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They said it risked expanding the current conflict and undermined the prospects for peace and the coexistence of people in the Middle East. Seven Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences were ...

In our popular media no less than our politics, the Middle East is a site of conflict, trauma and terrorism. Even in narratives that are sympathetic and relatively nuanced, or which diagnose the ...

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The South San Antonio Independent School District board has unanimously approved a controversial curriculum that has drawn criticism for its heavy use of biblical material — and for which the ...

Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. are negotiating the release of Lebanese prisoners. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Although the ceasefire in Gaza has brought an influx of humanitarian aid and a rare respite from Israeli ...