Articles
Why Palestine Will Win Big at the UN
The factors that have lined up support for Abbas' bid--and how winning will affect relations between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Is Netanyahu Trying to Make the Two-State Option an Impossibility?
The go-ahead on the E1 settlements could make a contiguous Palestinian West Bank a practical impossibility--and with it, a viable two-state solution to the...
Palestine’s U.N. Bid: UNESCO Experience May Be a Cautionary Tale
As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pushes on Thursday for the UN General Assembly to upgrade the Palestinians' status in the international body to...
Palestinian Statehood Gets Recognized by UNESCO: What's Next?
Unesco's approval of full membership for Palestine is not without practical significance: The U.N. organization bestows and enforces the status of World Heritage...
At the UN, Obama Presents a United Diplomatic Front as Israel and Palestine Fight On
With the country’s attention momentarily on foreign policy, it’s worth making one observation: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have kept near-total peace in the...
Photo Essays
Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948
Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...
Heritage Sites of Palestine
Now that Palestine has been accepted as a member of UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural organization, could these historic sites win World Heritage status and be counted...
Time.com Specials
The Road Map
Can the major players keep the peace process between Israel and Palestine on track this time?
