Palestinian peace talks team resigns - Abbas Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said his peace negotiators have resigned over the lack of progress in US-brokered statehood talks clouded by Israeli settlement building. News • 13 Nov 13
Palestinian peace talks team resigns - Abbas Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said his peace negotiators have resigned over the lack of progress in US-brokered statehood talks clouded by Israeli settlement building. News • 13 Nov 13
Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners Israel has freed a second group of Palestinian prisoners as part of the US-brokered deal setting up the current peace talks. News • 30 Oct 13
Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners Israel has freed a second group of Palestinian prisoners as part of the US-brokered deal setting up the current peace talks. News • 30 Oct 13
Clashes over Jewish visits to al-Aqsa mosque Israeli police have clashed with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem, Gaza and the occupied West Bank, reflecting growing tensions over an increase in Jewish visits to the al-Aqsa mosque. News • 29 Sep 13
Clashes over Jewish visits to al-Aqsa mosque Israeli police have clashed with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem, Gaza and the occupied West Bank, reflecting growing tensions over an increase in Jewish visits to the al-Aqsa mosque. News • 29 Sep 13
Direct talks on Mideast peace in Jerusalem Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have reconvened US-brokered peace talks in Jerusalem amid little fanfare and low expectations. News • 14 Aug 13
Direct talks on Mideast peace in Jerusalem Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have reconvened US-brokered peace talks in Jerusalem amid little fanfare and low expectations. News • 14 Aug 13
Israel names 26 Palestinian prisoners for release Israel has named 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week under a deal enabling US-backed peace talks to resume. News • 12 Aug 13
Israel names 26 Palestinian prisoners for release Israel has named 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week under a deal enabling US-backed peace talks to resume. News • 12 Aug 13
Kerry calls for compromise in Mideast talks Israeli and Palestinian officials have put forward clashing formats for peace talks which are due to resume in Washington for the first time in nearly three years. News • 29 Jul 13
Kerry calls for compromise in Mideast talks Israeli and Palestinian officials have put forward clashing formats for peace talks which are due to resume in Washington for the first time in nearly three years. News • 29 Jul 13
Embattled Palestinian Prime Minister resigns Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who quit after months of tension between the two. News • 14 Apr 13
Embattled Palestinian Prime Minister resigns Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who quit after months of tension between the two. News • 14 Apr 13
Obama visits symbolic sites in Israel US President Barack Obama has said Israel's Holocaust memorial illustrates the depravity to which man can sink. News • 22 Mar 13
Obama visits symbolic sites in Israel US President Barack Obama has said Israel's Holocaust memorial illustrates the depravity to which man can sink. News • 22 Mar 13
Obama: Israel settlements hurt peace prospects US President Barack Obama has appealed directly to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace. News • 21 Mar 13
Obama: Israel settlements hurt peace prospects US President Barack Obama has appealed directly to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace. News • 21 Mar 13
Obama says US committed to Israel security US President Barack Obama has arrived in Israel for his first trip there since he was elected, amid protests and tight security in Israel and the Palestinian territories. News • 20 Mar 13
Obama says US committed to Israel security US President Barack Obama has arrived in Israel for his first trip there since he was elected, amid protests and tight security in Israel and the Palestinian territories. News • 20 Mar 13
Palestinians may take legal action on settlements Palestinians have said they will have no choice but to complain about Israel to the International Criminal Court if it proceeds with controversial settlement plans. News • 24 Jan 13
Palestinians may take legal action on settlements Palestinians have said they will have no choice but to complain about Israel to the International Criminal Court if it proceeds with controversial settlement plans. News • 24 Jan 13
Clinton to work for Gaza truce 'in the days ahead' A Hamas official has said Egyptian efforts to broker a truce with Israel had been held up because the Israeli government had yet to respond to proposals. News • 21 Nov 12
Clinton to work for Gaza truce 'in the days ahead' A Hamas official has said Egyptian efforts to broker a truce with Israel had been held up because the Israeli government had yet to respond to proposals. News • 21 Nov 12
Work begins on Yasser Arafat exhumation Palestinian officials have begun preparing the gravesite of Yasser Arafat for the planned exhumation of his remains, expected later this month. News • 13 Nov 12
Work begins on Yasser Arafat exhumation Palestinian officials have begun preparing the gravesite of Yasser Arafat for the planned exhumation of his remains, expected later this month. News • 13 Nov 12
500 take part in anti-Hamas protests in Gaza At least 500 protesters in the Gaza Strip have called for the overthrow of the ruling Hamas group in a rare demonstration triggered by the death of a young boy in a fire during a power outage. News • 26 Sep 12
500 take part in anti-Hamas protests in Gaza At least 500 protesters in the Gaza Strip have called for the overthrow of the ruling Hamas group in a rare demonstration triggered by the death of a young boy in a fire during a power outage. News • 26 Sep 12
Thousands of Palestinians mark Nakba Day Thousands of Palestinians have taken to the streets of the West Bank and Gaza in memory of the "catastrophe" which befell them when Israel was founded in 1948. News • 15 May 12
Thousands of Palestinians mark Nakba Day Thousands of Palestinians have taken to the streets of the West Bank and Gaza in memory of the "catastrophe" which befell them when Israel was founded in 1948. News • 15 May 12