Dec 07 Jewish Americans express alarm over expected Israeli government By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 23 Teen killed, 18 wounded in Jerusalem explosions By Alon Bernstein, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Two blasts have gone off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of rush hour, killing a Canadian-Israeli teenager and injuring at least 18, in what Israeli police said were attacks by Palestinians. Continue reading
Nov 01 Israelis vote for the 5th time since 2019, hoping to break political deadlock By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Polls have predicted a similar result: stalemate. But a powerful new player is threatening to shake things up. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Online threats rise to ‘unprecedented’ levels after FBI search In our news wrap Sunday, online threats against federal officials are increasing after the FBI's search of Trump's home, a man drove into a Capitol barrier and died in an apparent suicide, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a bus… Continue watching
Aug 14 Palestinian gunman injures 8 in attack on Jerusalem bus By Associated Press A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, police and medics said. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:35 Biden embarks on his first visit to Israel since taking office By Nick Schifrin President Biden arrived in Israel Wednesday, the beginning of a four-day Middle East trip that will also take him to Saudi Arabia. Much of his focus today was in Israel’s military, and regional cooperation against Iran. Biden also began his… Continue watching
Jul 13 WATCH: Biden opens first visit to Middle East as president with trip to Israel By Josh Boak, Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a "bone deep" bond between the United States and Israel and pledging to strengthen economic connections between the two countries going forward. Continue reading
Apr 22 Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rocks were thrown at police gate By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. Continue reading
Apr 17 Israeli police enter Jerusalem holy site sparking violent clashes By Josef Federman, Associated Press This year the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Christian holy week culminating in Easter Sunday and the week-long Jewish Passover are all occurring at the same time, with tens of thousands of visitors flocking to the city after coronavirus restrictions… Continue reading
Mar 27 Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken made the comments shortly before joining his counterparts from Israel and four Arab countries at a special gathering where the Iranian nuclear deal was expected to top the agenda. Israel and many of its neighbors are fiercely opposed to… Continue reading