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When Israel and the Palestinians Go to War

Recommended Reading / May 14th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Seven years ago, when violence between Israelis and Palestinians last reached these levels, Israel was still a bipartisan issue in the U.S. Congress. But today, as bombs drop on Gaza, as rockets are fired toward Jerusalem and...

Israel, Palestine, War, Middle East, Politics, Polarization, Joe Biden

Story of the Week: Israel, Arab Nations Reach Historic Peace Agreements

Story of the Week / September 17th, 2020 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain signed a series of peace deals with Israel, likely paving the way for full normalization of relations between the countries. The deals, known as the Abraham...

Story Of The Week, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Peace, White House

Israelis and Palestinians Clash at Gaza Border

Story of the Week / May 17th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

On Monday morning, Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces engaged in a deadly clash at the Gaza border as the US embassy opened in Jerusalem. Supporters of Israel assert that the country had the obligation to defend its border from the violent protests, carried out by the terrorist...

Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Story Of The Week, News

Is Obama Administration Anti-Israel or Pro-Peace?

Story of the Week / December 29th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The Obama Administration broke with long held tradition this week by allowing the United Nations to condemn Israel actions and then, through Secretary of State John Kerry, accusing the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining efforts for peace. While Kerry defended the...

Story Of The Week, News, John Kerry, Israel

Story of the Week: Netanyahu Victory in Israel

News / March 19th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel's conservative Likud party won a fourth term. He had recently been trailing in the polls behind the center-left Zionist Union alliance. Because of Netanyahu's stand against a Palestinian state and a US-led deal with Iran on its nuclear...

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, News

Tag: Israel