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Violence, Massive Protests Worsen In West Bank Ahead Of Secretary Kerry Peace Talks

The violence comes ahead of a visit to the region this weekend by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who hopes to find a formula for restarting peace negotiations in the coming months. President Barack Obama has decided to make a new attempt to revive talks after largely ignoring the Israel-Palestinian issue during his first term.

2013/04/04

A Palestinian tutor teaches a class at a school in Gaza City on April 2, 2013. (credit: MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

New Gaza Law Mandates Separate Classrooms For Boys, Girls

A new Gaza law mandating separate classrooms for boys and girls from age nine is another worrisome sign that the territory’s Islamic militant Hamas rulers are gradually imposing their fundamentalist practices, the head of a Gaza women’s group warned Tuesday.

2013/04/02

File photo of anti-missile flares. (credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel, US Successfully Test Anti-Missile System

Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran.

2013/02/25

Craig Corrie, the father of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in Gaza in 2003, displays a picture from the site where Rachel was killed, during a press conference at an east Jerusalem hotel, on July 11, 2011. (credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Court: Military Not At Fault For Killing US Pro-Palestinian Activist

An Israeli court ruled Tuesday that the military was not at fault for killing a U.S. activist crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration, rejecting a lawsuit filed by her parents.

2012/08/28

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