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Pence heads to Mideast amid Israel embassy storm
Middle East
January 20, 2018
Pence heads to Mideast amid Israel embassy storm
US Vice President Mike Pence set off for the Middle East on Friday for a trip overshadowed by controversy over…
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the home of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, saying modern India’s founding father and promoter…
Palestinians to get 3G in West Bank, after Israel lifts ban
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Palestinians to get 3G in West Bank, after Israel lifts ban
Palestinians in the West Bank are finally getting high-speed mobile data services, after a yearslong Israeli ban that cost their…
Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Netanyahu tiptoes around US threat to cut off Palestinian aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin trod carefully on Sunday around a threatened US aid cut to Palestinians, stopping short of backing…
Teva layoffs spark labor protests in Israel
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Teva layoffs spark labor protests in Israel
Israel’s labor union launched a four-hour nationwide strike Sunday in a show of protest against large-scale layoffs planned by pharmaceutical…
Turkey and Israel: Animosity ends when it comes to money
Food
December 13, 2017
Turkey and Israel: Animosity ends when it comes to money
Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to use clear terms: Jerusalem, he said, was a “red line for Muslims.” The Turkish president…
Kushner sets stage for Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Kushner sets stage for Trump’s Jerusalem decision
US President Donald Trump is close to a decision on whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, his son-in-law and…
Netanyahu suspected of breach of trust, bribes: Israeli police
Middle East
August 4, 2017
Netanyahu suspected of breach of trust, bribes: Israeli police
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of crimes involving fraud, breach of trust and bribes in two corruption cases, Israeli…
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
Middle East
July 13, 2017
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
Israel’s cabinet has frozen a plan to expand the West Bank’s most densely populated Palestinian city by ceding military control…
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Middle East
March 10, 2017
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria…