Palestine
Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
Middle East
May 1, 2021
Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and divisions…
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
Middle East
April 30, 2021
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — An electronics engineer from Gaza, Loay Elbasyouni, had worked with the NASA team that…
Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’
Middle East
April 30, 2021
Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas announced early Friday that the first Palestinian elections in 15 years will be delayed,…
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
Middle East
April 29, 2021
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership…
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
Middle East
April 28, 2021
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho…
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international…
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed,…
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
Middle East
April 24, 2021
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in…
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured…
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
The sick and dying are rapidly pushing Gaza’s hospitals close to capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the…