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Banksy: 7 stories from 'The Man Behind the Wall'
Here are 7 Banksy stories from the recent biography "Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall."
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War with Iran? 5 ways events overseas could shape Obama's second term.
The threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program is the most urgent example of the foreign-policy challenges that face President Obama in his second term. Here are four others.
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Six reasons this UN General Assembly is must-see TV
World leaders descend on New York for the annual United Nations gathering, starting Sept. 25. If the recent past is any guide, it can be a memorable, even explosive, occasion. Here are six moments to watch for, to brace for, this time.
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 differences on Israel
President Obama's positions on Israeli-Palestinian peace have rankled Israel’s conservative coalition government, while Mitt Romney insists he would be a better friend to Israel. Here are some of the issues on which the candidates differ.
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Who is Hamas? 5 questions about the Palestinian militant group.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to form a unity government led by Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority and head of rival Palestinian faction Fatah. But who is Hamas? What is their relationship with Fatah, and what might Hamas gain from reconciling with them? Here are five key questions about Hamas.
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Egypt strikes out at Iran's expanding reach
Egyptian police have arrested 25 suspects and are hunting for another 24 in the Sinai peninsula, where officials say the Iranian-sponsored group Hezbollah was operating a covert cell.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog After playing for Holocaust survivors, Palestinian youth orchestra faces backlash
03/29/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Arab Summit: New Syrian-Jordan unity
03/28/2009 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about grade inflation at US colleges, whether ministers are to blame for evangelicalism's collapse, why Hamas is not a terrorist organization, and how a recipe from the Monitor became a family's tradition.
03/27/2009 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about why the US needs to get tough on Israel in order to create peace in the Middle East, and why clean water is a basic human right.
03/23/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The liability of political limbo in Israel
It threatens the very existence of the state.
03/19/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Bin Laden blasts 'moderate' Arab states over Gaza war
In an audio recording played Saturday by Al Jazeera, the Al Qaeda chief accused Arab states of collaborating "with the Crusader-Zionist alliance" against Muslims.
03/15/2009 01:00 am -
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
03/06/2009 12:00 am -
Clinton visit: In a West Bank café, Palestinians ask how much will change
Patrons at 'Stars and Bucks' critique her statements. 'We already know the quotes by heart,' one says.
03/05/2009 12:00 am -
Netanyahu leans centrist to form unity government in Israel
While the Likud chairman has broad support among right-wing parties after parliamentary polls, he’s courting Kadima’s Livni.
02/23/2009 12:00 am -
From Iran's hard-liners, tough talk – but pragmatism as well
Positions that suggest little flexibility may simply be a strong opening bid by those who have the ear of Iran's leaders.
02/18/2009 12:00 am -
A peace sign: Iraq's Sunnis joining Shiite pilgrims
After three years of violence, pilgrims return to Karbala's shrine.
02/17/2009 12:00 am -
Window closing for a two-state solution in the Middle East
Some see a risky 'one-state solution' as the only remaining option in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
02/17/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion George Mitchell and the end of the two-state solution
Israel's settlement growth means we have to find a different plan.
02/04/2009 12:00 am -
Mitchell gets earful from Mideast
The din of Gaza followed Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, as he conducted a listening tour. Arab leaders wonder why their peace plan remains untouched.
02/02/2009 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about how the US government can promote green energy, why the BBC should air a commercial requesting aid for Gaza, and how Israel provokes violence from Hamas.
01/30/2009 12:00 am -
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
01/28/2009 12:00 am -
Israel finds more sympathy in Europe
Concerns about Islamist threat have influenced traditionally pro-Arab Europe's view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
01/08/2009 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Israel agrees to brief bombing break in Gaza
The daily three-hour pause comes amid indications that cease-fire talks may be near.
01/07/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion After Gaza, how Obama can pick up the pieces
The conflict gives him critical leverage to prod long-needed concessions from both Palestinians and Israelis.
01/06/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Gaza crisis: a crossroads for Obama
It could bring renewal – if Obama is bold enough to stand up to Israel.
12/31/2008 12:00 am -
Calm brings record tourism to Bethlehem
An estimated 1.3 million people visited the West Bank this year, boosting the troubled economy.
12/26/2008 12:00 am -
Mideast awaits new leaders, direction in 2009
Former President Jimmy Carter urged new focus on Israeli-Palestinian peace last week. But other accords may be more feasible.
12/17/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Israel's plan to free Palestinian prisoners is foolish – and illegal
No nation has the authority to pardon violations of international law.
12/15/2008 12:00 am -
How would Hillary Clinton do as top US diplomat?
Some raise questions, but most analysts – left and right – think she’s qualified.
11/20/2008 12:00 am
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