Feb 20 Israeli government advances legal system overhaul despite mass protest By Laurie Kellman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel's parliament has for the first time advanced a plan to overhaul the legal system, defying a historic uproar among Israelis and calls for restraint from the United States. Continue reading
Feb 02 Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in judicial system overhaul By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel's attorney general says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not be involved in an overhaul of the country's judicial system proposed by his government. Continue reading
Jan 31 Blinken appeals for calm in Israel-Palestine conflict during trip to Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after seeing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading
Jan 30 Blinken urges calm as violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Blinken meets with Israeli leader Netanyahu amid surge in violence By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. Continue reading
Jan 29 U.S. tested by Israeli-Palestinian violence as Blinken visits Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press What had already been expected to be a trip fraught with tension over differences between the administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government has grown significantly more complicated over the past four days with a spate of… Continue reading
Jan 24 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets Jordan’s king in surprise trip amid tension By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Tuesday marked Netanyahu's first visit in over four years as he seeks to shore up ties that have strained since he took office at the helm of Israel's most right-wing government in history. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: 30 killed in Russian strike on Dnipro apartment In our news wrap Sunday, California is bracing for more heavy rain amid weeks of storms, the death toll from Russia’s attack on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine rose to 30, Israelis protested their government’s push to overhaul the… Continue watching
Jan 04 Israel’s new far-right government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court By Isabel Debre, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's justice minister has unveiled the new government's long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Jan 03 Israeli ultranationalist minister faces backlash after Jerusalem holy site visit By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Netanyahu attempted to play down the incident, saying it was in line with longstanding understandings at the disputed holy site. Continue reading