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Palestinian threat to declare statehood seeks to put onus on Israel

With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations.

By Leslie Susser November 16, 2009 11:58 pm

Jews, Palestinians scuffle over E. Jerusalem home

Jewish Israelis moved into the home of a Palestinian family in eastern Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was Jewish-owned.

November 3, 2009 9:12 pm

Battle over Jerusalem heats up as Arabs let charges fly, Jews build

In an intensifying struggle over Jerusalem, Arab leaders are accusing Israel of trying to undermine the mosque on the Temple Mount and Israel is backing Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem in a bid to keep the city under Israeli control.

November 3, 2009 9:05 pm