Israel

Zelensky invokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid

By Josef Federman, Associated Press

Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to carry out a “final solution” against Ukraine -- using the Nazi term for its planned genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II.

Israel grapples with fate of oligarchs as Ukraine war rages

By Josef Federman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Iran claimed responsibility Sunday for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in northern Iraq, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard earlier this week.

EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, plans to fund weapons purchases to Ukraine

By Emily Schultheis, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The European Union’s chief executive says the 27-nation bloc will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund supplies of weapons to Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in response to Russia’s invasion.

Amnesty International releases report accusing Israel of apartheid

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Amnesty International says Israel has maintained "a system of oppression and domination" over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid.

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price hold news briefing

By Associated Press

The Biden administration is rejecting an Amnesty International 278-page report that claims Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948.

Israel calls on Amnesty International to not release report accusing country of apartheid

By Associated Press

Israel has called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid. The Foreign Ministry says the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are "false, biased and antisemitic."…

One-third of Israeli Holocaust survivors live in poverty, advocates say

By Ilan Ben Zion, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press

Several dozen impoverished elderly Israelis, among them Holocaust survivors, received food donations from a charity ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

U.S. diplomats meet with pro-democracy activists in Sudan

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Two senior U.S. diplomats are in Sudan to try and help find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the African country triggered by an October military coup.

Poland admits to buying powerful Israeli spyware

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group.