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Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian…
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden’s anger
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden’s anger
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a…
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
Middle East
December 21, 2020
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police were investigating on Monday after an Israeli woman was found dead in a forest near…
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
Middle East
December 7, 2020
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements…
Mourners gather for Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces
Middle East
December 6, 2020
Mourners gather for Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians erupted on Saturday, at the funeral of a…
Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus has cast a pall over Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, all but shutting down…
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
ERUSALEM (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be…
UN envoy criticizes Israel’s move to expand key settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
UN envoy criticizes Israel’s move to expand key settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — The UN’s Mideast envoy on Monday said he was “very concerned” by Israel’s decision to advance construction…
Israel promotes settlement plan for sensitive East Jerusalem area
Middle East
November 15, 2020
Israel promotes settlement plan for sensitive East Jerusalem area
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel moved ahead on Sunday with a settler housing plan in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem,…
Israel’s settlements could test ties with Biden
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Israel’s settlements could test ties with Biden
JERUSALEM (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden may never forget Ramat Shlomo. On a visit to Israel in 2010, Biden was…