Dec 18 Israel deports Palestinian lawyer, activist to France By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France after claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, drawing a rare condemnation from the French government. Continue reading
Dec 07 Jewish Americans express alarm over expected Israeli government By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 04 Blinken vows U.S. support for Israel despite unease over new government By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and concerns the Biden administration may have about potential members of his incoming right-wing… Continue reading
Nov 29 5 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, raising to five the number of Palestinians killed in less than 24 hours of fighting. Continue reading
Nov 24 Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament. Continue reading
Nov 23 Teen killed, 18 wounded in Jerusalem explosions By Alon Bernstein, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Two blasts have gone off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of rush hour, killing a Canadian-Israeli teenager and injuring at least 18, in what Israeli police said were attacks by Palestinians. Continue reading
Nov 15 Israel swears in new right-wing parliament By Eleanor H. Reich, Associated Press The surging popularity of a far-right alliance once on the fringes of Israeli society helped propel Netanyahu's political comeback even as he stands trial on corruption charges. Continue reading
Nov 11 Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East, but Israel and Iran are bringing sensitive flashpoints to the tournament's doorstep. Continue reading
Nov 03 4 Palestinians killed in flare-up of violence as Israel counts votes By Jalal Bwaitel, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Violence Thursday was flaring as Israel tallies the final votes in national elections held this week, with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to lead a comfortable majority backed by far-right allies. Continue reading
Nov 03 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid concedes defeat to Benjamin Netanyahu in election By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The former prime minister is expected to head the country's most right-wing government in history when he takes power, likely in the coming weeks. Netanyahu's victory ends Israel's political instability, for now. Continue reading