Palestine
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
Middle East
April 30, 2020
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of protesters rallied outside Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday against petitions to disqualify Benjamin Netanyahu from…
Israel marks its Independence Day under coronavirus lockdown
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Israel marks its Independence Day under coronavirus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis celebrated their Independence Day at home Wednesday amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at slowing the spread…
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) — Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an…
Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight
Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on…
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back…
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
Middle East
April 24, 2020
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — The European Union on Thursday issued a warning against the incoming Israeli government’s intention to annex parts…
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The electric lanterns and ornate decorations of Ramadan would normally be hanging in the streets of Gaza,…
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker was shot and killed on Wednesday after he rammed his vehicle into an Israeli…
Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Israel’s arrest of senior Palestinian officials for “illegal” efforts to contain coronavirus and the Jewish state’s closure of a clinic…
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
Middle East
April 17, 2020
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one…