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Palestinians Wonder: Who Will Be Our Next Leader?

4:01pm October 13, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is 81, a heavy smoker and has a history of health problems. He was elected more than a decade ago, and it's not clear how he would be replaced.

Shimon Peres, former President of Israel, appears in a 2012 music video promoting his Facebook page.

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How Effective Was Shimon Peres' Social Media Push For Peace?

11:30am October 01, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

Shimon Peres spent his final years as a grandfatherly figure, using social media to urge young Israelis toward his optimistic vision of peace. They liked him — but some were skeptical of his message.

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Shimon Peres, Israel's foreign minister at the time, visits his home village — once part of Poland, now in Belarus — in 1992. He was looking for his boyhood home, but it had long since been torn down. Like many of Israel's founding fathers, he traced

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The Day Shimon Peres Returned To His Boyhood Village

11:23pm September 28, 2016

by Joanne Levine

Like many founding fathers of Israel, he was born in Eastern Europe. After the Soviet Union collapsed, he returned in 1992 searching for his old family home.

President Shimon Peres addresses members of the Foreign Press Association during a visit to the southern Israeli town of Sderot in July 2014, following Palestinian rocket attacks on the city.

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Shimon Peres, The Last Of Israel's Founding Fathers, Dies At 93

11:09pm September 27, 2016

Peres served as prime minister three times, launched the country's nuclear program and won the Nobel Peace Prize. But his grandest goal, an Israel at peace with its Arab neighbors, eluded him.

An Israeli security officer next to an overturned vehicle belonging to a family of Jewish settlers ambushed near Hebron, in the West Bank, on July 1. Two Palestinians aided the wounded Israelis. One of the Palestinians has since lost his job and been targ

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After Aiding Injured Israelis, A Palestinian Is Targeted For Abuse

5:40pm September 24, 2016

by Nick Schifrin

When an Israeli family was ambushed in their car in the West Bank, two Palestinians came to their aid. One is paying a price now, seen as aiding the enemy.

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Former Israeli President And Prime Minister Shimon Peres Hospitalized

8:09pm September 13, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Peres, 93, suffered a stroke and was taken to a Tel Aviv hospital. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role in negotiating an interim peace agreement between Israel and the PLO.

An Israeli soldier walks in front of the body of one of two guards who army sources said were killed by Palestinian militants on April 25, 2008. One of those killed was Eli Wasserman, 51.

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In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Even Calm Is Deadly

4:49pm August 14, 2016

by Emily Harris

NPR examined more than a decade of data detailing Israeli and Palestinian fatalities. From February 2005 to September 2015, there were only four months with no deaths from conflict-related violence.

Palestinian staff of the United Nations Development Programme drive an official car in front of its headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday.

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Israel Indicts U.N. Employee, Accuses Him Of Helping Hamas

6:11pm August 09, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The indictment comes just days after Israel charged a World Vision employee of funneling millions to the militant group in charge of the Gaza Strip.

The lingerie factory was opened in the West Bank in the 1980s in an attempt to develop the Palestinian economy. The factory was shut in 1990 amid bouts of West Bank violence and troubles with Israeli military regulations. Racks of robes and camisoles stil

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An Israeli-Palestinian Battle With Roots In Lingerie

8:40am August 06, 2016

by Emily Harris

A brief — and camisole — history behind the conflict over labeling products that are made in the West Bank.

The office of the World Vision, in east Jerusalem. A senior staffer in Gaza was arrested in June and indicted on Thursday.

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Israel Accuses World Vision Employee Of Embezzling Millions For Hamas

5:52pm August 05, 2016

Israel said it arrested a senior World Vision staffer in Gaza and accused him of funneling funds to the Hamas militant group. The Christian charity said it has "no reason" to believe the allegations.