Why Israelis pick Tarantino over Spielberg

Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - November 23, 2009 06:58 ET

Latent shame over the Jews' failure to stand up to the Nazis is cited as a reason for the success of "Inglourious Basterds."

For Israeli envoy, dislike goes with the turf

Theodore May - Egypt - November 22, 2009 13:00 ET

For Shalom Cohen, being Israeli ambassador to Egypt is not a popularity contest.

Is Mahmoud Abbas really ready to quit this time?

Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - November 20, 2009 16:27 ET

Worn out has-been or drama queen? Interpretations of the Palestinian president's threat to quit vary greatly.

Israel's enemy within: A rising militancy from the Jewish settlements

Matt McAllester - Israel and Palestine - November 19, 2009 11:21 ET

Part 1: Jewish terror from the Biblical lands of Israel

Israel's enemy within: A community on the edge

Matt McAllester - Israel and Palestine - November 19, 2009 11:17 ET

Part 2: The West Bank settlement of Kfar Tapuach, home to many followers of Meir Kahane

Israel's enemy within: Palestinian militants gird for battle

Matt McAllester - Israel and Palestine - November 19, 2009 11:15 ET

Part 3: Tensions rise between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Israel's enemy within: The "Hilltop Youth"

Matt McAllester - Israel and Palestine - November 19, 2009 11:10 ET

Part 4: Teenage Jewish boys claim West Bank hilltops as their own and prepare to defend them.

The four quarters of Jerusalem

Sara Sorcher and Jessica Griffin - Israel and Palestine - November 15, 2009 09:22 ET

A desert wilderness beckons ... in Palestine

Catrina Stewart - Israel and Palestine - November 1, 2009 09:39 ET

West Bank tourism is in its infancy, but it boasts many attractions.

Israel's new weapon: water

Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 29, 2009 05:52 ET

Yet another report accuses Israel of human rights abuses, this time for denying Palestinians water.

Bittersweet: Palestinian home cooking

Matt McAllester - Worldview - October 27, 2009 06:04 ET

The best Palestinian food can only be found at home — or at Tanoreen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

The olive harvest war

Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 25, 2009 11:14 ET

Opinion: It's getting chilly between Turkey and Israel

HDS Greenway - Worldview - October 25, 2009 10:10 ET

As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.

All rise for the Palestinian anthem

Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 23, 2009 05:55 ET

A parody of a nationalistic Palestinian song ridicules the intractable dispute between Hamas and Fatah leaders.

The olive grove wars

Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 22, 2009 05:55 ET

The olive harvest has arrived and with it violence between the Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers in what is, essentially, a dispute over land.

Analysis: US unhappy over proposed Hamas-Fatah deal

Matt Benyon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 14, 2009 10:48 ET

The planned agreement goes some way toward validating Hamas control of the Gaza Strip.

War crimes the result of "mistakes": former Israeli official

Joe Lauria - Israel and Palestine - October 14, 2009 08:30 ET

Retired brigadier general admitted that Israel committed war crimes, though said it didn't do so intentionally.

Let's do the time warp again

Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 9, 2009 06:14 ET

A brouhaha over who can pray at the Temple Mount recalls a similar disagreement ... that became known as the second intifada.

West Bank brewery celebrates success with Oktoberfest

Frederick Deknatel - Israel and Palestine - October 5, 2009 05:18 ET

Despite the best efforts of Israeli border guards, Taybeh exports its beer to Germany, Japan and beyond.