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Notorious Egyptian terror group tries to carve a nonviolent path in politics
Al Gamaa al-Islamiya, which waged a deadly campaign of terror against the government for decades, says it has renounced violence and wants a spot in Egypt's fledgling democracy.
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Briefing Palestinian Prisoners' Day: Breaking down the controversy
This year's commemoration is particularly noteworthy because of two recent high-profile deaths in prison that drew tremendous outcry from Palestinians. The Monitor explains.
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Cyber attack on Israel falls short of promised havoc
Hackers vowed that yesterday's attack would be 'the largest Internet battle in the history of mankind,' waged in defense of freedom, not a particular political preference.
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Cover Story Egypt's unfinished revolution
Can the government of President Mohamed Morsi survive – and what do its struggles portend for a region where other Islamist political movements are on the rise?
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Tunisian suspect in Benghazi attack released
Armed groups assaulted the lightly guarded mission on Sept. 11 and killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, but despite US promises there has been little news of progress so far in bringing the perpetrators to justice.
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Gaza thanks Iran for help with Israel
During the recent fighting, Gaza militants fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel. Now Gazans have put posters up around Gaza City to thank Iran.
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Gaza truce holds as region steps back from brink
The Egyptian-mediated cease-fire is still in effect; Hamas calls the truce a victory, while reaction in Israel is mixed.
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A bus bombed in Tel Aviv as Gaza fighting escalates
The first bomb attack on public transport in Tel Aviv for 6 years followed an intense night of shelling of Gaza by Israeli forces and intense lobbying from Hillary Clinton and other diplomats for a ceasefire.
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Israelis ponder alternatives to 'mowing the lawn' in Gaza (+video)
Israel has yet to articulate a long-term strategy for Gaza, but there is a growing consensus that a military operation every few years is not the answer.
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Israel talks cease-fire in Egypt, while widening range of targets in Gaza
Egypt has been leading international efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Gaza. On Sunday, an Israeli envoy talked with Egyptian officials, but Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers have yet to compromise.
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Backchannels For both Hamas and Israel, there are reasons to escalate (+video)
For Hamas, a fear that capitulation will hurt their standing more than defiance. For Israel, it's a question of making good on public threats.
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Living under rockets: How Israelis are coping (+video)
A rocket from Gaza killed three Israeli civilians in the highest death toll from a rocket attack since Palestinian militants began firing homemade pipe bombs a decade ago.
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Israeli assassination in Gaza risks wider conflict
If the Palestinian group Hamas makes good on promises of revenge for the killing today of its top military chief, the situation could deteriorate.
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Backchannels Is Hamas responsible for Gaza rocket fire? Not exactly.
And there could well be more of it without them.
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Backchannels For Israel, costs and benefits of striking Gaza
Israel assassinated a senior Hamas militant, Ahmed Jabari, today. How much further will the Gaza strikes go?
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Israeli airstrike in Gaza: Hamas confirms its top commander killed
Ahmed Al-Jaabari, who ran Hamas's armed wing, died along with a passenger after their car was targeted by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza, according to the Islamist group.
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Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger
Protesters who attacked embassies and clashed with police in at least 17 Muslim countries outraged by more than an anti-Islam video.
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Border violence heightens Israeli concerns about Egypt
Gunman infiltrated Israel's border with Egypt this morning and ambushed two vehicles of Israeli Defense Ministry contractors tasked with building a border fence.
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Opinion: West must recognize peaceful Palestinian resistance movement
The West has been largely silent on Palestinian nonviolent resistance, which is unifying groups like Fatah and Hamas. Unless the West recognizes these peaceful initiatives, some Palestinians may question whether civil protest is any better than its violent alternative.
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Terrorism & Security Palestinian militant sneaks into Israel, kills one soldier
The attack ends a period of calm that has prevailed since March and comes on the heels of Israel's return of the remains of 91 Palestinian militants.
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Trying to restart peace talks, Israel returns Palestinian militants remains
The Israeli government turned over the remains of over 90 Palestinian militants on Thursday. The militants had been killed trying to carry out attacks on Israeli targets, some dating back over 30 years.
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Hunger intifada? Palestinian prisoners wield new-old tool against Israel.
As many as half of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have followed the example of Khader Adnan, whose 66-day hunger strike became something of a cause célèbre earlier this year.
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Israel-Gaza truce ends worst fighting since 2009 war. Did Iran have a role? (+video)
The Gaza fighting marked the rise of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian proxy that analysts say could be used to try to divert Israel's focus away from Iran's nuclear program.
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Gaza militant assassinated by Israel, sparking fears of wider violence
Israeli confirmed its targeted assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi was the chief of the Popular Resistance Committees, a pro-Hamas militant group that has threatened retaliation.
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Israel-Gaza violence appears to ease after overnight airstrikes
Palestinian rocket fire had spurred Israel-Gaza violence over the weekend, but Hamas – whose militants were not involved – seems eager to end the flare-up.
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