Aug 16 Tlaib says she won't visit relatives in the West Bank By Joseph Krauss, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press Israel barred Tlaib and another congresswoman from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the international boycott movement, but said Tlaib could visit her relatives in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 11:09 Israel has welcomed other political critics. How Trump made Omar and Tlaib different Israel says it will bar two U.S. congresswomen from entering the country. At President Trump's urging, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed his earlier decision to allow Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both Muslims critical of… Continue watching
Aug 15 Israel bars Reps. Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country By Ilan Ben Zion, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Continue reading
Aug 11 Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, in the skirmishes with police at the site, which Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Police said at least… Continue reading
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