(JTA) — Saeb Erekat, the perpetually optimistic peace negotiator who forged close relationships with his Israeli counterparts and pressed until his final days for a two-state outcome to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has died.Erekat, 65, died Tuesday...

By now, most people are familiar with major Israeli media providing wall-to-wall coverage of the bombing of northern Israel and fighting in Lebanon. The major players include the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Kol Israel and many others in both Hebrew and...