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Israel and the crisis in the Middle East

Israel's war in Gaza has exacerbated regional tensions in the Middle East.

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A damaged passenger bus after an attack in southern Israel

New al Qaeda threat?

The terror attacks on Israeli commuter buses raise the specter of a new al Qaeda group in Sinai.
August 19, 2011
Slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik

Hariri investigation

A UN-backed court indicts four Hezbollah members over the former Lebanese premier's killing.
August 18, 2011
graphic of dove with Israeli and palestinian flags

Peace talks skepticism

Palestinians have reacted skeptically to Israel's latest moves to restart the peace process.
August 9, 2011
Text with definitions of waterboarding and Jihad

Terrorism terms

A list of people, groups and terms used in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
August 8, 2011
German Women Jazz's Orchestra playing in Gaza

Jazz in Gaza

The German Women Jazz Orchestra recently gave the first ever German jazz concert in Gaza.
July 20, 2011
Pro-Palestinian activists carrying "Boats to Gaza" sign

Blockade runner

A French yacht carrying activists bound for Gaza has been surrounded by Israeli ships.
July 19, 2011
Activists demonstrating in Athens

One-boat flotilla

A yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists is hoping to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
July 17, 2011
View of Gaza City

Housing boom

The property market is Gaza City is booming despite widespread poverty and regional tensions.
July 15, 2011
statue of rafik hariri

Fears of escalation

The UN-backed court for Lebanon issues arrests warrants for the murder of former prime minister Hari
July 12, 2011
A local pro-Palestinian activist flashes the 'peace-sign' as he gets arrested at the Ben-Gurion airport

Fly-in demo

Pro-Palestinian activists are blocked from entering Israel, ahead of a coordinated protest.
July 8, 2011
symbolic picture of islamic and christian icons

Collateral damage

Toppling the Assad regime in Syria would leave minorities there in a tight spot, experts say.
July 6, 2011
Rafah border crossing

Gaza border

Palestinians may now cross the border from Gaza to Egypt - but the same doesn't apply to commerce.
July 4, 2011
Activists protest on the streets of Athens

Making waves

Facing heated protests from pro-Palestinian activists, Greece offers to ship supplies to Gaza.
July 4, 2011
US Army soldiers

Rumor or truth?

Internet speculation on US plans for Libya and Syria may be vague - but could it contain truths?
June 27, 2011
A Hezbollah rally in Beirut

Hezbollah's rise

Lebanon's new Hezbollah-led government increases concern over further instability in the Arab World.
June 15, 2011
Dirk Niebel and Guido Westerwelle

Double team

Two German ministers traveled to the Palestinian territories, hoping to expand Germany's role.
June 14, 2011
Bundeswehr soldiers in Kosovo

Extended missions

The German parliament has approved extensions to Bundeswehr missions in Kosovo and Lebanon.
June 10, 2011
Palestinian man waiting to cross into Egypt

End of isolation

Relief in Gaza as Egypt opens gateway for first time in four years, but Israel is nervous.
May 28, 2011
There are hundreds of Israeli soldiers in Hebron to watch out for the 500 Jewish settlers who have settlements in the Palestinian territory

Mideast peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made few concessions in his speech to the US Congress.
May 23, 2011
Barack Obama

Resetting relations

President Obama will make his first major speech on the Arab Spring wave of uprisings on Thursday.
May 18, 2011
Daniel Barenboim conducts a concert in the Gaza Strip on May 3, 2011

Peace concert

Conductor Daniel Barenboim performs with a European orchestra in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
May 4, 2011
President Obama with a map of the Middle East

Secret funding

Leaked cables showing US funding of Syrian opposition groups further strain ties with Damascus.
April 20, 2011
Vittorio Arrigoni with three children

Murder in Gaza

An Italian peace activist kidnapped by a radical Islamist group in the Gaza Strip is found dead.
April 15, 2011
South African Judge Richard Goldstone, Head of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

Embarrassing about-face

The author of a UN report charging Israel with human rights violations revises his assessment.
April 3, 2011
English opinion

Opinion

DW's Bettina Marx says Arab revolts have partly fueled escalation between Israelis and Palestinians.
March 24, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel on alert

Egypt's unrest has Israel worried and its leaders assessing the risk of potential scenarios.
January 31, 2011
The Mavi Marmara

Flotilla revenge film

The content of a Turkish action movie, and its release date, stir up claims of anti-Semitism.
January 28, 2011
Mikati and Hararis hold talks

Lebanon crisis

Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed designated premier, will form a cabinet without Saad Hariri.
January 25, 2011
A Hamas minibus hit by an Israeli strike

Al-Jazeera leaks

Tensions rise as Al-Jazeera leaks 1,600 documents detailing secret Israeli-Palestinian talks.
January 24, 2011
The Mavi Marmara ship

Israeli inquiry

An Israeli report defends a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and the naval blockade of Gaza.
January 23, 2011
Residents watch from a building destroyed in the conflict with Israel, as Palestinian Hamas supporters, not seen, gather during a protest

Human rights in Israel

Human rights groups in Israel are concerned about a worrying shift towards government censorship.
January 21, 2011
A crowd holds a poster with a picture of the minister crossed out in front of her car

'Get out of Gaza'

Palestinian protesters attack the French foreign minister's car as she enters the Gaza Strip.
January 21, 2011
A Hezbollah flag is seen on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel

Israel on alert

Instability in Lebanon, tensions in Gaza and continued threats from Iran have put Israel on alert.
January 17, 2011
Saad Hariri

Political crisis

Lebanon's prime minister faces crucial talks on forming a new national government.
January 17, 2011
Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators hold flags of the Hezbollah, Lebanon and Palestine as they take part in a rally in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon

New Lebanon crisis

Lebanon falls into political turmoil following the resignation of Hezbollah ministers.
January 13, 2011
Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Not sorry

Israel's Lieberman says there's no way Israel will apologize to Turkey for a deadly ship raid.
December 26, 2010
Turkish and Israeli flags

Improving relations

Turkey hopes to improve ties with Israel following May's deadly assault on a Gaza-bound aid ship.
December 26, 2010
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanjahu, US President Barack Obama

Peace process in peril

US stares failure in the face as Israeli settlement issue undermines Middle East peace efforts.
December 20, 2010

Gaza peace caravan

The caravan is scheduled to reach the Palestinian territories on December 27.
December 7, 2010
Turkish and Israeli flags

Thawing relations

Israel's deadly forest fires may provide a fresh diplomatic opportunity with Turkey.
December 6, 2010
Palestinian protests near the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt

Dual purpose

The new fence to be built along the Israeli-Egyptian border is seen as a serious threat to Hamas.
November 14, 2010
Guido Westerwelle in girls' school classroom

Westerwelle in Gaza

Guido Westerwelle visits the Gaza Strip, the first German government official to do so since 2006.
November 8, 2010
The Israeli and German flags

Diplomatic tour

Germany's foreign minister arrives in Israel to help kick-start peace talks with the Palestinians.
November 7, 2010
Lebanese police block the scene of a massive bomb attack

Hariri investigation

A Syrian court allegedly issues arrest warrants against officials involved in the UN's Hariri probe.
October 13, 2010
Palestinians walk at the Gaza City port

Sailing to Gaza

A ship carrying Jewish activists from Germany, Britain and Israel headed to the Gaza Strip Sunday.
September 27, 2010
European flag superimposed on a map of the Middle East

A seat for the EU?

Catherine Ashton cools French calls for her to attend direct Middle East peace talks.
August 28, 2010
Flags of Syria and the United States

Syrian influence

The US is offering regional power incentives to tempt Syria away from its ally Iran.
August 20, 2010
The Mavi Marmara ship, aboard which Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla took place

Flotilla inquiry

The Israeli defense minister tells a special panel that a Gaza-bound aid convoy was a "provocation."
August 10, 2010
The Israeli flag and Mavi Marmara ship

Gaza flotilla raid

Israel is cooperating with a UN probe into May's deadly raid on a flotilla headed toward Gaza.
August 9, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Raid inquiry

Israel's prime minister tells an investigative panel a deadly aid flotilla raid was legal.
August 9, 2010