http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/default.stmBBC News Special Reports: Middle East Crisis, in-depth coverage and analysis on the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians plus audio and video.en-gbThu, 26 Nov 2009 15:42:42 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/default.stmPalestinian officials reject Israel's offer to restrict residential building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8379868.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8379868.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 23:10:31 GMTMiddle EastIsrael offers to restrict building in Jewish settlements excluding East Jerusalem, to try to revive peace talks with Palestinians.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8378871.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8378871.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 19:05:29 GMTMiddle EastUS President Barack Obama says Israel's approval of new homes at a settlement in Jerusalem could lead to a "dangerous" situation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8366596.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8366596.stmWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:26 GMTMiddle EastThe US and UN criticise Israel's approval of 900 extra housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8364815.stmWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:12 GMTMiddle EastIsrael rejects a Palestinian plan to seek recognition for an independent state, saying talks are the only solution.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8361654.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8361654.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:39:11 GMTMiddle EastElections due in January 2010 should be postponed, the Palestinian Authority's electoral commission recommends.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8356959.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356959.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:17 GMTMiddle EastIsrael's Supreme Court says a Palestinian student whom the army deported to Gaza should be able to challenge the process.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8356103.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356103.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:18 GMTMiddle EastPalestinians mark five years since the death of Yasser Arafat, as his successor repeats calls for an end to Israeli settlement building.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8354575.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354575.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:35 GMTMiddle EastIsrael eases its blockade of Gaza to allow in thousands of cattle ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8352076.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8352076.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:51:33 GMTMiddle EastPresident Barack Obama meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the US struggles to revive the Middle East peace process.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8350724.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350724.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 09:19:50 GMTMiddle EastA former Israeli minister unveils a peace plan offering a Palestinian state with temporary borders and talks with Hamas.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8350667.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350667.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:08:35 GMTMiddle EastHatem Shurrab, an aid worker in Gaza for the UK-based charity Islamic Relief Worldwide, keeps a diary of his work amid the conflict.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7866113.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7866113.stmMon, 02 Feb 2009 21:20:22 GMTMiddle EastPalestinians in Gaza assess the ceasefire "victory" for Hamas, and describe the aftermath of the conflict.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7837356.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7837356.stmMon, 19 Jan 2009 14:20:35 GMTMiddle EastIn pictures: Reaction to ceasefirehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/middle_east_views_on_gaza_ceasefire/html/1.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/middle_east_views_on_gaza_ceasefire/html/1.stmSun, 18 Jan 2009 13:51:51 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC's Paul Wood reports from Gaza City on his impressions as he entered northern Gaza at the beginning of the ceasefire.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7836541.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7836541.stmSun, 18 Jan 2009 18:20:15 GMTMiddle EastPalestinians across Gaza City describe a welcome easing in conditions after Israeli tanks pull back.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7832813.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7832813.stmFri, 16 Jan 2009 15:31:22 GMTMiddle EastFour Israelis discuss the conflict with Hamas. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7820241.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7820241.stmFri, 09 Jan 2009 22:51:38 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC's Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/6668603.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6668603.stmTue, 22 May 2007 08:34:45 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC's Martin Asser looks at the four main obstacles on the road to peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/6669545.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6669545.stmFri, 25 May 2007 10:37:47 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC's Martin Asser looks at issues still dividing Arabs and Israelis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/6666495.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6666495.stmWed, 23 May 2007 08:12:25 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC News website's Martin Asser looks at the issue of Palestinian refugees, one of the main obstacles to peace.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/6659239.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6659239.stmWed, 30 May 2007 11:15:39 GMTMiddle EastIn the 40 years since the Middle East war of June 1967, there have been many peace plans and many negotiations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/6666393.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6666393.stmMon, 26 Nov 2007 10:38:20 GMTMiddle EastAfter decades as the ruling party and heart of the Palestinian cause, Fatah seems to have slipped in Palestinians' affections.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/1371998.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1371998.stmTue, 04 Aug 2009 08:44:42 GMTMiddle EastWhat can be defined as military target?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7811386.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7811386.stmMon, 05 Jan 2009 12:29:15 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC News Website examines the Israeli restrictions on Gaza that aid agencies say have brought conditions in the Strip to their worst in decades.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7545636.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7545636.stmMon, 15 Jun 2009 16:52:55 GMTMiddle EastProfile of the strip, including population centres, refugee camps and border crossings.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/5122404.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5122404.stmTue, 06 Jan 2009 13:39:23 GMTMiddle EastHamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/1654510.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1654510.stmSun, 04 Jan 2009 15:53:06 GMTMiddle EastThe BBC News website looks at the complex position of the 20% of Israeli's population that are of Palestinian Arab descent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8165338.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8165338.stmThu, 23 Jul 2009 13:08:05 GMTMiddle EastGaza's industries, already hit hard by Israel's two-year blockade, are struggling to recover from war damage six months on from the January conflict, reports the BBC's Heather Sharp in Gaza City.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8119457.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8119457.stmFri, 26 Jun 2009 08:28:46 GMTMiddle EastA report by a group of Israeli ex-military activists lends credibility to widespread claims that the laws of war were breached in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8151336.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8151336.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 10:09:53 GMTMiddle EastYou 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8123905.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8123905.stmMon, 29 Jun 2009 11:29:59 GMTMiddle EastThe UN says border crossings must be opened quickly to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7812295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7812295.stmMon, 19 Jan 2009 13:52:35 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian dream of independence is remote as ever http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8355703.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355703.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:20:33 GMTMiddle EastWhy Mid-East peace has remained elusive http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8261702.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8261702.stmFri, 18 Sep 2009 12:04:13 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentThe UN looks closely, but will report bring action?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8258147.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8258147.stmWed, 16 Sep 2009 03:52:06 GMTMiddle EastObama presses Arab states on peace processhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8172034.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8172034.stmTue, 28 Jul 2009 09:41:11 GMTMiddle EastIsraeli 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8100644.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8100644.stmMon, 15 Jun 2009 12:13:30 GMTMiddle EastJewish-Arab film breaks new ground for Israeli audiencehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8317049.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8317049.stmWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:05 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian leaders face anger over UN report on Gazahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8297698.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8297698.stmFri, 09 Oct 2009 06:41:50 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian film of woman's fight for cancer treatmenthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8130934.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8130934.stmFri, 03 Jul 2009 06:33:49 GMTMiddle EastIsraeli Arabs say discrimination chokes their townshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8164755.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8164755.stmFri, 24 Jul 2009 05:12:25 GMTMiddle EastA former Israeli military commander has told the BBC that Palestinian youngsters are routinely ill-treated by Israeli soldiers while in custody, Katya Adler reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8186905.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8186905.stmThu, 06 Aug 2009 09:40:49 GMTMiddle EastWho makes the best chickpeas and sesame dish?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8375952.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8375952.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:54:41 GMTMiddle EastPro-settlement soldiers worry Israel's leadershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8376631.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8376631.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 08:01:08 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian artists go underground to dodge Israeli curbshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8338316.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338316.stmTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:58:59 GMTMiddle EastIran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war gameshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8338155.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338155.stmMon, 02 Nov 2009 15:32:07 GMTMiddle EastJeremy Bowen on President Obama's Mid-East effortshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8335114.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8335114.stmSat, 31 Oct 2009 00:39:41 GMTMiddle EastGaza residents suffer as Hamas sticks to its gunshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8320668.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8320668.stmFri, 23 Oct 2009 05:42:47 GMTMiddle East