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The article discusses how the Israeli military killed 60 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip region while U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was participating in the ceremonial opening of a new embassy building in Jerusalem in May 2018. A conflict between Palestinians and Israel is addressed, along with Americans' support for Israelis and Palestinians, Israeli-American relations, and the Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah (Hamas) Islamist group.

An interview with a Lebanese writer Elias Khoury is presented. He elaborates his views on how he joined Palestinian national movement after visit to a camp in Lebanon, a sovereign state in Western Asia witnessing horrible conditions of helpless people staying over there. He also discusses about his writing style of naming the characters in his novels based on their religion and ethnicity to get a realistic feel. His literary work and political affiliations are also discussed.

The article focuses on U.S. President Barack Obama's relationship with Israeli President Shimon Peres in 2014. Topics include Obama's visit with Peres on March 20, 2013 to discuss the peace process between Israel and Palestinians, Obama and Peres' belief in the two-state solution, and the leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

The article discusses billionaire Stef Wertheimer and his use of industrial parks and capitalism in an attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East. The author states that in 2006, Wertheimer sold his precision metalworking tool company ISCAR to Warren Buffett's investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway for 4 billion dollars. According to the author, as of March 2012, Wertheimer has not received any profits from his industrial parks. A chart of Middle East billionaire-related information is also presented which includes 7 women billionaires, 9 first-time billionaires, and a total net worth of 231 billion among 86 total billionaires in the Middle East.

The article focuses on the views of Ruth Dayan, the widow of a founder of the state of Israel, about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Topics include her thoughts about the popularity of her husband, Moshe Dayan, her background in Israel, and her connection to the Arab community. Her comments about peace in Israel and in Arab countries are also included.

The article discusses the Palestinian proposal for statehood in the United Nations (UN). Observations are offered by commentators about the disapproval of Israel for the Palestine bid, the role of the U.S. in peace talks and negotiations between the disputing nations, and the hope of Palestine to build international support for a two-state solution. The risks for political disagreement and ethnic violence resulting from the decision of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to apply for statehood amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are also discussed.

In this article the author discusses aspects of a left wing movement in Israel that unites Jews and Palestinians against the occupation of Palestinian territory by Israel. The article notes that the group sponsors demonstrations, led by Palestinians, that confronts the Israel Defense Force. A number of other topics are addressed including Israeli curbs on demonstrations by Palestinians, the criminal conviction of Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a Palestinian activist, and the actions of the Palestinian Authority, a governing body.

The article discusses the internal conflict within the group Human Rights Watch (HRW) over how it should report on human rights issues in Israel. HRW was founded in the 1970's and the group monitors human rights abuses all over the world. In September 2000 fissures within the organization's leadership started to develop when HRW's board voted to insist that any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians include the right of return. Members of HRW's leadership, including Sid Sheinberg, believed that the right of return would undermine the peace negotiations. The founder of HRW, Robert Bernstein, alleged that his organization had turned against Israel and that its human rights reporting had become biased and politicized.

The article discusses the possible factors contributing to the lack of progress in negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians with respect to the goal of a two state solution to the conflict. The author cites public opinion polls showing that a majority of Israelis are becoming disinterested in the peace process, due in part to the significant decrease in terror attacks against Israel since 2006.

The article discusses the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Israel began an air assault of Gaza on December 27, 2008. Other topics include missiles fired from Gaza into Israel, a truce between Israel and Hamas that officially ended on December 19, 2008, and Palestinians that became collateral victims during the fighting. INSET: Brief Respite..

The author reports on the history of the state of Israel which was established in 1948. The creation of Israel as a Jewish state is discussed. Conflicts which have arisen between Israel and Palestine regarding the creation of Israel are discussed. Actions which were taken by Yitzhak Rabin, the former Prime Minister of Israel, regarding the country's relationship with Palestine are mentioned.

In this article the author examines a number of topics concerning the instability of the Middle East. The author speculates on the possibility that Iran could make nuclear weapons and that Israel or the United States might take military action to prevent that happening. The degree of Arab retaliation in the event of such a raid is evaluated. The 2007 Israeli air raid on Syria's nuclear installations is discussed.

This article describes the situation that Palestinians face in Gaza. As a result of a blockade imposed by Israel, only humanitarian aid and foodstuffs originating in Israel are permitted into Gaza. Palestinians are barred from exporting any homegrown products, and Israeli shells have destroyed more than 40 greenhouses built by the aid agency CARE International. As air strikes continue, Palestinians continue to be threatened. At this point, Palestinians seem to think they are closer to seeing civil war.

The article focuses on Lebanon's Hizbullah fighters as they battle against Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. The guerrilla army has emerged as an organized force, with sophisticated weapons and remarkable discipline. The article details the group's historical evolution, its intelligence and warfare techniques. Also discussed is Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbullah. INSET: ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

The article discusses the historical and present contexts surrounding the fighting in the Middle East, including the development of the Hizbullah into a disciplined militia, Iran's foray into nuclear weapons, and American-backed Iraqi government's public acknowledgement of anger over American support for Israel. International opinion and reaction to the crisis is presented.

The article argues that the U.S. is willfully misunderstanding world affairs when it claims the conflict between Israel and Hizballah and Hamas is about terrorism. The U.S. has given Israel its tacit approval to continue the bombings that are daily killing Lebanese civilians in hopes of routing out Hizballah. The article claims that America's obsession with terrorism is costing the country international allies and increasing the violence and chaos in the Middle East.

This article discusses military battles between Israel and Lebanon in the summer of 2006. The demise of the Lebanese democratic government during Israeli attacks is discussed, as is the attitude of Beirut, Lebanon residents towards attacks to their city. Possible intervention from U.S. military forces is also discussed.

This article provides an in-depth look at U.S. president George W. Bush during July of 2006. The authors were permitted to follow Bush during his 2006 trip to Russia, and they gained perspectives on Bush's personality and interaction with foreign heads of state. Bush's reaction to the escalating Arab-Israeli conflict is also provided in detail.

This article reports on Ehud Olmert, prime minister of Israel. Elected in 2006, Olmert was thought to be a candidate committed to the peace process. However, when Hizballah struck in Israel, killing 8 soldiers and kidnapping 2, Olmert struck back ordering extensive air strikes and limited ground incursions in Lebanon, Hizballah's home ground. The move had provoked fears that it will escalate into a wider war in the Middle East.

This article provides advice for establishing peace in the Arab-Israeli conflict in the wake of battles between Israel and Lebanon in 2006. Among the actions advised are involvement from the U.S. military, the inclusion of Palestine in peace talks, a guarantee of Israel's security, the stabilization of Lebanon, and handling of political insurgency in Iraq and Iran.

This pictorial portrays the damage left by the 2006 military conflict between Israel and Lebanon. The heavily bombed city of Dahiya, Lebanon is pictured. Also pictured are victims of Israeli air attacks during the military battles. Photographs of Israeli soldiers are also provided. Interspersed with each picture are quotes from Lebanese citizens describing the emotional toll of the bombings.

The article focuses on increased escalating violence between Israel and the Hamas controlled Palestinian government and the Hizballah terrorist organization in Lebanon. Recent causes of the conflict are discussed, as well as diplomatic interventions by the United Nations, Arab countries interested in stability, or the United States through Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.

The article focuses on the conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Jews in the land of Israel. Quotations are presented from David Ben-Gurion and Ze'ev Jabotinsky regarding the essence of the conflict. While Israel has defended itself against traditional warfare in 1948, 1967 and 1973, it is now fighting against organizations rather than nations.

This article focuses on the search in the Gaza Strip for Isreali solider, Corporal Gilad Shalit, abducted by Palestinian militants. The subsequent Isreali raid against Hamas is also seen as a message to the Palestinian leadership and an attempt to smash Hamas. The Isreali strategy may shatter hopes for the Middle East peace process.

The article discusses violence among Palestinians in Gaza and the attempted assassination of intelligence chief, Tareq Abu Rajab. Since the Hamas party took control of the parliament, politically charged violence among opposing parties has grown. Palestinians citizens, once fearing only violence with Israelis, are arming themselves for protection.

This article reports on the problems and priorities facing Hamas in the wake of its election victory in the Palestinian Territories. Speculates as to whether the militant organization is capable, or even willing, to lay down its arms and play a purely political role in the region. There are details of the election victory over rival Fatah and the reactions to the election from the United States and Israel.

The article focuses on the political legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is reportedly suffering with irreversible brain damage after a massive brain hemorrhage. The author reviews how Sharon only recently created the centrist Kadima (Forward) Party. Sharon's career in the Israeli Army and in Israeli politics is analyzed. It is the author's view that Sharon's work in politics has led to the creation of a new Israel. INSET: Waiting in the Wings.

Discusses plans of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to take the historic step of ending his country's embattled, 38-year occupation of the Gaza Strip. Homes and farms that will be bulldozed to rubble as families are uprooted and forced to start their lives over somewhere else; How Israel's upcoming "disengagement" from Gaza and some tiny settlements in the upper West Bank is dividing this ancient biblical land like few travails in its modern history; Plans of Sharon to send 43,000 Israeli soldiers and police to remove die-hard settlers on August 17, 2005; How the uprooting could dangerously widen divisions among Israelis.

Presents an interview with David Grossman, author of the book "The Yellow Wind." Comments from Grossman regarding the role of politics in his fiction, how is work has been influenced by Israeli history and how he is inspired by certain aspects of childhood; Review of Grossman's views on Ariel Sharon's plan to disengage from the Gaza Strip; Discussion of the growing number of young Israeli's who are refusing to serve in the military.

Presents a discussion about the separation wall that the Israelis built through and around Jerusalem to protect them from Palestinian terrorism. Report that artist Yoav Weiss is selling off pieces of the wall over the Internet; Reference to the death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat; Discussion of the peace process between Palestine and Israel; Reference to a speech made by author David Grossman at the Jerusalem International Book Fair; Discussion of suicide bombings; Election of Mahmoud Abbas for president in Palestine in January 2005.

Looks at the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict on students and faculty at Columbia University in New York City. Movement among professors and students to urge Columbia's divestiture from companies who sell weapons to Israel; Highlights of a student film, called "Columbia Unbecoming," in which students assert that professors suppress the views of students who support Israel; Opposition of several faculty members to the content of the film; Details of allegations against several professors contained in the film; Impact of politics on Middle East studies in U.S. higher education.

Offers a look at anti-Semitism in Europe. Claim that anti-Semitism in Europe is tied to local circumstances and political developments in Europe and elsewhere; Statement that anti-Jewish incidents in France or Belgium can be attributed to young people of Muslim or Arab background; Suggestion that anti-Semitism in 2004 is not the same as the anti-Semitism of the 1930s; Discussion of the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States; Report that young people in Europe are less tolerant of prejudice than their parents were; Link between hostility to Jews and events in the Middle East; Discussion of the difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism; Report that Europeans and Americans view the conflict between Israel and Palestine in different ways; Reference to an essay by Omer Bartov regarding contemporary anti-Semitism; Statement that the policies of Israeli governments have provoked anti-Jewish feelings in Europe; Connection between United States foreign policy and Israel.

Offers a look at the Arab-Israeli conflict as of September 2004. Suggestion that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has accomplished much in halting terrorism; Ways in which the Israeli army destroyed the Islamic group Hamas, and kept them from committing political violence; Growth of the Israeli economy; Statement that Israel's triumph over the Palestinian attempt to unravel its society is the result of a systematic assault on terrorism; Completion of the security fence; Report that the legitimacy of Jewish sovereignty is under attack in the international community; Lessons other democratic leaders can learn from Sharon about the war on terrorism, including insuring domestic consensus and the support of vital allies; Claim that Israel considers itself at war with only the perpetrators of terrorism, and not the Palestinian people; Suggestion that one of the dangers in fighting terrorism is the polarizing effect of such a campaign.

Presents a speech by George P. Schultz, director of Bechtel Group, delivered at the George P. Shultz Lecture Series for 2004, on May 17, 2004. Objectives of the al Qaeda terrorist movement; Information on countries where criminals control the state power; Implications of the use of an alternative oil supply for the security of the U.S.; Efforts of Arab countries for the promotion and achievement of peace between Israel and Palestine.

The author describes how "The New York Review of Books" has become increasingly politicized since the election of President George W. Bush. In the wake of the Vietnam War, the "Review" became a formidable--and, in some sense, unique--journalistic institution. Many of its readers reside in academia, but the paper has a devoted following in the upper reaches of media, politics and philanthropy, which gives it an influence vastly out of proportion to its circulation of 130,000. The publication has always been erudite and authoritative--and because of its analytical rigor and seriousness, frequently essential--but it hasn't always been lively, pungent and readable. But the election of George W. Bush, combined with the furies of 9/11, jolted the editors. Since 2001, the "Review's" temperature has risen and its political outlook has sharpened. In stark contrast to "The New Yorker" or "The New York Times Magazine," the "Review" opposed the Iraq war in a voice that was remarkably consistent and unified. What blew the dust off "The New York Review?" As war drew closer, and the press grew more accommodating and deferential, the "Review's" disgust increased, and the editors fired their heavy weaponry. The fall of Baghdad only deepened the fury of the "Review's" contributors. Judt is not the "Review's" only critical voice on Israel. What accounts for the "Review's" post-9/11 revival? One word that continually tumbles from the lips of seasoned "Review"-watchers is "Vietnam." In the case of Iraq, as with Vietnam, the "Review" saw what many other commentators missed or ignored.