hamas political bureau official Muhammad Nazzal said, “Hamas is not afraid of elections since we know we have the people's support,” but insisted that the party had to have some say in the makeup of the election commission. Nazzal, interviewed...

Young men had linked arms and performed the Palestinian folk dance, the Dabkha, with its fast, stamping steps. But this was not quite enough excitement for some in the crowd, and a brawl broke out...And as he led us away...

President Barack Obama and visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting in the White House Monday night, in an attempt to re-launch the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.     The two leaders discussed security cooperation on a...

US efforts to revive the Middle East peace process floundered Tuesday after US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held closed door talks amid signs of friction. The two went into talks after the US renewed its...

Hadar Shavit, 39, from the town of Lapid.   Shavit, a veteran pilot, revealed only upon boarding the helicopter that Ran Lapid, a distant relative of his, would be at the helm. Lapid was also killed in the crash. "I...

Palestinian rivals cooperate for Gaza haj trip Hundreds of Gaza Palestinians set off for Mecca on Friday for the annual haj pilgrimage, after bitter rivals Fatah and Hamas set aside their dispute to agree on a list of 4,500 participants...