I first met Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. in 1979, not long after I joined the staff of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs ...

Six days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran on Feb. 11, 1979, he hosted his first foreign dignitary: the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90, 80% of Palestinians want him to resign after 20 years ...

Hussam Badran, member of Hamas’s Political Bureau and head of its National Relations Office, said that on the 21st anniversary of the assassination of President Yasser Arafat, the Movement honors his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historical handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yithzak Rabin (L) and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat (R) during peace accord ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1872, a fire which began in the basement of a warehouse in downtown Boston raged for 12 hours, consuming 65 acres and leaving 776 buildings in ruins. The ...

The Gazan residence of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat stands in ruins, like most other buildings in the devastated territory, but the remains of the once-lavish villa now also host several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat, under the gaze of then-US president Bill Clinton, sign a peace protocol on the White House lawn ...

Qudwa returns to West Bank with Gaza plan, says he's ready to help govern Says Fatah Movement needs change to regain Palestinians' confidence Qudwa: door should be open for Hamas transformation to a ...