Eleanor Beardsley

Marjane Satrapi, author of "Persepolis," collaborates with others on a new graphic novel about Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement.

After 35 years of teaching in Tel Aviv, an Israeli high school history teacher's pro-Palestinian views led to a campaign to get him fired.

A popular French singer has reportedly been asked to perform at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, but not everyone in France has welcomed the suggestion.

A group of Israeli military veterans say they know the reality behind their country's occupation of Palestinian territories, and want it to stop.

The leaders of France, Germany and Poland met Friday in Berlin in a show of unity over Ukraine. French President Macron sparked concern by suggesting NATO troops might have to fight there.

The president of France is holding a public celebration to mark the adoption this week of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.

Tuesday's municipal elections in Israel will be the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and counteroffensive in Gaza. Both Jews and Palestinians are on the ticket in Tel Aviv.

With sanctions now imposed on some West Bank Israeli settlers, a visit to a West Bank community where one Israeli led a campaign of destruction after the Oct. 7 attacks.

The families of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza say time is running out and fear their loved ones will be forgotten. Protests in Israel continue as many call for the prime minister to do more.

And despite international pressure, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israeli forces will go into the southern town of Rafah, where at least a million Palestinians are sheltering.

A new musical in Paris opens this fall based on the French film classic La Haine, about life in the city's suburban slums.

Some of France's poorest neighborhoods lie just outside of Paris. Improving them is one of the goals of placing Olympic venues there for the 2024 Summer Games.

Parisians vote Sunday in a referendum that would impose huge parking fees on SUVs. It's an effort to get them out of the city to reduce pollution and crowding.

France's new prime minister, Gabriel Attal, at 34 is the youngest ever. He is already being seen as a contender to succeed Emannuel Macron, France's youngest ever president.

A controversial immigration bill that many NGOs and those on left call one of the most regressive in decades has passed the French parliament. The law comes as the EU also agreed to migration reforms.

Mixed, Arab-Jewish communities are a rarity in Israel. And since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, they've been under pressure.

Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank encloses land that belongs to Palestinians. And since Oct. 7, many farmers have not been able to access their crops to harvest olives.

Hanukkah celebrations in Jerusalem are especially tense this year.

Heavy fighting continues in Gaza, with Israel's warplanes attacking from the air, and troops battling on the ground. U.N. officials warn of a humanitarian catastrophe.

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