Peace Negotiations

Israel and the Palestinians are on a collision course this week, as the government of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas prepares to unilaterally seek United Nations recognition of an independent Palestinian state. If Mr. Abbas goes through with...

Expect a showdown this week at the United Nations, this as locals who live or commute through the area near the U.N. get ready for the annual traffic hell and inconvenience on Manhattan's East Side. Meanwhile, what's scheduled to take place starting...

In September, the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas plans to bring a statehood petition to the United Nations. The initial plan is to bring it to the Security Council for approval. If the U.S. vetoes it, as expected, the PA will then bring it to...

Israeli officials gave the green light Monday to another large housing project on land seized during the 1967 Mideast War, clearing the way for 277 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Ariel....

Israel settlements: Israel's Interior Ministry gave the final green light Thursday to the construction of more than 900 new homes in a Jewish development built on land seized during the 1967 Mideast war. Palestinians said the Har Homa expansion will...

Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize....

Two weeks into Israel's housing protest, demonstrations are sweeping the country. More than 150,000 people took part in protests nationwide calling for socioeconomic change and demanding "social justice." And what started with the odd tent has become...

So the peace process is in a sorry state, pushing the Palestinians to seek statehood recognition from the United Nations and Israel scurrying around the world to prevent the move or at least detract from its significance. Meanwhile, efforts to......

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his first interview to an Arab TV outlet, telling Al Arabiya that in peace negotiations with the Palestinians, "everything is on the table; we just need to get to the table." He also discussed Palestinian...

The Quartet for Middle East peace met in Washington last week, and after the meeting a senior U.S. administration official said, "there are still gaps [between the Israelis and Palestinians]," and "more work needs to be done." A new path to peace and...

How do you deal with a genocidal dictator who says he wants to reform? For more than a decade, Sudan has been the quintessential pariah state. Its armed forces carried out a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing more than 300,000; its president, Omar...

BELFAST, Ireland -- Police fired plastic bullets and water cannon at Catholic youths in Belfast on Tuesday after rioting erupted when a Protestant parade passed their estate. The violence came on the culmination of a season of parades by pro-British...