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Egypt

Laying the first stone. A 1979 file picture shows then Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L) shaking hands with then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (R) in presence of then US President Jimmy Carter during dinner at the White House a day before the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. (DPA)

In the Middle East, Egypt-Israel ties stand out

Geoffrey Aronson

tunisia

Tunisia's presidential candidates Kais Saied (L) and Nabil Karoui shake hands prior to a televised debate. (dpa)

Tunisia’s presidential contenders square off days before vote

Stephen Quillen

Syria

Former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat attending a meeting with then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (not pictured) at the beginning of the Egypt-Israel peace talks. (DPA)

Remembering the October War, 46 years on

Iran

The shadow of an Iranian paramilitary Basij member is cast on the image of the Israeli flag in Tehran. (AP)

How deep is your hate?

Israel

Growing appetite for lands. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Jordan Valley as he gives a statement in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, September 10. (AFP)

With or without Netanyahu, West Bank annexation is on Israel’s agenda

Geoffrey Aronson

Palestine

Members of Knesset Yair Lapid (L) of Yesh Atid and Benny Gantz of the Israel Resilience party, both part of the Blue and White alliance, sit together during a meeting in Jerusalem, October 3. (AFP)

A Gantz-led government would only slightly improve prospects for peace

Gregory Aftandilian

Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the swearing-in ceremony of the 22nd Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem October 3. (Reuters)

Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock

Israel

Ram Caspi (L), the Netanyahu's lawyer, arrives at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem on October 2, 2019 ahead of the pre-indictment hearing for the Prime Minister. (AFP)

Key day for sputtering Netanyahu in his bid to remain Israel PM

Ayman Odeh

This Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 photo shows election campaign poster of Heba Yazbak, a newly elected Balad party Israeli Arab lawmaker at the market in Nazareth, northern Israel. (AP)

Electoral gains for Israeli Arabs but discrimination remains