Jerusalem
Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighborhood on edge
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighborhood on edge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Murad Mahmoud’s 14-year-old son has been detained by Israeli police in his east Jerusalem neighborhood three times…
Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders ‘horrifying comment’
Middle East
February 26, 2020
Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders ‘horrifying comment’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister denounced Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for what he called his “horrifying comment”…
Palestinian protester killed in unrest over US Mideast plan
Middle East
February 8, 2020
Palestinian protester killed in unrest over US Mideast plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and US leaders…
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
Middle East
February 2, 2020
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s Middle East initiative, while militants…
Abbas threatens to cut security ties with Israel, US
Middle East
February 1, 2020
Abbas threatens to cut security ties with Israel, US
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US on Saturday,…
Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians
Middle East
January 29, 2020
Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a…
Israel approves travel to Saudi under limited circumstances
Middle East
January 26, 2020
Israel approves travel to Saudi under limited circumstances
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday announced that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the…
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
Middle East
January 23, 2020
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the…
Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’
Middle East
January 5, 2020
Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a…
Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months
Middle East
December 28, 2019
Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months
Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border Friday, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March.…