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Palestinian leader calls for new peace process in UN speech

Fri., Sept. 25, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for an international conference early next year to launch a "genuine peace process” while criticizing the recent decision of two Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel.

UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties

Thu., Aug. 13, 2020

The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

Israeli soldier gets community service after killing Gazan

Thu., June 18, 2020

An Israeli soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian fisherman near the Gaza frontier in 2018 has been given 45 days of community service after an army investigation concluded he fired without authorization, the military said Thursday.

Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

Sat., May 30, 2020

The shooting death of an unarmed autistic Palestinian man by Israeli forces is drawing angry condemnations from Arab residents and leaders and is further raising tensions in the region as Israel prepares to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority

Fri., March 6, 2020

A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist allies of a parliamentary majority in this week’s Israeli election

Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan

Tue., Jan. 28, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said “a thousand no’s” to the Mideast peace plan announced Tuesday by President Donald Trump, which strongly favors Israel.

Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians

Tue., Jan. 28, 2020

President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader’s hard-line, nationalist views while falling far short of Palestinian ambitions.

Banksy takes politically charged Nativity scene to Bethlehem

Sun., Dec. 22, 2019

The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace.

Palestinian-American artist Manal Deeb to showcase layered work at Marmot Art Space

Thu., Dec. 5, 2019

Embedded in many of artist Manal Deeb’s layered artworks are images of her own face, but don’t call her pieces “self-portraits.” “They are self-portraits and they are

Israel says 2 Gaza missiles intercepted despite cease-fire

Fri., Nov. 15, 2019

Israel says its missile defenses have intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip

Israel’s Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election

Wed., Sept. 18, 2019

Israel’s Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday’s election, a historic first that would grant a new platform to a long-marginalized minority.

New data shows Israeli settlement surge in east Jerusalem

Thu., Sept. 12, 2019

Jewish settlement construction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem has spiked since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press.

Netanyahu vows to begin annexing West Bank settlements

Tue., Sept. 10, 2019

Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday vowed to annex the strategic heartland of the West Bank if he wins national elections next week, offering a vision that would likely end any remaining hopes for establishing a Palestinian state.

‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ review: A movie about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that’s lighthearted and entertaining? Yes

Wed., Aug. 28, 2019

In offering a comedic take on not just the hostility between Israelis and Palestinians, but also the shared history and culture that bind them, “Tel Aviv on Fire” is an enjoyable respite from the bleakness that is far more typical of their stories.

Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon

Mon., Aug. 26, 2019

Israeli drones bombed a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria early Monday amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency and a Palestinian official said.

Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’

Mon., Aug. 19, 2019

Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot.

White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan

Sat., June 22, 2019

The White House has unveiled the economic portion of its much-anticipated “deal of the century” peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians

Under heavy rocket fire, Israeli reprisals kill 6

Sat., May 4, 2019

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired more than 200 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of intense fighting that broke a monthlong lull between the bitter enemies.

Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu victory in Israel’s election means the end of illusions about a Palestinian state

Fri., April 12, 2019

The re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu, if he keeps his campaign pledge about West Bank settlements, is propelling Israel toward a one-state solution in which it will have to decide whether to accept a binational state or some form of apartheid.

Thousands rally in Gaza but Hamas mostly restrains crowds

Sat., March 30, 2019

Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of their mass protests along the Israeli border, as the territory’s Hamas leaders largely restrained the crowds ahead of a hoped-for cease-fire deal.