Israel
Israeli parliament to vote on approving new government by June 14
Middle East
June 7, 2021
Israeli parliament to vote on approving new government by June 14
A vote in Israel’s legislature on approving a new government poised to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be held…
Palestinian teen bears scar of eviction battle in East Jerusalem
Middle East
June 7, 2021
Palestinian teen bears scar of eviction battle in East Jerusalem
Jana Kiswani, a 16-year-old Palestinian, was entering her home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah when an Israeli…
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem
Middle East
June 7, 2021
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem
Israeli police detained two prominent Palestinian activists on Sunday who have become the faces of a campaign to halt Palestinian…
Palestinians see little difference in old and new Israeli leaders
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Palestinians see little difference in old and new Israeli leaders
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Thursday mostly dismissed a change in Israeli government, saying the nationalist…
Israel arrests Jerusalem activist in contested neighborhood
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Israel arrests Jerusalem activist in contested neighborhood
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police arrested a Palestinian protest leader in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday,…
Reconstruction begins in Gaza Strip as Egyptian crews remove rubble
Egypt
June 6, 2021
Reconstruction begins in Gaza Strip as Egyptian crews remove rubble
Egyptian equipment and technical crews on Saturday began removing rubble in the Gaza Strip, beginning the process of reconstruction following…
Israel domestic security warns of violence as Netanyahu faces unseating
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Israel domestic security warns of violence as Netanyahu faces unseating
The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the…
UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats
Middle East
June 5, 2021
UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has recalled its Gaza director after he faced threats…
Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen
Middle East
June 5, 2021
Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen
JERUSALEM (AP) — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still…
Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Jerusalem on Thursday in the annual Pride parade, celebrating LGBTQ rights in…