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Unfinished buildings at the UNRWA housing project in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2011
Photo: AP

Israel Authorizes New Palestinian Housing Project in Gaza

UN Relief and Works agency has been given permission to bring building materials into Hamas-controlled territory

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Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against the expansion of nearby settlements at the West Bank village of Dier Qadis, near Ramallah, June 15, 2011.

US Envoys Try to Renew Israeli-Palestinian Talks

State Department says Dennis Ross and David Hale held meetings with Israeli officials and will meet with Palestinian officials Thursday

Jonathan Pollard (1998 file photo)

Convicted US Spy Pollard Not Allowed to Attend Father's Funeral

Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst was sentenced to life in prison for passing classified US documents to Israel

US President Barack Obama

Power Portraits Capture World Leaders

Photographer Platon Antoniou attempts to discover the personalities behind the public faces

Azzam al-Ahmad (L), head of the Fatah group, and Mousa Abu Marzook, a senior Hamas member, speak at a news conference after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group inked a deal with rival Hamas to end long-running feud, in Cairo, April 27, 2011

Palestinians to Meet Next Week to Form Governing Body

During meeting in Egypt, rivals Fatah, Hamas appear headed toward resolving differences hindering formation of unity government

Egyptian broadsheet newspapers present on their front page pictures of Ilan Grapel, as Egypt's state security prosecution began questioning the Israeli man suspected of spying for the Mossad intelligence agency, state TV reported, June 13, 2011

Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy

Avigdor Lieberman says American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services despite careless behavior

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri (file photo)

Dispute Jeopardizes Palestinian Unity Deal

Disagreement between Fatah and Hamas on PM nominee could jeopardize foreign aid, submission of statehood vote to UN General Assembly

Map of Egypt

Egypt Detains Israeli Man Suspected of Spying

Officials accuse him of trying to provoke violence during uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak

An Indian Muslim woman holds her child as she walks out of Jerusalem's Old City after Friday prayers

Israeli Police, Palestinians Demonstrators Clash at Jerusalem Holy Site

Israeli police briefly enter Jerusalem holy mount compound to disperse crowd hurling rocks

A Palestinian man carries suitcases to the waiting hall before entering Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip, June 8, 2011.

Gaza Border with Egypt Reopens After Dispute

Officials say Rafah crossing open for business after two sides reached deal

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

France to Pursue Mideast Peace Conference

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says Paris will proceed despite reservations expressed by US and Israel

Artist Helen Zughaib takes a peek around her piece 'Another Wall,' June 2011

US Artists Hurdle Over Israel’s Barrier

Wall separating Israel from West Bank Palestinian territories is theme of Washington exhibit by U.S., Canadian-based artists

Palestinians inspect the damage following a fire inside a mosque in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Israeli Settlers Suspected of Setting Fire in West Bank Mosque

Also spray painted message on building's walls referring to nearby settler outpost

Pro Palestinians protesters run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops along the border between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, Sunday, June 5, 2011

Israel Accuses Syria of Inciting Golan Violence

Israel disputes Syrian reports that 20 people were killed and more than 325 wounded when Israeli troops fired at protesters near border

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters at Golan Heights Border

Syria says at least 20 were killed as a pro-Palestinian crowd gathered to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Middle East war

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