Oct 23rd, 2008 · Violence between Palestinian and Jewish settlers in the West Bank threatens the authority of the Israeli state, says Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Retaliatory skirmishes always peak around the time of the olive harvest, but violence is particularly bad this year.
Aug 24th, 2007 · A Harvard researcher has found that the DNA from spit found in chewed plants can be just as telling as ancient bones when it comes to uncovering the lives and migration patterns of North America's earliest settlers.
Aug 7th, 2007 · Two Jewish families have been squatting illegally in apartments in the Hebron market for several months. The settlers claim the property was owned by Jewish families and are trying to re-establish a presence there. Israeli police, who arrived early Tuesday morning to forcibly remove the settlers, were met with spit, stones, water, oil and cement.
May 9th, 2007 · The music of J.S. Bach is deeply rooted in eastern Pennsylvania. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pa, has emerged as a keeper of the tradition of singing Bach's choral music that dates back to the city's mid-18th-century Moravian settlers.
Apr 27th, 2007 · Some Jewish settlers have moved into a large building in the West Bank city of Hebron. They say they bought the building from its Palestinian owners. Israel's defense minister says the settlers didn't get permission to move in and will have to leave.
Mar 11th, 2007 · Ultra-Orthadox Jews are moving to settlements in the West Bank, and most are moving for financial reasons -- not political. Currently, this group is nearly one-third of the settler population there, and with families having at least six children a piece, those populations will continue to grow.
Jun 29th, 2006 · Israeli forces in Gaza have arrested dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers from the ruling Hamas party. Israel entered Gaza after Palestinian militants captured a young Israeli soldier. Israel has promised continuing military action if the soldier is not released. Also, the body of a kidnapped 18-year-old Jewish settler was found in the West Bank, according to Israeli security officials. Steve Inskeep talks to Linda Gradstein.
May 30th, 2006 · In an upsurge of Mideast violence, Israeli soldiers kill at least six armed Palestinians in raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first Israeli incursion deep inside the Gaza Strip since it withdrew settlers and troops from there last year.