Israeli forces killed two armed Palestinians and wounded several others during an army incursion into northern Gaza. The dead men belonged to the military wings of Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, according to statements from the groups. An army spokeswoman said a rocket-propelled grenade had been fired at soldiers but caused no casualties. Palestinian witnesses ...
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Indiana native Ben Poor is on a mission. The 20-year-old set out June 26 to walk from his hometown of New Palestine, Ind., to New Orleans, raising money and awareness for Hurricane Katrina relief along the way.
Russia on Monday said it supported the efforts of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to overcome the crisis in Palestine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Abbas, who is on a visit to Moscow, "We know the situation ...
Jordan was indeed the outcome of deals. What was postponed or withheld became permanent after 1946. Jordan's Prime Minister, Marouf Al-Bakhit, has added one new myth to the countless many concerning Palestine that have been invented by Arab propagandists.
Hamas' takeover of Gaza and President Mahmoud Abbas' dismissal of the national unity government and appointment of one led by Salam Fayyad amount to a watershed in the Palestinian national movement's history.
WASHINGTON -- Despite recent setbacks, President Bush's July 16 call for an autumn multinational peace conference on Israel and Palestine underlines both the importance - and the possibility - of a solution.
Reports on a possible agreement reached between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas gave rise to numerous comments on the possibility of a quick settlement of the Middle East conflict and the emergence of an independent Palestinian State on the political map of the world.
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Source: Reuters (Recasts with new quotes, background) By Oleg Shchedrov MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Russia backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday in his feud with the Islamist Hamas group, saying ...
HOWARD — Thirteen golfers finished under par during the first round of the Ohio Public Golf Association Publinx State Amateur Championship, held at Apple Valley Golf Course on Tuesday. Tom Ballinger of Mansfield and Scotty Jones of East Palestine tied with a leading score of 69.