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In Israeli Shops, Knives Get Harder To Find, Demand For Guns Goes Up

7:52pm October 20, 2015

by Emily Harris

In light of recent stabbing attacks by Palestinians, some Israeli supermarkets have taken knives off their shelves. Some Israelis say it's also time for Jewish citizens to buy more guns.

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Israeli police check Palestinian IDs at a checkpoint in an Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday. Palestinian assailants have carried out a series of stabbings and the Israelis have ramped up security measures in the city. Eight Israelis and more than

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East Jerusalem Becomes Focus Of The Conflict, And The Mood Is Bleak

6:28pm October 19, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Palestinians in East Jerusalem were not often involved in the violence in the past, but this area is the center of the current friction between Israelis and Palestinians.

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A relative kisses the body of Iyad Awawdeh, 26, during his funeral in the West Bank on Saturday. Awawdeh was killed after he stabbed an Israeli soldier.

More Attacks, Deaths In Conflict Between Israelis And Palestinians

1:26pm October 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli police say they tried to stab Israelis. Meanwhile, Israel rejected a plan for international police to watch over the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli border guards take aim at Palestinian demonstrators (unseen) during clashes at the Hawara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday.

Palestinians Set Fire To Joseph's Tomb In The West Bank

10:46am October 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The tomb is believed to contain the remains of the biblical patriarch, Joseph, and is a prayer site visited by many Jews. Over the past two weeks, at least 39 people have been killed in clashes.

Israel Accuses Palestinian Leader Abbas Of Inciting Terrorism

9:07am October 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

During a speech, Mahmoud Abbas said that Israeli forces had "executed" a 13-year-old, but the boy whose picture he held up is alive and Israel says he and a cousin attacked an Israeli boy.

A Palestinian tries to dodge rubber coated bullets during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank, on Tuesday.

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Israel Deploys Soldiers To Cities To Help Quell Violence

9:02am October 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The move comes after clashes between Palestinians and Israelis have intensified. On Tuesday, Palestinians killed three Israelis in stabbing and shooting attacks.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.

Palestinian President Abbas Says He's No Longer Bound By Oslo Accords

3:35pm September 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The agreements signed with Israel were the basis for a two-state solution. Mahmoud Abbas said Israel had refused to honor the agreements.

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A Paris 'Beach Party' Turns Into A Middle East Protest

10:36am August 15, 2015

by Jake Cigainero

Parisians create an urban beach on the banks of the Seine every summer to conjure seashores around the world. This year's fantasy beach, Tel Aviv, sparked protests and a rival "Gaza" beach.

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A Palestinian man mourns alongside the body of a one-and-a-half year old boy, Ali Dawabsheh, during his funeral in Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday.

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Arson Attack That Killed Toddler In West Bank Is Called Terrorism

1:07pm July 31, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

An 18-month old died in the fire. The perpetrators scrawled slogans in Hebrew on an outside wall of the house. Palestinian leaders blamed the Israeli government.

Pope Francis meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 25, 2014. The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized today.

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Vatican Officially Recognizes State Of Palestine

3:43pm May 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a treaty between the two sides, the Holy See switches its diplomatic relations from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine. Israel said it was "disappointed."