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Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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