Sep 19 Watch 3:52 Zelenskyy addresses UN in push to expand support for Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday addressed the United Nations General Assembly over the Russian invasion of his country and the ongoing war. Nick Schifrin, who is in Ukraine on assignment and has spent much of the last week with… Continue watching
Sep 19 Israeli military sentences commander to 10 days in prison over shooting of Palestinian motorist By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israel has sentenced a military commander in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison after an investigation into his shooting last week of a Palestinian motorist who was found to be innocent. Continue reading
Sep 17 UNESCO adds ruins near ancient Jericho to list of World Heritage Sites in Palestine By Associated Press A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian… Continue reading
Sep 14 Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on X. Continue reading
Sep 12 Netanyahu's judicial overhaul faces first legal challenge in Israeli Supreme Court By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Critics say the plan — which would weaken the Supreme Court — represents a profound threat to Israeli democracy and argue it would concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies. Continue reading
Sep 11 Israel's judges to hear cases on their own fate as bitter overhaul of judiciary reaches courts By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. Continue reading
Sep 03 Netanyahu orders plan to remove African migrants after Eritrean groups clash in Israel By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country's African migrants. Continue reading
Sep 02 Dozens wounded in bloody clash between opposing Eritrean groups in Israel By Ohad Zwigenberg, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents clashed with each other and with Israeli police Saturday, leaving dozens injured in one of the most violent street confrontations among African asylum seekers and migrants in Tel Aviv in recent memory. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: McConnell cleared to continue working a day after news conference freeze up In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell got the green light to continue working a day after he froze up during a news conference, the White House asked Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill and prevent a partial… Continue watching
Aug 31 Family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose home in controversial punitive demolition By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The family’s case — which rights groups describe as uniquely problematic from a legal prospective — has drawn attention to Israel’s controversial practice of demolishing the family homes of Palestinian assailants. Continue reading