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The UN General Assembly voted in November to upgrade the Palestinians from a UN observer to a nonmember observer state (Reuters)

Palestinians hold off on UN entry

The Palestinians haven't applied yet to join 63 UN agencies mainly to give the latest US peace effort a chance to succeed.

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NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully with US Secretary of State John Kerry (@StateDept/Twitter)

McCully pledges Mid East peacekeepers video

Murray McCully has offered to send NZ soldiers to the Middle East if there's an unsanctioned peace deal between Palestine and Israeli.

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Yair Lapid (Reuters)

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time.

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Stephen Hawking (Reuters)

Hawking boycotts Israeli conference

British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad meet (AAP)

Palestinian Prime Minister resigns

Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets US Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah (Reuters)

Old peace plan could end impasse

A dormant, decade-old Mideast peace plan has suddenly emerged as a possible key to breaking years of deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Palestinian protesters take cover during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank (Reuters)

Clashes after Palestinian deaths

Palestinians have taken to the streets in the West Bank in a show of outrage over the deaths of two protesters killed in clashes with Israel.

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An Israeli soldier sits atop a tank just outside the northern Gaza Strip (Reuters)

Israel: Gaza militants firing rockets

The Israeli military says Gaza militants have fired rockets at the south of the country a day after Israel warned of an escalation.

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Israeli border policemen remove a Palestinian medic during a protest (Reuters)

Gaza rockets cannot continue - Israel

Israel says it will not sit back, as the military retaliated for rocket fire for the first time since November.

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US President Barack Obama speaking at the Jerusalem Convention Centre (Reuters)

Israel 'must make peace' with Palestine video

The US president said compromise is needed for Israel to achieve lasting security and make peace with Palestine.

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An Israeli policewoman looks at the damage after a rocket landed in Sderot (Reuters)

Palestinian rockets hit Israel

Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets into southern Israel today as Barack Obama visits the country.

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Roger Waters (WENN.com)

Waters renews calls for Israel boycott

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has urged his music peers to join a new campaign aimed at boycotting concerts in Israel.

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Unknown protesters put X on Obama placards in protest of his visit to Palestine (AAP)

Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit

US President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, sceptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace.

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A Palestinian throws stones at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, March 8 (Reuters)

Israeli troops kill Palestinian protester

Israeli troops shot to death a Palestinian man after he and others hurled rocks and firebombs at them.

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British Consul-General Sir Vincent Fean (2nd L) is escorted into his car as Palestinian students protest against his visit to Ramallah (Reuters)

Palestinians rush visiting UK diplomat

Dozens of Palestinian students swarmed around a British diplomat, leaping on his vehicle and trying to attack him in a show of rage over British policy.

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Labourers disembark a Palestinians-only bus before crossing through Israel's Eyal checkpoint (Reuters)

Palestinian-only buses cause uproar

Israeli peace activists condemned the bus lines as racist, while Palestinian riders seemed to like the arrangement.

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Palestinians carry the body of Arafat Jaradat during his funeral in the West Bank village of Se'eer, near Hebron (Reuters)

Man who died in Israeli custody buried

A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody was given a hero's funeral.

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A Palestinian protester stands near Palestinian riot police (Reuters)

PHOTOS: Clashes erupt in West Bank

Clashes erupted Saturday in the West Bank where Jewish settlers shot two Palestinian demonstrators.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (Reuters)

Israel signals new approach to peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has added his first coalition partner as he works to build a new government.

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Still from 5 Broken Cameras

Oscar nominated doco angers many

Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras has managed to infuriate people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide.

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