Well, it happens to the best of us—even those who have dedicated their lives to the international organization upholding global human rights, also known as the United Nations. In approaching Thursday's big decision that resulted in the U.N.'s move to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-member observer state," the U.N. Twitter account manager made a rather unfortunate typo. The tweet reads: "On Day of Solidarity with Palestinians, Ban Ki-moon stresses urgency of reaching 1-state solution." However, that same day the U.N. Secretary-General voted and affirmed the position he has been vocal about all along: his unequivocal support of a two-state solution. Whoops ... Discuss

Israeli police have forced out illegal settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron, once again sparking tension within Israel about settlements. The city is meant to be part of Palestine, but illegal settlements are meant to cut into the amount of land available to Palestinians ...

  Discuss

A previously unannounced, Egyptian-brokered truce seems to be ending several days of back-and-forth attacks between Israeli and Palestinian forces in Gaza. Palestinian militants used long-range missiles and rockets to attack Israeli cities, and Israel responded forcefully, killing 24 Palestinians, including two civilians ...

  Discuss