The story so far: Saudi Arabia hosted a summit of leaders from Arab and Islamic countries last week to discuss the Palestine question. Israel signed the Framework for Peace in the Middle East with Egypt in 1979, agreeing to establish an autonomous Palestinian self-governing authority in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and the Israel-Jordan agreement following the 1993 Oslo …
If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year rule and a political crisis that inflicted four elections on the country in less than two years. The coalition consists of eight parties from across Israel’s political spectrum, including a small Arab party that has made history by …
