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Despite several negotiations attempts, peace still eludes the region.
By Jennie Wood
A boy and a soldier in front of the West Bank Barrier
Justin McIntosh, August 2004
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Despite several negotiations attempts, peace still eludes the region.
By Jennie Wood
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Conflict from 1948 through 2000
Israel
Palestine
Glossary of Terms
Conflict Timeline
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as U.S.… Read more
Haram As Sharif, Knesset, Nakba, and more by Jennie Wood A-Q | R-W Balfour Declaration On Nov. 2, 1917, the British government stated that it supported creating a "national home" for Jews in Palestine without infringing upon the civil and religious rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine. Britain was the first major power to… Read more
Read about the Wye Accord, Israel's 60th Anniversary, and more Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud AbbasYasir ArafatSala FayyadIsmail HaniyaSheik Ahmed YassinKey Israeli Figures Ehud BarakMenachem BeginDavid Ben-GurionYizhak Ben-ZviRachel BluwsteinMoshe DayanAbba EbanLevi EshkolTheodor HerzlVladimir JabotinskyTzipi… Read more
A peaceful solution to one of the world's most intractable conflicts has proven elusive for decades
By Beth Rowen
Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestinian Liberation Organization Leader Yasir Arafat
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With the outbreak of civil war in Syria, more Druze turn to Israel for citizenship. By Jennie Wood Related Links Conflict from 1948 through 2000 Recent History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The 1967 War (The Six-Day War) Israel… Read more
Read about other countries involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud AbbasYasir ArafatSala FayyadIsmail HaniyaSheik Ahmed YassinKey Israeli Figures Ehud BarakMenachem BeginDavid Ben-GurionYizhak Ben-ZviRachel BluwsteinMoshe DayanAbba EbanLevi EshkolTheodor HerzlVladimir… Read more
T. E. Lawrence
Golda Meir
Mahmoud Abbas
George Mitchell
Tzipi Livni
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British Royalty
Find information on the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the royal couple's first pregnancy, and more.
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Main British Royalty page.
Kate Expectations: Speculation Followed the Announcement of Kate Middleton's Pregnancy.
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Royal Wedding 2011 Find all the information you need for the big day from who's invited to who's not, the ceremony, the carriage route, and the after party. Check out a history royal scandals and compare this year's nuptials to the 1981 Royal Wedding. Royal Wedding 2011Everything You Need to Know About the Royal Wedding 2011Barely… Read more
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Here is a list of the current monarchs throughout the world.
King Albert II, Belgium
King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia
Emperor Akihito, Japan
King Abdullah II, Jordan
Prince Albert II, Monaco
King Willem-Alexander, Netherlands
King Juan Carlos I, Spain
Main British Royalty page.
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Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals.
King Charles III of England
Learn about the new monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, King Charles III, including his… Read more
Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals.
Royal Family Biographies
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World > Structures and Buildings
by Amy Fletcher
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Find out how to choose the right colors to wear by Catherine McNiff Related Links Color Psychology QuizHistory of ColorColor: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting FactsWhat is Color?What Colors Mean - from FactMonster.com Color BlindnessAcademic ColorsColor PrintingAstronomical ColorWhen it comes to selecting a wardrobe, people usually… Read more
2008 news of the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
Thabo Mbeki
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Learn how people in ancient times created color for their garments by Catherine McNiff Related Links Color Psychology QuizColor: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting FactsWhat is Color?What Colors Mean - from FactMonster.com Color BlindnessAcademic ColorsKandinsky, WassilyColor PrintingAstronomical ColorSince people have been wearing… Read more
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