Palestine
Rare Israeli-Palestinian compromise at UNESCO brings hope
Middle East
April 13, 2018
Rare Israeli-Palestinian compromise at UNESCO brings hope
Diplomats at UNESCO are hailing a possible breakthrough on longstanding Israeli-Arab tensions at the UN cultural agency. Israel’s ambassador to…
Threats, innuendo in Israeli questioning of Palestinian teen
Middle East
April 10, 2018
Threats, innuendo in Israeli questioning of Palestinian teen
The family of prominent Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi on Monday released excerpts from a video in which an Israeli interrogator…
Israel probes video appearing to show sniper shooting Palestinian
Middle East
April 10, 2018
Israel probes video appearing to show sniper shooting Palestinian
Israel’s army said Monday it was investigating a video appearing to be of troops cheering as a sniper shoots an…
Palestinian journalist killed in Israel-Gaza protests
Middle East
April 7, 2018
Palestinian journalist killed in Israel-Gaza protests
A Palestinian journalist died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire on Friday while covering deadly protests along the…
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Middle East
April 7, 2018
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Thousands of Palestinians took part in a mass protest along Gaza’s volatile border with Israel, the second large-scale demonstration in…
Gaza tent camps fill up; Israel fires tear gas
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Gaza tent camps fill up; Israel fires tear gas
Palestinians are streaming to tent camps along Gaza’s border with Israel, ahead of what Gaza’s Hamas rulers hope will be…
Israel, Hamas gear up for another Gaza border showdown
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Israel, Hamas gear up for another Gaza border showdown
Israel and Hamas geared up Friday for another showdown on the Gaza-Israel border, amid concerns about renewed bloodshed after more…
Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing Gaza death toll to 18
Middle East
April 2, 2018
Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing Gaza death toll to 18
The Palestinian Health Ministry says a 29-year-old Gaza man has died of injuries from Israeli army fire during last week’s…
Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence
Middle East
April 2, 2018
Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence
Israel’s defense minister on Sunday rejected international calls for an investigation into deadly violence along Gaza’s border with Israel, saying…
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
Middle East
April 1, 2018
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians…