Israel
Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
Middle East
February 11, 2021
Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s been three weeks, and he still hasn’t called. Israelis are expressing growing concern that President Joe…
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
JERUSALEM (AP) — Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward…
Tel Aviv gives foreign nationals, asylum seekers COVID shots
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Tel Aviv gives foreign nationals, asylum seekers COVID shots
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of asylum seekers and foreign workers in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv lined…
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of…
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court as corruption trial intensifies
Middle East
February 8, 2021
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court as corruption trial intensifies
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, with the 71-year-old set to formally respond to the charges…
EXPLAINER: Israeli settlements may face new scrutiny
Middle East
February 8, 2021
EXPLAINER: Israeli settlements may face new scrutiny
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ongoing building of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem would likely be more vulnerable…
At anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel, pink is the new black
Middle East
February 7, 2021
At anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel, pink is the new black
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – It’s Saturday night in Jerusalem and a group of protesters dressed in fluorescent pink are preparing to…
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
Middle East
February 7, 2021
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing…
UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugees in 2020
Middle East
February 6, 2021
UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugees in 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced its funding to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in 2020,…
Palestinian cave-dwellers worry over Israeli settler incursions
Middle East
February 6, 2021
Palestinian cave-dwellers worry over Israeli settler incursions
SUSIYA, West Bank (Reuters) – Home for Palestinian Barakat Mour is a hillside cave in the West Bank, which he…