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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, walking with chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, waves upon his arrival at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Kerry is meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abbas as efforts for a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel continues. (AP Photo/Abbas Momani, Pool)

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Kerry cites progress in Gaza cease-fire talks

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 2:52 pm

This graphic posted on the Israeli Defense Forces website, dated July 20, 2014, shows an artist's rendition of the Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza in an attempt to support Israeli government claims that Hamas is using hospitals, mosques and residences to hide, store and fire rockets. Beyond the boom of Israeli airstrikes and the stream of rockets fired from Gaza, Israel and Hamas are also battling to control the message emanating from this latest Israeli-Palestinian conflagration. Propaganda and psychological warfare are nothing new in battle, but technology and social media have exponentially increased the ability of each side to penetrate their intended audiences. (AP Photo/IDF website)

Israel, Hamas battle over public opinion online

Tia Goldenberg · July 23, 2014 11:08 am

Mike Bloomberg to Fly to Tel Aviv

Michael Warren · July 23, 2014 12:06 am

Israeli police officers secure a destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

Aron Heller · July 22, 2014 11:34 pm

FILE - In this Monday, July 21, 2014, file photo, a Palestinian family watches rescuers searching for bodies and survivors under the rubble of homes which were destroyed by an Israeli missile strike, in Gaza City. Disagreement over whether to lift the Gaza blockade is a key stumbling block to ending more than two weeks of fighting between the Islamic militant Hamas and Israel. Some in Gaza say they would rather endure more fighting than return to life under blockade. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Gaza blockade key to any Israel-Hamas truce deal

Karin Laub · July 22, 2014 7:47 pm

A destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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U.S. flight ban could be Hamas’ biggest success in latest clash with Israel

Spencer Brown · July 22, 2014 5:10 pm

Israel’s ambassador: ‘WWAD?’ What would America do?

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Israel’s ambassador: ‘WWAD?’ What would America do?

Paul Bedard · July 22, 2014 3:55 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon make statements to reporters in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 21, 2014. Kerry has returned to the Middle East as the Obama administration attempts to bolster regional efforts to reach a cease fire and sharpens its criticism of Hamas in its conflict with Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

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US urges global push for Israeli, Hamas cease-fire

Lara Jakes · July 21, 2014 9:51 pm

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Staff Sgt. Moshe Melako, 20, during his funeral at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem, Monday, July 21, 2014. Melako was one of 13 soldiers killed in several separate incidents in Shijaiyah on Sunday, as Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price, killing scores of Palestinians and more than a dozen Israeli soldiers. In Israel, a country where military service is mandatory for most citizens, military losses are considered every bit as tragic as civilian ones. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli mood turns dark with mounting casualties

ARON HELLERDAN PERRY · July 21, 2014 9:25 pm

Major newspaper editorials condemned Hamas, but their condemnation was hedged by calls for "restraint" on "both sides" and "proportionality" in Israel's response to the attacks. (AP Photo)

The best way to help Palestinians is to stop helping terrorists

Cal Thomas · July 21, 2014 9:00 pm

Hayes Podcast: Obama Talks, but Putin and the World Unimpressed

TWS Podcast · July 21, 2014 6:33 pm

President Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Obama: Vladimir Putin must compel separatists to cooperate with crash investigation

Susan Crabtree · July 21, 2014 4:10 pm