Topic: Palestinian National Authority

Opinion: In praise of Palestinian steadfastness

Despite 60 years of hardship, real achievement, too.

New Gaza tragedy threatens Cairo truce talks

Palestinian officials met in Egypt Tuesday to hammer out possible terms for a six-month truce between the Islamist militants and Israel.

USA

Will Carter's Hamas foray bear fruit?

The former president said Monday that the Islamist militants are prepared to accept the right of Israel to 'live as a neighbor next door in peace.'

How many West Bank barriers will Israel forgo?

Sixty roadblocks have been removed in the Palestinian territory, but critics say that isn't enough to improve life in the West Bank.

Gazan exiles dubious about Palestinian unity

Fatah partisans driven from the Gaza Strip by Hamas reject Palestinian reconciliation.

Palestinian moderates push for Fatah, Hamas to reconcile

A Yemeni initiative aims to start a dialogue between the rival factions, a prospect that both Israel and the US have advised against.

World

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about talking to Hamas.

World

Rice trumpets progress in Middle East

Israel agreed Sunday to dismantle 50 West Bank roadblocks after talks with Secretary of State Rice.

Opinion: Punishing Hamas has backfired

Want leverage? Then engage the Islamist regime.

Al Qaeda leaders call for new attacks

Messages from Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri step up the network's rhetoric on Gaza and the European media.

World

Can Egypt broker Hamas-Israel truce?

Cairo is working hard for a cease-fire, partly to curb Iran's growing clout.

World

Rice meets harder lines in push for Israeli-Palestinian peace

In the West Bank Tuesday, Secretary Rice urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.

An Israeli-Arab odd couple seek peace in Hebron

In the volatile West Bank city of Hebron, Israelis and a Palestinian leader met in search of a unique solution to the conflict.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about affirmative voting, bombings in Israel, judicial elections, and drilling in polar bear habitat.

Palestinians feud, but Egypt and Hamas working more closely

Meeting in Cairo fails to mend the divide between President Abbas and Hamas over Gaza border.

Hamas gains edge as border crisis eases

Palestinian militants and Egypt restored some order on the border Sunday, and Hamas gains leverage in negotiations.

Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence

Hizb ut-Tahrir moves to fill void left by Hamas in the West Bank

Gaza strike hardens Hamas position

In an interview, key Hamas strategist Mahmoud Zahar discusses how his movement has been preparing for a potentially imminent Israeli assault on Gaza.

Palestinians little moved by Bush visit

In the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, residents say that Israeli interests will trump theirs despite Bush's vow of a peace deal this year.

On Mideast trip, Bush hopes to propel historic Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking

In Jerusalem Wednesday, the president called for two democracies, Israel and Palestine, to live side by side.