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Edward Said: An 'intellectual' biography

Book review of Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said

Thousands protest in Israel against Netanyahu ahead of fourth snap election

Thousands of people took to the streets throughout Israel to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days ahead of the country's fourth general election in less than two years

Israel okays flights from all destinations ahead of March 23 elections

Starting Tuesday, flights to Israel will be allowed from all destinations, following a decision by the cabinet to enable nationals to arrive ahead of the March 23 general elections

Israel, Palestine must avoid actions that prejudice final status: India

The Envoys of the Middle East Quartet - Russia, United States, European Union and United Nations - met virtually on February 15 to discuss the political developments, with all agreeing to meet

India to send second batch of medicines to Palestine as Covid-19 assistance

Noting that pandemic's impact on Gaza has been severe due to fragile health infra, India assured Palestine of providing second batch of medicines and an early supply of vaccines as covid assistance

Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of coronavirus vaccines to Gaza

The Palestinian Authority said Monday that Israel was preventing it from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip

Syrian Army says Israeli Air Force attacked targets in Southern Syria

The Israeli army told Sputnik that they would not comment on foreign media reports about the IDF attack on targets in the Syrian province

UN chief Guterres sees 'hope' for Israel-Palestinian peace progress

Clearly referring to the former US administration without naming then president Donald Trump, the UN chief said "we were completely locked down in a situation in which there was no progress visible"

Palestinian PM Ishtaye, new UN envoy discuss stalled peace process

Prime Minister said that he briefed Wennesland on the preparations for holding the general elections in the Palestinian territories starting from May 22

Palestine to receive first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines in two weeks

Since the pandemic broke out in the Palestinian territories in March, it has so far registered a total of 148,540 coronavirus cases

Turkey wants better ties with Israel but against its stance on Palestine

Turkey is in favour of normalising relations with Israel, but its Palestine policy is unacceptable for Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday

Army says 2 rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel

The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward southern Israel.

Israel conflict must be resolved within int'l framework: Palestinian PM

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that resolving the conflict with Israel must be within an international framework and based on international law

Best of BS Opinion: Modi-Shah BJP's Punjab tutorial, Maradona's life & more

Here are the top Business Standard Opinion pieces of the day

Aspiration and realism: How Kashmir and Palestine have a similar story

A great many in Kashmir dreamt of 'azaadi', whose definition changed from one phase to the next. Palestinians also did. But people of both places demonstrated a clear lack of realism, writes T N Ninan

Israel strikes Hamas positions in response to rocket attack from Gaza

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it struck Hamas positions in Gaza on Sunday in response to a rocket attack from the besieged enclave the previous night

Palestine slams Pompeo's decision to visit Israeli settlement

Israeli media earlier reported that Pompeo would make an exceptional visit to a winery at Psagot settlement in the West Bank and the contested Golan Heights during a visit to Israel next week

UAE defends decision to normalise Israel ties, criticises interference

Palestinians have blasted the deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain with Israel, which were brokered by the United States, as acts of betrayal

Palestine vows prevention of further Arab-Israel normalisation of relations

The Palestinian leadership is acting to "prevent more Arab countries from normalizing relations with Israel", a senior official said

Arab-Israel normalisation suited for Trump, Netanyahu's political interests

A Palestinian official said that US-brokered normalization between the two Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu