Paterson, NJ — also known as Little Ramallah — raises Palestinian flag over city hall in honor of Palestinian-American Day

Merkel criticizes Budapest for ‘democratic deficits,’ but says the ‘cavalry’ won’t be sent in right away, causing a diplomatic brouhaha

Critics counter that Amman’s new media law penalizes violators, forcing journalists to practice self-censorship

Daily Mail: Foreign Secretary William Hague says that between 70, 100 British jihadis fight with al-Qaeda elements in Syria

Weapon returned to Itamar Alon after he pleaded to local magistrate that he needed it for self-defense against possible retribution

NYTimes: Hamzi Ahmad Barakat is suspected of creating a network of front companies to defraud Lebanese immigrants

PA has applied for UN agency membership, but top negotiator Saeb Erekat says there’s a ‘good opportunity’ for American peace initiative to succeed

Composer’s great-granddaughter to donate letters to Bavarian State Archives to reveal ancestor’s connections to Nazis