Palestinians in the West Bank celebrated the official bid for statehood in the UN. Many Palestinian Americans, however, worry about what statehood would actually mean.
Israel to Palestinians: Only way to statehood is negotiation
Dangers abound for good guys in Syria, and bad guys in Somalia
United Nations votes to accept Palestine as nonmember observer
Arafat’s body exhumed as inquiry into his death ramps up
Yasser Arafat died some eight years ago, but the investigation into his death only recently turned a surprising corner. On Tuesday, investigators exhumed his body to try and determine if radiation poisoning was behind his death.
Yasser Arafat’s widow asks for French investigation into her husband’s death
In late 2004, Yasser Arafat had the flu. Seventeen days later, he was dead. A recent investigation by Al-Jazeera has many people wondering what really killed the Palestinian leader eight years ago.
Mahmoud Abbas’s newfound popularity
On the heels of Mahmoud Abbas’s dramatic request for Palestinian membership into the United Nations, the leader is riding a wave of popularity.
