Sharing the land
Why Mid-East peace has remained elusive
Profile: Gaza Strip
Profile of the strip, including population centres, refugee camps and border crossings.
Oil heavyweight ponders landscape
The head of the world’s most influential state oil company predicts demand will grow at a ‘reasonable pace’, increasing annually by perhaps 1m to 1.5m barrels per day from 2010
PM concedes a little in key speech
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu may have mentioned the words “Palestinian state”, but his speech gave little else to encourage those who dream of peace, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen says.
Working West Bank checkpoints
You may be able to see Jerusalem from the West Bank but it doesn’t mean it is an easy job delivering goods across the border.
Abbas sets Palestinian polls date
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says polls will be held on 24 January in the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza.
Profile: Fatah movement
After decades as the ruling party and heart of the Palestinian cause, Fatah seems to have slipped in Palestinians’ affections.
Report: Palestinians denied water
Israel is denying Palestinians access to the basic minimum of clean, safe water, Amnesty International says.
Israel allows Eid cows into Gaza
Israel eases its blockade of Gaza to allow in thousands of cattle ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.
Secret Jerusalem
Palestinian artists go underground to dodge Israeli curbs
Hamas rule
Gaza residents suffer as Hamas sticks to its guns
Israel mulls Gaza probes review
Israel considers a review of internal military inquiries clearing troops of alleged war crimes during the Gaza offensive.
Future imperfect
Jeremy Bowen on President Obama’s Mid-East efforts
Israeli and Palestinian views
In pictures: Reaction to ceasefire
Who are Hamas?
Hamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.
