Mar 02 Why is Israel pushing ahead with its legal overhaul? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country. But other factors may be in play. Continue reading
Mar 02 Israel’s Netanyahu denounces protesters after demonstration against wife outside of salon By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies say protesters are "anarchists" after they gathered outside a Tel Aviv salon where his wife was getting her hair done. Continue reading
Mar 01 Israeli troops kills Palestinian in West Bank; 3 arrested By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press The Israeli military says Israeli troops arrested three Palestinians on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing earlier this week of an American-Israeli while a fourth was shot and killed fleeing the scene. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as demonstrators hold ‘Day of Disruption’ in Israel By Isabel Debre, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Thousands across the country staged a “national disruption day,” the latest in a string of mass protests against Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul Israel's judiciary and weaken the country's Supreme Court. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:05 Renewed wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis breaks out in West Bank By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The renewed wave of violence and vengeance between Israelis and Palestinians continued Monday as a Palestinian gunman killed a motorist near the city of Jericho on the occupied West Bank. The U.S. ambassador to Israel said the victim was an… Continue watching
Feb 27 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after Israelis and Palestinians killed in West Bank By Majdi Mohammed, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a briefing on Monday after news of a Palestinian gunman shooting and killing an Israeli motorist in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a fresh wave of fighting that shows no signs… Continue reading
Feb 26 Israeli settlers rampage after Palestinian gunman kills 2 in West Bank By Josef Federman, Associated Press Scores of Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank late Sunday, setting dozens of cars and homes on fire after two settlers were killed by a Palestinian gunman. Continue reading
Feb 24 Israeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank, officials say By Associated Press Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, in what officials describe as the latest incident in a wave of settler violence. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching
Feb 23 Israel approves over 7,000 settlement homes in West Bank, groups say By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli settlement supporters and opponents say Israel's far-right government has granted approval for the building of over 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Continue reading