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Votes and vetoes: Palestine at the UN

September 21, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

This week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is taking the Palestinian people's case for statehood to the United Nations.

Obama’s “new chapter” for Middle East leaves questions unanswered

May 19, 2011 By Susan Webb

The president said the U.S. is opening "a new chapter in American diplomacy" centered on human rights and economic development. But the new policy has its own contradictions.

Palestinians sign unity pact

May 4, 2011 By Susan Webb

Leaders of 14 Palestinian political parties including Fatah and Hamas announced a unity agreement in Cairo on Wednesday.

“Love During Wartime”: A Romeo and Juliet story from the Holy Land

April 18, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

A couple's innocent dream to escape the bonds of politics, time and tribe ineluctably butts up against the sanctions of all-too-organized society at every turn.

World Notes: China, Hungary, Ivory Coast – and more

April 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

International news about China, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Palestine, Costa Rica and Cuba are explored.