Aug 08 Israeli troops search West Bank after killing of soldier By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press The killing threatened to inflame tensions between Israelis and Palestinians just over a month before Israel's parliament elections. Continue reading
Jul 22 Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem By Alon Bernstein, Associated Press The demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, built along the invisible line straddling the city and the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:29 Why Trump thinks this is the moment to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict U.S. presidents have long tried, and failed, to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In June, President Trump’s team unveiled the first part of its peace plan, an economic proposal. The plan’s all-important political component is yet to come. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Violence erupts in Israel after fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager In our news wrap Wednesday, Israeli officials urged calm after violent protests erupted over Sunday’s fatal shooting of an unarmed Ethiopian-Israeli teenager by an off-duty police officer. Crowds blocked roads, clashed with police and lit cars on fire. Also, Iranian… Continue watching
Jun 30 U.S. officials attend opening at controversial Jerusalem dig By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel opened a newfound Roman-era street at a divisive archaeological site in east Jerusalem, a move that deepened Palestinian animosity toward the White House’s mediation efforts. U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attended along with three other visiting American ambassadors… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 7:04 What Palestinians want more than Trump’s peace plan The White House has unveiled part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a $50 billion economic blueprint designed to double Palestinian GDP and create a million jobs. Jared Kushner likened the proposal to the Marshall Plan, which revitalized Western Europe after… Continue watching
Jun 23 Bolton warns Iran not to mistake US ‘prudence’ for weakness By Associated Press U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday that Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," after the U.S. abruptly called off military strikes against Iran in response to the shooting down of an unmanned American surveillance… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. to send more troops to Poland In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump hosted Polish President Andrzej Duda and announced plans to send 1,000 more U.S. troops to the former Soviet bloc state as part of a growing alliance. That’s on top of 4,500 Americans already… Continue watching
Jun 12 Israeli PM’s wife accepts plea deal for spending government money on lavish meals By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Sara Netanyahu will pay around $15,000 in fines to quietly close the case, which accused her of running up large tabs at luxury restaurants for friends and family while the official prime minister's residence employed a full-time chef. Continue reading
Jun 03 Israel’s ‘do-over’ election poses new threats to Netanyahu By Aron Heller, Associated Press Various political machinations in Israel's unwieldy parliamentary system have created an unprecedented repeat election and another chance for Netanyahu's rivals to finally topple him after a decade in power. Continue reading