Dec 29 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: Biden, Putin to hold another video conference amid Ukraine tensions: In our news wrap Wednesday, the United States and Russia announced that Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin plan to speak by phone again Thursday. Shooting broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants along the Gaza border, for the… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.N. racism meeting recommits to goals but renews divides By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Israel, the United States and some other countries boycotted the meeting because of continued grievances about the 2001 meeting in Durban, South Africa. Continue reading
Jul 06 Israel blocks renewal of law that keeps out Palestinian spouses By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Israel's parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in a tight vote that raised doubts about the viability of… Continue reading
Jul 05 Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel's parliament is to vote on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens of Israel from extending citizenship or even residency permits to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Critics say… Continue reading
Jun 06 Israel arrests Jerusalem activists in contested neighborhood By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday, the family said, arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests against attempts by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of… Continue reading