Tensions soared last week when Syria’s President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war. This program was produced by Voice Of America News for February 7, 2010. For more information, visit: http://voanews.com...

A high-ranking Fatah official visited the Gaza Strip this week, as the Israeli siege and continued attacks claim the lives two Palestinians. These stories and more in this week’s update. This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for February 5, 2010. For more informat...

Kylie Baxter’s PhD explored the experience of a London-based pan-Islamist organization, al-Muhajiroun. This organization was active between the mid-1990s and 2004 and provided a compelling insight into the difficulties associated with the propagation of an Islamist perspective in a Western nat...

Planting olive trees is a matter of resistance for the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (or APN), a non-profit organization based in Amman, Jordan. The organization began in 2003 with the goal of replanting one million trees on Palestinian land. By 2008, they achieved this goal and now hope t...

There were 29 civilians detained during pre-dawn raids in the West Bank, and armed, Israeli settlers occupy a 500-Dunam Palestinian mountain south of Nablus. These stories and more in today’s update. This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for February 4, 2010. For...