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FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said Wednesday, Dec. 31, that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. But the Palestinian leader is hinting that he could join the International Criminal Court in the very near future - a move that would put him on a collision course with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians join International Criminal Court to pursue war crime charges against Israel

Associated Press

An Israeli soldier pushes Palestinian Cabinet member Ziad Abu Ain, left, during a protest in the village of Turmus Aya near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Abu Ain died shortly after the protest in which witnesses said Israeli troops fired tear gas at him and dozens of Palestinians marchers. Witnesses also said Abu Ain, was beaten by an Israeli soldier. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian official dies after Israel troop clash

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Majdi Mohammed - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In Israel, time for talk is past

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mahmoud Abbas, PA threaten Temple Mount

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on Middle East violence by Julius/Horsens Folkeblad, Horsens, Denmark

CLIFFORD MAY: Israel’s Palestinian enemies are as barbaric as the Islamic State

By Clifford D. May

Topographic rendering of the Rawabi planned city Rawabi Foundation image

CLIFFORD D. MAY: Building a shining Palestinian city on a hill

By Clifford D. May

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, speaks during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Benjamin Netanyahu: Hamas, Islamic State group share creed

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

A Palestinian man chants angry slogans as rescue workers search for victims under the rubble of a house destroyed in Israeli strikes in the Rafah refugee camp, Southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israel kills 3 Hamas military commanders in Gaza

By Karin Laub and Ian Deitch - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, as the then Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, looks on after signing an agreement in Doha, Qatar. The explosions rocking the Gaza Strip may seem far removed from the flashy cars and skyscrapers of ultra-rich Qatar, but efforts to end fighting between Hamas and Israel could hinge on how the tiny Gulf state wields its influence over a militant group with few friends left. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Some see Qatar’s hand in collapse of Gaza talks

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

A Palestinian man talks to a boy carrying containers as they stand amid the rubble of al-Qassam mosque, hit by an Israeli airstrike. Hamas officials said they were holding out in hopes of getting more concessions in the curretn Egyptian-mediated talks. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinian divisions emerge in truce talks

Associated Press

Smoke and fire of an explosion after an Israeli missile hits the Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza City.

Israel intensifies Gaza ground assault on conflict’s deadliest day yet

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Mideast Peace Missile and Dove Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

KAUFFMAN: Obama’s delusional Mideast peace strategy

By Brad E. Kauffman

CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS THE HOME WAS THAT OF POLICE CHIEF'S COUSIN - A Palestinian mourner chants slogans on the grave of a member of the al-Batsh family who were killed in Saturday's Israeli airstrike, during a funeral procession in Gaza City on Sunday, July 13, 2014. The strike hit the home of a cousin of Gaza police chief Taysir al-Batsh and damaged a nearby mosque as evening prayers ended Saturday, killing at least 18 people, wounding 50 and leaving some people believed to be trapped under the rubble, said Palestinian Health Ministry official Ashraf al-Kidra. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israeli strike kills 18, stirs debate over targets

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

From left, Israel's President Shimon Peres, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pose for photographers at the end of an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican gardens, Sunday, June 8, 2014. Pope Francis waded head-first into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for an evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed. (AP Photo/Max Rossi, Pool)

Vatican makes history: Pope allows Islamic prayers, Koran readings

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)

Israel ‘deeply disappointed’ at Obama’s embrace of Hamas-backed government

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pope showed political hand in Israel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES