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
Dec 29 Watch 9:49 Netanyahu once again prime minister with most far-right government in Israel's history By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in Thursday as prime minister of Israel, but his cabinet and his government's platform are controversial. David Makovsky is a long-time Israel watcher and director of the Project on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute for… Continue watching
Dec 29 Israel swears in Netanyahu as prime minister, most right-wing government in country's history By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country's history. Continue reading
Dec 28 Netanyahu's government vows to expand West Bank settlements, annex occupied territory By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming hard-line Israeli government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities, a day before it's set to be sworn into office. Continue reading
Dec 27 Israeli doctors, health care workers reject Netanyahu allies' anti-LGBTQ remarks By Isaac Scharf, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Health care workers from around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israeli air force veterans urge Supreme Court to halt incoming government By Associated Press Over 1,000 senior Israeli air force veterans have urged the country's top legal officials to stand tough against the incoming government. Continue reading