Anis Naccache dies in Syria after contracting virus; took part in deadly attacks on OPEC meeting and Iran's PM as well as recruiting top commander in Lebanon terror group

Semi-official Fatah account calls Ali Hassan Salameh 'a beacon on the path to liberation'; official PA daily hails a 'martyr' and 'skilled leader' in memorial article

Months before the Israeli PM was assassinated in 1995, the CNN star got the 3 leaders together for a joint interview. A transcript makes plain the optimism... and the friction

In 'The Human Factor,' key American negotiators answer Israeli director Dror Moreh's pointed questions about how a peace plan spanning two administrations crashed and burned

One of the most well-known spokespeople for the Palestinian cause in the Western press, Ashrawi calls for reform in Palestine Liberation Organization in her resignation letter

Aging and impoverished, Qassem Sheyasi, an explosives expert and former bodyguard to Yasser Arafat, says he's stuck in the Strip with no way of getting back to Iran

During his time as World Bank president, Wolfensohn was notable for his strategy of partnering with developing nations; helped shepherd Israel’s exit from Gaza

For starters, he'd have used the new ties with the Gulf states to help restore the sense of possibility for peace with the Palestinians, and broken the stalemate with them

Optimism generated by the Oslo Accords has long since given way to grave pessimism regarding the possibility of ever resolving the conflict

Arafat's widow tells Israeli TV says she's been branded a traitor for warn remarks to Abu Dhabi, indicates she has dirt on top officials which she won't hesitate to expose