west bank
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
Middle East
August 23, 2019
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’
Middle East
August 17, 2019
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’
Israel on Friday reversed its decision to refuse US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Interior…
After ban, Israel permits U.S. Rep Tlaib to make humanitarian visit to family in West Bank
Middle East
August 16, 2019
After ban, Israel permits U.S. Rep Tlaib to make humanitarian visit to family in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel decided on Friday to allow U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib – a critic of Israeli policy toward…
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
Middle East
August 15, 2019
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
Middle East
August 8, 2019
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by…
Palestinian app helps drivers avoid Israeli checkpoint bottlenecks
Middle East
August 5, 2019
Palestinian app helps drivers avoid Israeli checkpoint bottlenecks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A new locally-developed app helps Palestinian drivers in the occupied West Bank negotiate traffic at…
Israel approves new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Israel approves new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 new homes for…
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
Middle East
July 26, 2019
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel’s demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the…
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
Middle East
July 24, 2019
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak apologized Tuesday for the killing of 13 Arab protesters by Israeli…