It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.Full story
(Reuters) - Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist militant groups. Full story
RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he would begin talks with rival factions including Islamist Hamas to form a unity government, a crucial step towards healing years of damaging internal divisions. Full story
Top Talkers: President Obama has touched down in the West Bank city of Ramallah, meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Meanwhile, militants are said to have fired four rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel. The Morning Joe panel -- including Mike Barnicle, the Council on Fore
Ambassador Dennis Ross, the point man on the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians during both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations, joins guest host Joy Reid in a discussion over the United States’ role in negotiating peace in the Middle East and President Obama’s pos
After the “Friends of Hamas” blunder by Breitbard, Chris Hayes and his panel have a talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the conservative media.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panel to talk transparency, access, fake headlines, and why the fourth estate was in the news this week.
Sarcasm gone wrong hits Chuck Hagel in a negative way, and Karl Rove might have a new person to run in the GOP who won’t really help moderates.
Palestinian members of Hamas national security forces aim their guns during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
Palestinian members of Hamas national security forces march during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
Palestinian boys carrying Hamas and Palestinian flags in the Gaza Strip walk past graffiti showing the death of 12-year old Mohammad al-Durra, who was shot dead during Israeli-Palestinian clashes, in this October 6, 2000 file photo. Israel demanded a French television station on May 19, 2013 correct
A member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
