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Israelis Have Mixed Feelings About The 50th Anniversary Of The Six Day War

6:28pm June 04, 2017

This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the Arab-Israeli Six Day War. Michel Martin speaks with Jane Eisner, editor of The Forward, about Israelis' feelings toward marking the event.

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President Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas participate in a welcome ceremony Tuesday at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

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'Peace Is A Choice,' Trump Says During Appearance With Palestinian Leader

2:24pm May 23, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The president provided few specifics about how a deal might be achieved in a peace process that has been stalled for years. He said it could "begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East."

President Trump visits the Western Wall on Monday.

In A Historic First, Trump Visits Old City Of Jerusalem

2:23pm May 22, 2017

by Mark Katkov

Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, seized by Israel in the Six-Day War a half-century ago. President Trump visited Christian and Jewish religious sites.

Trump Hosts Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

7:28am May 03, 2017

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House Wednesday. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with a former adviser to the Palestinian Authority, Ghaith al-Omari.

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Protesters hold up portraits of Palestinians detained in Israeli jails during a demonstration in Gaza City to show support to the prisoners who launched a hunger strike on Monday.

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More Than 1,000 Palestinians In Israeli Prisons Go On Hunger Strike

1:24pm April 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Imprisoned Palestinians are staging a mass open-ended hunger strike to protest their conditions. It's being led by prominent Palestinian political figure Marwan Barghouti.

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New West Bank Settlement Approval Appears To Defy Ambiguous 'Policy Of Restraint'

6:43pm April 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

Israel's Security Cabinet approved construction of the first Jewish West Bank settlements in 20 years. Martin Indyk, former Ambassador to Israel, discusses how this affects U.S.-Israel relations.

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Sandi Toksvig on the TED Stage at TEDWomen 2016 in San Francisco, California.

Sandi Toksvig: Can Social Change Start With Laughter?

9:10am March 24, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

When comedian and TV host Sandi Toksvig came out as gay in the early 1990s, she used humor to recover from the onslaught of vitriol.Today, she says, humor can help bring about social change.

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Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?

9:10am March 24, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Maysoon Zayid teases herself for all the ways she's different: she has cerebral palsy, she's Muslim, she's Palestinian. By making us laugh at it, she gets us to think about acceptance.

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Israelis And Palestinians 'Must Know How To Speak To Each Other'

8:12am March 18, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

In one small neighborhood in Jerusalem, a group of Israelis and Palestinians has been trying to learn each others' languages and become better neighbors.

French demonstrators and supporters of Palestinians call for a boycott during a 2012 demonstration in Paris.

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Israel Approves Law To Block Entry To People Who Call For Boycotting Israel

4:23pm March 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It's part of an effort to combat a global movement that calls for cutting off economic ties in support of Palestinian independence. Israel has not explained how it will enforce the law.