Below are daily news feeds from several publications that cover the Middle East. Recommended web sites to check regularly are Ha'aretz.com (an Israeli newspaper) and Maan News (a Palestinian newspaper). BBC News (a British source covering the Middle East. IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding) provides a summary of media highlights covering Israel and Palestine. The Jerusalem Post provides an opportunity to read news that generally mirrors Israel's official positions.

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    • Israel and Palestine: A true one-state solution (George Bisharat, Washington Post)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 11:09:23 AM
      For decades, the international community has assumed that historic Palestine must be divided between Jews and Palestinians. Yet no satisfactory division of the land has been reached. Israel has aggravated the problem by settling roughly 500,000 Jews in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, eliminating the land base for a viable Palestinian state.
    • Why Israel imprisoned my best friend (Mohammed Khatib, The Electronic Intifada)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 03:06:17 AM
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      The EU's statement denouncing Abdallah's conviction is an important first step. But it must be followed by serious action to ensure that Israel does not use the resumption of negotiations as a smokescreen to hide behind while entrenching the occupation. Until such steps are taken, no one who dares to protest and challenge Israel's occupation is safe.
    • Middle East talks set to continue (Al Jazeera)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 02:55:45 AM
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      Israeli and Palestinian leaders have launched a new round of peace negotiations, holding their first direct talks in nearly two years at a US-sponsored summit in Washington DC. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, agreed on Thursday to meet again in the Middle East on September 14-15, and every two weeks thereafter. George Mitchell, the US Middle East peace envoy, told reporters the initial meeting between the two sides at the US state department had been "long and productive", reflecting "good faith and seriousness of purpose".
    • Pessimistic about peace, yet... (Jerrold Kessel and Peter Klochendler, Inter Press Service)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 02:50:13 AM
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      As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high. It's precisely why the talks may just succeed. That, however, may be over- optimistic. Even if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is genuine in his declaration that "Israel comes to the negotiating table out of a desire to proceed with the Palestinians to an agreement that would end the conflict and ensure peace, security and good neighbourly relations," he has a mountain to climb to convince Israelis that the talks are worthwhile.
    • Army court rejects appeal to release anti-wall activist (Ma'an News)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 02:40:14 AM
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      An Israeli military court of appeal rejected a petition calling for the release of Adeeb Abu Rahmah, an anti-wall activist from the West bank village of Bil'in, supporters said Wednesday. The appeal was heard Tuesday at Israel's Ofer military detention center, where the 38-year-old Abu Rahmah has been held since 10 July 2009.
    • 'We need peace talks, not photo ops' (Russia Today)
      Sep 03, 2010 - 02:00:46 AM
    • Negotiating with the Israeli Settlers (Rashid Khalidi, The New York Times)
      Sep 02, 2010 - 03:00:20 AM
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      If the Obama administration accepts the myth that dismantling settlements is impossible for Israel, there are no prospects for peace. The settlements are illegal under international law. Yet settlers have been pampered for more than 40 years, and their violence against Palestinians is consistently tolerated. Peace depends on the Israeli government rectifying the problem they and their predecessors created.
    • Report: Settlers to break construction freeze (Ma'an News)
      Sep 02, 2010 - 02:55:51 AM
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      Israeli settler leaders told the country's media that they intend to violate a construction ban on private homes in West Bank settlements and build in protest of a shooting incident that saw four settlers killed. Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed to have carried out the attack, in which two men and two women - one said to have been pregnant - were shot dead near the southern Wast Bank village of Bani Na'im. A statement from the brigades said the attack was a signal to PLO officials that they did not have a mandate to engage in direct peace talks.
    • The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
      Sep 02, 2010 - 02:50:31 AM
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      As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflict’s trickiest issue even more intractable. A key flashpoint in this battle is Sheikh Jarrah, a predominantly Arab neighborhood revered by religious Jews. While the number of new Jewish residents remains small, Palestinians and human rights activists see their expanding presence as fulfilling a larger plan.
    • 'Facebook Arabs' speak out (Eti Abramov, Ynet News)
      Sep 02, 2010 - 02:45:36 AM
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      The photographs posted by former Israeli soldier Eden Aberjil on her Facebook page caused a great storm around the world and embarrassed the State of Israel. Everyone focused on the image of the soldier who violated the dignity of the bound security prisoners, but no one showed any interest in who these prisoners are.
    • Inside Story - Can peace be achieved? (Al Jazeera)
      Sep 02, 2010 - 02:00:20 AM
    • Palestinians skeptical of new round of peace talks (Edmund Sanders, The Los Angeles Times)
      Sep 01, 2010 - 03:05:26 AM
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      Independent Palestinian legislator Mustafa Barghouti said Abbas was putting too much faith in President Obama's ability to secure a deal within a year. "There's an overreliance on external support," said Barghouti, a distant cousin of Marwan Barghouti. "As the leader of Palestinians, Abbas should be listening to the people." But should Abbas reach a deal, Barghouti acknowledged, the Palestinian president's legacy will be secure. Referring to the 12th century Muslim hero, Barghouti said, "If he gets us a state, he will be Saladin."
    • Four Israelis killed in West Bank (Al Jazeera)
      Sep 01, 2010 - 02:50:24 AM
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      The military wing of Hamas has claimed responsibility for a shooting that killed four Israelis near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least one gunman opened fire on a car driving on Highway 60 near the Kiryat Arba settlement on Tuesday. The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, claimed responsibility for the attack in a short statement posted on its website, and said it would be the first in a "series of operations" in the West Bank.
    • Challenges facing US-brokered Middle East peace talks (Al Jazeera)
      Sep 01, 2010 - 02:00:17 AM
    • A state of equality (Diana Buttu, Bitterlemons.org)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 03:05:16 AM
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      Support for the "one-state" concept must not simply be a default outcome resulting from failure of the two-state approach, but rather an outcome that strives for equality. Equality, while not a foolproof guarantee of bliss, is certainly a good start. Advocates are cognizant that it may involve an uneasy Israeli integration into Palestinian lives and Palestinian integration into Israeli lives - from education to culture to lifestyle - and that equality will not necessarily recreate pre-1948 Palestine.
    • Tutu calls on Israel to release anti-wall leader (Ma'an News)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:55:39 AM
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      Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa expressed concern Saturday over the conviction of a Palestinian anti-wall campaign leader by an Israeli military court for his involvement in non-violent protests. "I am deeply concerned about the conviction earlier this week of Abdallah Abu Rahmah by an Israeli military court. When I met him with my fellow Elders last year, we were very impressed by his commitment to non-violence and the wise leadership he showed," Tutu said in a statement.
    • Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad signals make or break for two-state solution (Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:50:29 AM
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      The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, warned today that a "moment of reckoning" was approaching as Israel and the Palestinian Authority prepare to embark this week on their first direct negotiations for 20 months. Setting out his second-year plans to build the institutions and framework of a Palestinian state - which the US wants complete in 12 months - Fayyad said the talks "can and must" succeed or the chances of a two-state solution to the conflict would fade.
    • Irish groups to buy ship for new Gaza aid flotilla (Reuters)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:35:33 AM
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      Pro-Palestinian groups in Ireland launched a fundraising drive on Monday to buy a ship for a second attempt to breach Israel's sea blockade of Gaza. The Irish Ship to Gaza campaign aims to send between 30 and 50 Irish people, including public figures, journalists and activists, to join a flotilla taking aid to people in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
    • Israel rabbi calls for 'plague' on Mahmoud Abbas (BBC)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:26:03 AM
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      A senior rabbi from a party within Israel's coalition government has called for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to "vanish from our world". Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Shas, spoke out as Middle East talks are poised to begin in Washington. The United States condemned the remarks as "deeply offensive". Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distanced himself from the comments with a statement saying that his government wanted peace with the Palestinians.
    • Israeli settlements to be determining issue in peace talks (Al Jazeera)
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:00:46 AM

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    • Cargo plane crash near Dubai road
      Sep 03, 2010 - 11:46:00 AM
      A UPS cargo plane crashes after take-off near a motorway in Dubai, killing two crew members aboard, officials say.
    • Iran says Mid-East talks doomed
      Sep 03, 2010 - 06:58:27 AM
      Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are doomed to fail, in the first regional reaction to the talks.
    • Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
      Sep 03, 2010 - 05:12:05 AM
      Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
    • Israeli novelist on Middle East conflict
      Sep 02, 2010 - 12:13:39 PM
      The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart.
    • Egypt spy chief poster campaign
      Sep 02, 2010 - 10:08:56 AM
      Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak.
    • Raising the stakes
      Sep 02, 2010 - 06:37:58 AM
      Why Middle East peace is so important to President Obama
    • On the cards
      Sep 01, 2010 - 10:30:33 AM
      Where are Iraq's 55 "most wanted" as the US combat mission ends?
    • Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects
      Sep 01, 2010 - 10:16:56 AM
      Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.
    • US hails end of operation in Iraq
      Sep 01, 2010 - 08:11:52 AM
      The US president hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".
    • Fresh fears
      Sep 01, 2010 - 01:53:06 AM
      Teen death renews concern over female mutilation in Egypt
    • Helicopter tour
      Aug 31, 2010 - 11:45:31 PM
      Troubled geography of Israel and West Bank as seen from above
    • Iran's Bruni slurs 'unacceptable'
      Aug 31, 2010 - 08:10:56 AM
      France says that "insults" in Iran's media aimed at France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are "unacceptable".
    • Israel academics shun settlements
      Aug 31, 2010 - 06:51:38 AM
      More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
    • American misadventure?
      Aug 31, 2010 - 02:10:08 AM
      John Simpson on the legacy of America's 'imperial moment'
    • Cairo zoo puts lions on the pill
      Aug 30, 2010 - 08:52:13 PM
      Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions.
    • Biden in Iraq for mission change
      Aug 30, 2010 - 05:44:59 PM
      US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there at midnight on Tuesday.
    • Bittersweet memories
      Aug 30, 2010 - 04:07:36 AM
      Life in Iraq during the US occupation
    • Rabbi calls for Abbas to 'vanish'
      Aug 29, 2010 - 11:59:42 PM
      An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials.
    • Rural exodus
      Aug 29, 2010 - 03:02:17 AM
      Syria struggles as farmers flee four-year drought
    • Syrian soaps confront taboos
      Aug 26, 2010 - 09:40:34 AM
      Syrian soaps have become popular across the region in recent years due to their realistic plots which have also caused controversy.
    • Mauritania
      Aug 24, 2010 - 02:29:40 AM
      Key facts, figures and dates
    • Jordan
      Aug 23, 2010 - 07:48:26 AM
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    • Iraq
      Aug 21, 2010 - 02:27:18 AM
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    • Iran
      Aug 21, 2010 - 01:46:57 AM
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    • Golan Heights
      Aug 10, 2010 - 08:09:22 AM
      A profile of the Syrian plateau captured by Israel in 1967
    • Algeria
      Jul 28, 2010 - 04:28:09 AM
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    • Lebanon
      Jul 27, 2010 - 07:52:55 AM
      Key facts, figures and dates
    • United Arab Emirates
      Jul 27, 2010 - 07:13:41 AM
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    • Tunisia
      Jul 27, 2010 - 05:41:19 AM
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    • Libya
      Jul 27, 2010 - 03:38:05 AM
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    • Syria
      Jul 22, 2010 - 07:39:05 AM
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    • Yemen
      Jul 21, 2010 - 04:02:32 AM
      Key facts, figures and dates
    • Sudan
      Jul 20, 2010 - 07:27:39 AM
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    • Saudi Arabia
      Jun 16, 2010 - 08:55:07 AM
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    • Egypt
      Jun 07, 2010 - 07:31:11 AM
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    • Qatar
      May 27, 2010 - 04:02:07 AM
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    • Morocco
      May 27, 2010 - 03:33:38 AM
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    • Oman
      May 27, 2010 - 03:20:28 AM
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    • Kuwait
      May 08, 2010 - 02:53:20 AM
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    • Israel/Palestinian territories
      May 08, 2010 - 01:57:18 AM
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    • Bahrain
      May 05, 2010 - 07:06:39 AM
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