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Israel faces repeat 2019 election after parliament dissolves
Middle East
May 30, 2019
Israel faces repeat 2019 election after parliament dissolves
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel embarked Thursday on an unprecedented snap election campaign — the second this year — after Prime…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Middle East
May 6, 2019
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…
Israel’s Netanyahu wins reelection with parliamentary majority: tally
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu wins reelection with parliamentary majority: tally
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to reelection on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set…
Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits
Home-sharing platform Airbnb on Tuesday announced it will back off a plan to remove Jewish settler homes in the occupied…
Israel votes in pivotal elections
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Israel votes in pivotal elections
Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel’s parliamentary elections with more than 6 million people eligible to vote. The election is…
Netanyahu’s annexation pledge condemned by election challenger
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Netanyahu’s annexation pledge condemned by election challenger
The main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s elections on Sunday condemned the premier’s deeply controversial pledge to…
AP Explains: Israel’s parliamentary elections
Middle East
April 4, 2019
AP Explains: Israel’s parliamentary elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the country’s 21st parliamentary elections. Over 6.3…
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
Middle East
February 28, 2019
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general is expected to deliver a much-anticipated decision Thursday on whether to indict Benjamin Netanyahu…
Netanyahu faces backlash for far-right alliance
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Netanyahu faces backlash for far-right alliance
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touched off rare criticism from AIPAC, the largest US pro-Israel lobby, over…
Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
Middle East
February 7, 2019
Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be channeling…