Apr 06 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets at Israel, raising tension as Passover begins By Isabel Debre, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Militants have fired a barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least one person and ratcheting up regional tensions as Israelis celebrated the… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Tornado in southeastern Missouri kills at least 5 people In our news wrap Wednesday, a tornado killed at least five people in southeastern Missouri in the second round of severe weather to strike the region in less than a week, former Vice President Pence will testify in the Justice… Continue watching
Apr 05 Violence at Jerusalem mosque raises fears of escalation By Isabel Debre, Fares Akram, Associated Press Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, firing stun grenades and beating Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday seasons. Continue reading
Apr 05 Israeli airstrikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran By Bassem Mroue, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel has intensified its airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, killing two Iranian military advisers and temporarily putting the country's two largest international airports out of service. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: IAEA head says situation at Ukraine nuclear plant has worsened In our news wrap Wednesday, the head of the UN nuclear agency says the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has worsened since September, the U.S. Senate moved to reclaim war-making powers for Congress, Pope Francis has been… Continue watching
Mar 29 Netanyahu rebuffs Biden's call to 'walk away' from judicial overhaul By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel makes its own decisions, rebuffing President Joe Biden's suggestion that that the premier drop a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 4:28 Israel's proposed judicial overhaul delayed amid unprecedented upheaval By Nurit Ben, Alexis Cox, Eliot Barnhart After weeks of protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that he would delay, but not cancel, proposed changes to the country’s judicial system. His supporters say the legislation would rein in an out-of-control bench, while opponents call… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 7:25 The state of Israel's democracy under Netanyahu's far-right coalition By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn By many accounts, the political turmoil in Israel over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul is an existential moment for the nation. Daniel Shapiro, former American envoy to Israel, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the crisis created by Netanyahu’s government… Continue watching
Mar 27 WATCH: White House holds daily briefing amid Israel unrest By Josef Federman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Bending to a wave of mass protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan and said he wanted "to avoid civil war” by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents. Continue reading
Mar 27 Netanyahu delays overhaul of Israel's judiciary amid mass protests By Ilan Ben Zion, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents. Continue reading