Skepticism, anger on both sides of Mideast conflict
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Israeli cable technician Elram Weitzman thinks the Palestinians deserve a state of their own. But he doesn't spend too much time thinking about it.
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A government-commissioned report is expected to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.
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DEAD SEA, Jordan &#151; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threw herself at two intractable Mideast problems &#151; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq &#151; during a brief trip to the region, and encountered the reality that the U.S. has few options other than patience.
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The Middle East is in flames. Over the past week, war erupted among the Palestinians and their government collapsed. A Shiite shrine in Iraq was bombed -- again -- as the new U.S. military strategy showed no sign of diminishing violence. Lebanon battled a new al-Qaeda faction in the north as a...
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Israel is facing a deluge of revelations about the conduct of its armed forces in the occupied territories, provoking concern about the price of fighting the Palestinians for
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The Israeli public wants a tough response, and some fear another episode of brinksmanship is at hand
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Understanding the new and lethal logic of violence in the Middle East - and what the world can do to find peace
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Seven years of violence have bludgeoned expectations for Mideast peacemaking, and Israelis and Palestinians are greeting President Bush's belated drive to solve their decades-old conflict with deep skepticism.
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Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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Accounts of the bloody battle near Najaf have produced more questions than answers, raising doubts about Iraqi security forces' performance and concern over tensions within the majority Shiite community.
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Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The Israeli Knesset&#39;s approval of a plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and part of the West bank raises hopes for Middle East peace progress, but, as always in the region, there are myriad uncertainties.
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Sderot residents split their anger between the Palestinian guerrillas and what they describe as their own government's neglect of the city.
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JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH  - Israelis and Palestinians  far from Tuesday's summit in Egypt expressed doubts whether a  cease-fire declared by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and  President Mahmoud Abbas could end four years of bloodshed.
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Some participants at the Arab-Israeli talks believe a strong resolve to seek an agreement has been established. Not so fast, say the pessimists
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President Bush strongly defended Israel&#039;s attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut. The Mideast violence exposed divisions between the United States and allies and raised fears of a widening war.
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Analysis: Air strikes have taken out some Hamas leaders and crews firing rockets at Israel. But many Palestinians perceive the Israeli actions as support for Fatah