Arab-Israel Conflict

Arab-Israel Conflict is mentioned in 30 articles and has appeared on 0 TIME covers

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Israeli troops stop Arabs for questioning in the Gaza Strip in 1956.

The Arab-Israel conflict is basically a fight over the land of historic Palestine and whether a Jewish state has legitimacy there. Israel's claims to the land are rooted in the Old Testament, while the Muslim and Christian Arabs known as Palestinians argue that they have lived there uninterruptedly ever since Biblical times. The conflict dates ... Read More

Arab-Israel Conflict Articles

Found: 30 Articles

The President's Peacemaking Quest

Jan. 8, 2009 | By Martin Indyk

How the new President can push for a quick truce in Gaza and a larger Palestinian solution
Welcome to Hizballahstan

May. 15, 2008 | By Andrew Lee Butters/Beirut

The militants' easy victory in the battle for Beirut leaves the U.S. yet again on the losing side of an Arab conflict, with little leverage and few options
Soft Drink Fizz Goes Flat in Gaza

Dec. 13, 2007 | By Tim McGirk/Gaza

Pepsi's bottler can't get CO2 because of Israel's blockade. Among workers' dwindling job options: Hamas
In the Shadow of the Six-Day War

May. 31, 2007 | By Tim McGirk / Jerusalem

Forty years on, the victories, defeats and disappointments of the Six-Day War continue to shape the victories, defeats and disappointments of the Six-Day War continue to shape the lives of Palestinians and Israelis
No Light at The End of The Tunnel

Aug. 7, 2006 | By Scott MacLeod

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tried but failed to win freedom for Israel's three missing soldiers, whose capture by Hamas and Hizballah triggered Israel's attacks in the Gaza Strip and then Lebanon. A veteran mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict, Mubarak had advice for all the parties in written answers to questions from TIME's Cairo bureau chief, ...