Palestinians' frustration over the stalled peace process has been rising in recent weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

Several months ago, the family of Nigel Brennan expressed their frustration to the media in Australia, saying that little progress was being made to secure the release of the journalists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

They really,I think, represented us very well." Among the American highlights - alpine skier Bode Miller, a two-time overall World Cup champion, ended the frustration of being shut out in the last Olympics by winning a set of medals, a gold,silver and bronze.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

A senior Middle East analyst with the International Crisis Group in Jerusalem,Rob Blecher, says frustration over continued expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the general lack of progress toward achieving a Palestinian state,has prompted the Palestinian leadership to look for new strategies.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

"We believe he will be confirmed. There is no doubt there is anger and frustration in this country about the direction of our economy, and about what has happened with excessive risk-taking by big banks, and the American people having to lend their hard-earned money to bail them out.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

"There are a lot of Arabs who are frustrated with the Obama Administration's apparent inactivity on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process - that there's a frustration that the president came in, promising to make a major push on peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and that the Arabs feel he has not lived up to that commitment."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06