But the administration kept its $60 million funding for the repressive Palestinian security forces (which basically serves as a replica of the South Lebanon Army—a militia which serves on behalf of the Israeli occupation). ... Gradually, Arafat—once he established his control in..…

Those in Lebanon were usually in their late teens or early twenties who joined one of the many Palestinian commando groups. ..…

British Labour Party's decision to adopt IHRA's contested anti-Semitism definition is victory for Israel lobby and for forces on both sides of Atlantic seeking to stifle criticism of Mideast policy, argues Daniel Lazare.. ..…

(This share would drop to about 8% if registered Palestinian refugees living outside of the Palestinian territories in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria were not included in the number of displaced persons.) ..…

Many of the countries and territories in this category – including India, Israel, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories and Nigeria – already had very high social hostilities. Two countries – Lebanon and Yemen – had very high social hostilities in 2014 but not in 2013. ..…

Elsewhere in his remarks, Hezbollah leader warned Israeli regime against attacking Lebanon, stressing that the movement owns list of targets in Palestinian lands, including Tel Aviv's nuclear reactors and biological research centers... ..…

The issue of Syria dominated Israel yesterday, with top officials Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office saying they would demand that United States force Syria to end the threat from Hezbollah, Iranian-backed militia that, with Syria's connivance, is the most powerful political force in southern..…

Between 1900 and 2010, the number of Christians in the region including Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestinian territories grew from 1.6 million to 7.5 million. ..…

Similarly, in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Tunisia, Muslims who say they pray several times a day are at least 25 percentage points more supportive of enshrining sharia as official law than are less observant Muslims. . ... This is particularly true in the Middle East-North..…

In the Middle East and North Africa, majorities or substantial minorities in most countries – including Tunisia, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Iraq – believe that it is possible to interpret Islam’s teachings in multiple ways. ..…

Later, the 1982 Lebanon war and the first Palestinian intifada disillusioned many secularists, some of whom went on to become refuseniks. ..…