West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'
One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.Full story
U.S.'s Kerry samples Palestinian shawarma and sweets
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma sandwich and a pistachio-sprinkled Palestinian sweet. Full story
Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a new mission to revive long-defunct peace talks. Full story
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Israeli air strike in Gaza; stabbing in West Bank
Israel says it killed a "key terror figure" in an air strike in the Gaza Strip today. Meanwhile, a Palestinian stabbed to death an Israeli settler in the West Bank. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Prisoner's death sparks violence in West Bank
Thousands of Palestinians - among them masked gunmen - took to the streets of the West Bank for the funeral of a prisoner who died in an Israeli jail. His family says he was tortured while Israel claims it was a heart attack in what threatens to becomes a new uprising. ITV’s John Ray reports.
Palestinian detainee's death sparks clashes
Tensions flared in the West Bank after the death of a Palestinian detainee who died in an Israeli prison. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Christians, Muslims pray to halt Israeli security wall
Families in a West Bank town call on divine intercession to stop the construction of a barrier they say will separate residents from their own land. NBC News’ Yara Borgal reports.
President Obama to Visit Israel
CNBC's John Harwood reports President Obama is going to travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan later this year.
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