http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/West_BankFind stories, videos, and photos about West Bank from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:22:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/West_Bank14433Find stories, videos, and photos about West Bank from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli government ministers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/31/west.bank.college.student/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/31/west.bank.college.student/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor Berlanty Azzam, Wednesday's two-hour round trip from Bethlehem to Ramallah was supposed to signal the possibility of a new life chapter for the 21-year-old college student.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/14/mideast.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/14/mideast.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe search for Middle East peace requires bold leadership from the United States and an American mediator who is credible, a former adviser to six U.S. secretaries of state, Aaron David Miller, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour Friday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/mideast.blair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/mideast.blair/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks between the Israelis and Palestinians must be "credible" in order to achieve peace in the region and unlock the economic potential of a future Palestinian state, British leader-turned-Mideast envoy Tony Blair said Tuesday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.water/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.water/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael is denying Palestinians access to adequate water supplies by controlling shared water resources, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/israel.settlers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/israel.settlers/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli settlers on Sunday set Palestinian fields and olive groves on fire after their illegal outpost in the West Bank was dismantled, Israeli military sources told CNN.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/generation.islam.salameh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/generation.islam.salameh/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor many graduate students seeking an advanced education degree, obstacles abound. Issues of finance, time management and family logistics often get in the way of students furthering their education and their dreams.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/zakaria.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/zakaria.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior members of the Palestinian Fatah party have suffered a serious upset in a vote to determine the party's key decision-making body.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/palestinian.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/palestinian.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior members of the Palestinian Fatah party appear to have suffered a serious upset in a vote to determine the party's key decision-making body.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/09/mideast.barrier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/09/mideast.barrier/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top U.N. official on Thursday urged Israel to "dismantle" its barrier separating the West Bank from the Jewish state and "make reparation for all damage suffered by all persons affected by the wall's construction" on Palestinian land.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/israel.settlers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/israel.settlers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany Jewish settlers in the West Bank believe the land was promised to them in the Bible by God.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/obama.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/obama.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael must halt West Bank settlement activity and the Palestinians need to increase West Bank security to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama said Thursday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.Fri, 29 May 2009 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/21/israel.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/21/israel.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn what could be a goodwill gesture to the Obama administration, Israeli security forces removed an illegal settler outpost Thursday in the West Bank.Thu, 21 May 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/13/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/13/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI called on Israelis and Palestinian to put aside their "grievances and divisions" and work toward reconciliation in the Middle East during a speech in the West Bank.Wed, 13 May 2009 10:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/22/palestinian.territories.cinema.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/22/palestinian.territories.cinema.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the 10th London Palestine Film Festival opens this week, Londoners will have greater access to films made in the Palestinian territories than many people living in the region.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/16/palestinian.wall.graffiti/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/16/palestinian.wall.graffiti/index.html#cnnSTCTextEmblazoned on a long, tall, concrete barrier in the midst of a rocky Middle Eastern landscape is this spray-painted message: "Mirror, mirror on the wall. When will this senseless object fall?"Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/15/israel.police/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/15/israel.police/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice searched Sunday for gunmen who opened fire on an Israeli police vehicle in the West Bank, killing two officers, according to Israeli police.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/clinton.west.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/clinton.west.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will wait until a new Israeli government is in place before it addresses key issues that have stalled the peace process with the Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/wedeman.israel.elections.westbank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/wedeman.israel.elections.westbank/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy eyes stung, I was coughing, my nose was running. Along with cameraman David Hawley and freelance producer Kareem Khadder, I had just been tear-gassed -- not for the first time last Friday -- during a day-long clash between Palestinian kids and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Na'alin, on the West Bank.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.likud.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.likud.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com profiles the leading parties and party leaders ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/west.bank.settler/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/west.bank.settler/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli film director Yehezkel Laing says it's a hill worth fighting for.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/israel.hebron/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/israel.hebron/index.html#cnnSTCTextJewish settlers are on a "terror" rampage in the West Bank city of Hebron, angry over the Israeli military's seizure of a disputed home, the city's mayor said Thursday.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/03/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/03/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTextA tense calm gripped the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday after rioting and serious clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians that saw at least 11 people wounded.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:31:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWest Bank settlers, long coddled by the Israeli government, turn on the security forces, hoping to block moves toward a two-state peace with the PalestiniansMon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/28/november.ime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/28/november.ime/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cedars of Lebanon A priceless commodity; they symbolize a nation, and once even sparked a revolution. They are the Cedars of Lebanon -- a protected species of tree under constant threat from man and the environment.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854183,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854183,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new U.S.-backed security force will face a tough time in the tinderbox West Bank city, where both Hamas and militant Israeli settlers want it to fail Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/west.bank.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/west.bank.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of Palestinian security reinforcements were awaiting orders Saturday as part of a joint Israeli-Palestinian operation in the West Bank town of Hebron, officials said.Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845237,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845237,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn "evil wind of extremism" is threatening Israel's democracy, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned SundaySun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839002,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839002,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael allowed Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to receive a shipment of weapons in a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian government thereFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNearly 200 Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel walked into Palestinian-controlled territory to cheers and applause, just hours before US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to arriveMon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/mideast.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/mideast.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli border policeman has been arrested in connection with last week's shooting death of a Palestinian boy, an Israeli police spokesman said Sunday.Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost of the nearly 150 Fatah-allied Palestinians who escaped a Hamas crackdown in Gaza are still in limbo in Israel, waiting to get into the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said Sunday.Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMost of the 180 Fatah supporters who fled into Israel from a deadly Hamas crackdown over the weekend will be sent back into the Gaza Strip on SundaySun, 03 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextInfighting between the two main Palestinian factions has led to arbitrary arrests, torture and abuse of detainees by both sides, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace effortsThu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/brown.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/brown.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that his country's disagreement with Britain over expanding settlements in the West Bank "should not stand in the way" of a peace agreement with the Palestinians.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli troops stormed the shopping mall in this West Bank city Tuesday and ordered it to close, saying the popular facility is linked to the militant Islamic HamasTue, 08 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/19/youth.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/19/youth.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you grow up in a place of war, your realities are inevitably driven by the violence surrounding you.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGaza militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries but undermining a shaky truce meant to halt a violent cycle of attacksThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice say three Palestinian rockets have hit southern Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office says the cease-fire that took effect last week has been brokenTue, 24 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new bill would compensate West Bank settlers like the Venturas who voluntarily leave their homes, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to decide within days whether to support itThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728362,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728362,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resumed face-to-face peace negotiations Monday after nearly two months marred by heavy Gaza Strip violenceMon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/israel.palestinian.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/israel.palestinian.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel on Monday for planning to build housing units in a West Bank settlement, saying the decision conflicts with "Israel's obligation under the road map" for Middle East peace.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/09/mideast.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/09/mideast.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Palestinian official said Sunday that Israel's plan to expand settlements in the West Bank was "like putting a stick in the wheels of the peace process."Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/08/israel.school.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/08/israel.school.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli police have arrested eight people during an investigation into Thursday's deadly attack at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Saturday.Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deadly attack on a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem Thursday was planned by an operation with purported ties to Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group in Lebanon, Palestinian militant sources in Gaza said.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Israeli tanks and troops pulled out of northern Gaza early Monday, and an Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed that the military was ending its five-day offensive operation.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/09/btsc.wedeman.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/09/btsc.wedeman.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTextAir Force One touched down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. President Bush has come to the Holy Land for the first time as president of the United States.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/10/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/10/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders Thursday to make "painful" concessions to reach a peace agreement, including dismantling "terrorist infrastructure" and ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:50:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Bush's trip has made one thing clear: Israel and the Palestinians aren't making peace anytime soonThu, 10 Jan 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn his first trip to Israel, the President will run up against an old obstacle to peace: settlements on the West BankWed, 09 Jan 2008 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Bush prepared Tuesday to head to Israel and the West Bank for the first time as commander-in-chief, he called a confrontation between U.S. Navy warships and Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz "a provocative act."Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraelis complained about rocket attacks from Gaza while Palestinians questioned Israeli plans for West Bank settlements during peace talks Wednesday.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/03/banksy.bethlehem/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/03/banksy.bethlehem/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish graffiti artist Banksy has launched an art exhibition in Bethlehem that he hopes will focus attention on the poverty of the West Bank and draw tourists to the traditional birthplace of Christianity.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/21/olmert.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/21/olmert.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Palestinian militant cell planned to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a recent visit to the West Bank city of Jericho, Israeli media reported Sunday.Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has agreed to remove 178 Palestinian militants from its watch list after the armed fugitives signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel and accepted the principles of the group's new West Bank-based interim government.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122331/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122331/index.htm1. ARGENTINA The government's decision to ration gas and electricity for firms rather than raise prices for residential consumers does little to address mounting woes in the energy sector and helps set the stage for future economic problems. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDT