Was Jerusalem destroyed in 587 or 607 BCE? Often overlooked in this controversy is some evidence from Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian.

"Jerusalem, he contends, is at the center of the conflict that permeates the holy city at every conceivable level. 'But ...

Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take “ownership” over Gaza and displace Palestinians added to uncertainty over the fate of ...

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...

Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one ...

The novelist John Irving is famous for telling stories set in his native New England and in Austria, the site of a pivotal ...

Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...

More than 75 years of efforts to broker a two-state solution have failed—and the odds of success have only grown longer.