Jan 01 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks immunity from corruption charges By Josef Federman, Associated Press Benjamin Netanyahu's request to parliament is likely to delay any trial until after March elections, when he hopes to have a majority coalition that will shield him from prosecution. Continue reading
Dec 27 Israel’s Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a big win in national elections in March if he hopes to stay in office and gain immunity from prosecution on corruption charges. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: Hong Kong protesters target shopping malls for 3rd straight day In our news wrap Thursday, businesses in parts of Hong Kong were at a standstill as anti-government protesters targeted shopping malls for a third consecutive day. Riot police stepped up their presence, at times confronting crowds and escorting people out… Continue watching
Dec 26 Netanyahu declares victory in primary election By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Official results were expected later Friday. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israel’s embattled Netanyahu tries to fend off party rival at the polls By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday faced the first serious internal challenge to his decade-long rule as his party held a primary vote following his failure to form a government and his indictment on corruption charges. Continue reading
Dec 24 Christmas festivities begin in Bethlehem By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press The Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born, was set to host Palestinian dignitaries and pilgrims from around the world for a midnight Mass. Continue reading
Dec 12 Israelis express frustration as legislators approve 3rd election within a year By Aron Heller, Associated Press A vote Thursday triggers a nearly three-month-long campaign ahead of the vote that most polls predict will not produce dramatically different results than those that led to the current crisis. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump signs order against boycotts on college campuses directed against Israel By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The order comes as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the Israeli government for its treatment of Palestinians becomes more prominent on some college campuses. Continue reading
Dec 11 Israel heads to 3rd straight election after parliament vote By Josef Federman, Associated Press For the third time in the past year, the country now appears to be heading to what is sure to be a nasty three-month political campaign that according to recent opinion polls is expected to deliver very similar results. Continue reading
Nov 26 Palestinians protest U.S. settlement decision in ‘day of rage’ By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press Around 2,000 people gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah by midday, where they set ablaze posters of U.S. President Donald Trump as well as Israeli and American flags. Continue reading