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It might be asking a lot for a mainstream odd-couple road-trip movie to bear the dramatic heft of the heavy Israeli-Arab conflict, specifically the 1982 war with Lebanon, but “Zaytoun” — Arabic for “olive” — travels light, with an optimistic smile, no matter the stakes.
Sept. 26, 2013
World & Nation
Some were visiting loved ones. Others had made a new home in Lebanon. But when the hostilities began, they reluctantly left ‘a beautiful country.’
July 30, 2006
A judge blocks two executions until procedures are changed.
Jan. 26, 2007
A Palestinian teenager was killed and a Palestinian man was reportedly on life support after being shot by Israeli soldiers in confrontations Friday during West Bank raids in which the troops were searching for three Israeli teens believed abducted by Palestinian militants on June 12.
June 20, 2014
In the latest challenge to the use of lethal injection in North Carolina, a judge said Wednesday that he would block three executions scheduled over the next three weeks unless state officials come up with a new protocol that does not require physicians to participate.
Jan. 25, 2007
U.S. Defense secretary is expected to press Israel to wind down major fighting in Gaza. Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately starving Gazans.
Dec. 18, 2023
Israel has ordered new evacuations from parts of Gaza City, an indication it still faces stiff resistance in areas it said were cleared weeks ago.
Feb. 20, 2024
A short Israel-Hamas cease-fire would only delay a full Israeli attack in Rafah, at the southern end of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Feb. 25, 2024
Israel and the U.S. on Tuesday had their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip against Hamas militants.
Dec. 12, 2023
Three Palestinians were killed and six people were wounded in an Israeli army raid in a refugee camp near the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
May 22, 2023