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Reporters on the Job

02/20/2008 12:00 am
In the Middle East, women directors unspool social commentary

The Monitor talks to three female filmmakers about the trials and triumphs of moviemaking in conservative societies.
02/15/2008 12:00 am
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about affirmative voting, bombings in Israel, judicial elections, and drilling in polar bear habitat.
02/07/2008 12:00 am
Suicide bombing revives Israeli push to finish its wall

The Palestinian attack on Monday has prompted many to say the wall should extend to the border between Israel and Egypt.
02/06/2008 12:00 am
Opinion No way to avoid Hamas now

Excluding the militant group won't secure peace in the Middle East.
01/29/2008 12:00 am
Hamas gains edge as border crisis eases

Palestinian militants and Egypt restored some order on the border Sunday, and Hamas gains leverage in negotiations.
01/28/2008 12:00 am
Israel sees upside in hole in Gaza wall

Israeli officials see opportunity to turn Gaza over to Egypt to provide services.
01/25/2008 12:00 am
Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence

Hizb ut-Tahrir moves to fill void left by Hamas in the West Bank
01/22/2008 12:00 am
New blockade squeezes Gaza residents

Israel refused to reopen crossings or allow crucial fuel supplies into Gaza on Monday, despite UN warnings that vital food aid could be suspended within days.
01/22/2008 12:00 am
Amid peace talks, an Israeli faction balks

Yisrael Beiteinu left Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's ruling coalition on Jan. 16.
01/17/2008 12:00 am
World

01/17/2008 12:00 am
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.
01/16/2008 12:00 am
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.
01/11/2008 12:00 am
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.
01/10/2008 12:00 am
In isolation, Gazans dismiss Bush's new push for peace

The strip's Islamist leaders have called for protests Wednesday against Bush's first trip to Israel and the West Bank.
01/09/2008 12:00 am
Opinion In the Middle East, no time to spare

Bush must push hard for a two-state solution.
01/09/2008 12:00 am
A fish and a shark: a captured Israeli's fifth-grade parable

Supporters see hope in printing a tale in which enemies make peace.
01/07/2008 12:00 am
Reporters on the Job

01/07/2008 12:00 am
Palestinian militants strike deeper into Israel

Ahead of President Bush's trip to the Middle East, Israel intensifies operations in Gaza and the West Bank.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
World

01/03/2008 12:00 am
Israeli-Palestinian fatalities drop, but other issues persist

In its year-end report, the leading Israeli human rights organization B'tselem noted a roughly 50 percent reduction in fatalities.
01/02/2008 12:00 am