Randomly-chosen quotation: "In the summer of 1921, T.E. Lawrence was given the impossible mission of negotiating the terms of an Anglo-Hijazi treaty with the embittered King Hussein." (Eugene L. Rogan, Fall 2015)

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Recent events 11 Oct 2018 • first (reportedly) fines imposed by Israeli court under 2011 Israeli law against calls for boycott 7 Oct 2018 • shooting attack at Barkan Industrial Park 3 Oct 2018 • Arrival in Israel of German chancellor and cabinet for meetings with Israeli counterparts • U.S. announces withdrawal from Optional Protocol of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1 Oct 2018 • Thirty-seven Palestinians wounded by Israeli military fire during clashes on Israel-Gaza border • Deadline given to residents of Khan al-Ahmar to dismantle their simple structures 28 Sep 2018 • Israeli army kills seven protesters in Gaza (including two children), wounding about 500 more