Jul 22 Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area By Aron Heller, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The evacuation was the first such Israeli intervention in Syria's lengthy civil war, now in its eighth year. Continue reading
Jul 21 Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikes By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 4:40 ‘This is our country. This is our language’: Controversial law deems Israel homeland of the Jewish people A controversial new law enacted overnight by Israel's parliament has again stirred deep emotions about the identity of the nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the new law for enshrining the basic principle of Israel's existence -- that it is… Continue watching
Jul 15 Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting By Aron Heller, Associated Press On Saturday, the Israeli military carried out its largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza since the 2014 war, hitting several Hamas military compounds and flattening a number of its training camps. Continue reading
Jul 15 Syrian government targets rebels near Israel-occupied Golan By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian government forces unleashed hundreds of missiles on a rebel-held area near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, activists said, the latest phase in an offensive to clear southern Syria of insurgents. The government’s push came after it… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 25:15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 1, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, July 1, Mexico heads to the polls in its largest election in history and comedian Cameron Esposito tackles sexual violence in new stand-up special. Also, a reunion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison chronicles protests against… Continue watching
Jun 26 Prince William visits Israel’s Holocaust memorial By Aron Heller, Associated Press JERUSALEM — Prince William began his visit to Israel on Tuesday with an emotional visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and a meeting with two survivors who escaped Nazi Germany for the safety of Britain. Continue reading
Jun 08 Hundreds hurt in Gaza protest, including 80 by Israeli fire By Fares Akram, Associated Press Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence on Friday, with some demonstrators burning tires, throwing stones and flying blazing kites. At least 413 Palestinians were wounded, including 80 by… Continue reading
Jun 06 Column: How I told Sirhan Sirhan’s father that his son killed Bobby Kennedy By Terence Smith Interviewing him in English at the table, I discovered that Sirhan had heard the news about Kennedy, but had gone to bed before the assassin’s name had been announced. Continue reading
Jun 02 Protests resume after Palestinian paramedic’s Gaza funeral By Fares Akram, Associated Press Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of medical workers in white uniforms, took part Saturday in the funeral procession of a colleague who was shot dead by Israeli troops the previous day along the Israel-Gaza border. Continue reading