Palestine
Palestinian leaders health scares spark succession talk
Middle East
March 22, 2018
Palestinian leaders health scares spark succession talk
A series of recent health scares have raised new concerns about octogenarian President Mahmoud Abbas, reviving anxiety about a potentially…
Teen Palestinian protester gets 8 months in prison
Middle East
March 22, 2018
Teen Palestinian protester gets 8 months in prison
Palestinian teenage protest icon Ahed Tamimi on Wednesday was sentenced to eight months in prison for slapping and kicking a…
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador a ‘son of a dog’
Middle East
March 20, 2018
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador a ‘son of a dog’
The Palestinian president on Monday called the US ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog” in an angry rant…
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
Middle East
March 18, 2018
Two Israelis killed in suspected West Bank car ramming: reports
Two Israelis were killed and at least two others wounded Friday in a suspected car ramming near the Jewish settlement…
UN gets $100M in new funds for Palestinian aid after US cuts
Middle East
March 16, 2018
UN gets $100M in new funds for Palestinian aid after US cuts
The United Nations received pledges Thursday of nearly $100 million in new funding for the UN relief agency for Palestinians…
Israeli government avoids early election
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Israeli government avoids early election
Israel’s government reached a compromise on Tuesday to avoid an early election, overcoming a Cabinet crisis over a controversial bill…
Palestinian killed during clash with Israelis in West Bank: officials
Middle East
March 11, 2018
Palestinian killed during clash with Israelis in West Bank: officials
A Palestinian was shot and killed on Saturday in what began as a clash between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in…
Donald Trump says he may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Donald Trump says he may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
In December, Trump reversed decades of US policy to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed…
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday announced he would return his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May during…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials…