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Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
Middle East
June 27, 2021
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
ROME (AP) — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
Netanyahu to leave prime minister’s residence by July 10
Middle East
June 20, 2021
Netanyahu to leave prime minister’s residence by July 10
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his family will leave the country’s official prime minister’s residence no…
New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
Middle East
June 15, 2021
New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians
BEITA, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s fragile new government has shown little interest in addressing the decades-old conflict with the…
EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new leader?
Middle East
June 14, 2021
EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new leader?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Naftali Bennett, who was sworn in Sunday as Israel’s new prime minister, embodies many of the contradictions…
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
Middle East
June 12, 2021
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime…
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
Features/Interviews
June 11, 2021
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime…
New Israeli government set to unseat Netanyahu, but when?
Middle East
June 8, 2021
New Israeli government set to unseat Netanyahu, but when?
Israel’s parliament is set on Sunday to hold a special vote on a new government. If it wins the Knesset’s…
Israeli parliament to vote on approving new government by June 14
Middle East
June 7, 2021
Israeli parliament to vote on approving new government by June 14
A vote in Israel’s legislature on approving a new government poised to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be held…
Israel domestic security warns of violence as Netanyahu faces unseating
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Israel domestic security warns of violence as Netanyahu faces unseating
The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the…
End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli political drama
Middle East
May 30, 2021
End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli political drama
Israel was gripped by political drama on Sunday over the possibly imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record run…