Palestine
Israel’s Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election
Middle East
September 19, 2019
Israel’s Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday’s election, a historic…
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
MAS’HA, West Bank (AP) — Barhoum Saleh’s town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop…
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
Middle East
September 12, 2019
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian attorney general says three people, all relatives, are being charged in the death…
A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex
Middle East
September 12, 2019
A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-minute vow to annex the Jordan Valley if re-elected next…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan
Middle East
September 12, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing allies Wednesday,…
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
Middle East
September 11, 2019
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the…
Israeli PM’s former protege could now bring his downfall
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Israeli PM’s former protege could now bring his downfall
JERUSALEM (AP) — Avigdor Lieberman entered Israeli politics as a loyal protégé of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, the maverick…
Israeli troops kill Gaza teens during border protests: medics
Middle East
September 7, 2019
Israeli troops kill Gaza teens during border protests: medics
GAZA CITY (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers including a 14-year-old during protests along the Gaza-Israel…
Israeli-Palestinian peace deal architect Greenblatt resigns
World
September 6, 2019
Israeli-Palestinian peace deal architect Greenblatt resigns
Jason Greenblatt, a key architect of President Donald Trump’s much-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, announced his resignation Thursday. Greenblatt, who worked…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
BEIRUT (AP) — Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on…