Oct 13 Sally Rooney holds off on Hebrew translation of new novel By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Author Sally Rooney is holding off on allowing her current book to be translated into Hebrew, citing Israel’s “system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians.”… Continue reading
Sep 27 Israeli prime minister denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in U.N. speech By Josef Federman, Associated Press In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Naftali Bennett accused the Iran of marching forward toward the development of a nuclear weapon and threatened to to act alone if the world does not take action. He made no… Continue reading
Jul 05 Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel's parliament is to vote on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens of Israel from extending citizenship or even residency permits to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Critics say… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: Tensions rise in Jerusalem as Israeli nationalists march for ‘death to Arabs’ In our news wrap Tuesday, tensions flare in East Jerusalem over a march by Israeli ultra-nationalists where some chanted "Death to Arabs," receiving Palestinian protests. New bursts of gun violence have claimed more lives across the U.S, with Chicago police… Continue watching
Jun 06 Israel arrests Jerusalem activists in contested neighborhood By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday, the family said, arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests against attempts by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:04 Rebuilding begins in Gaza amid dire conditions in the wake of war with Israel By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday released an urgent request for money to help rehabilitate Gaza. The coastal enclave has 1.8 million people in dire need of basic provisions, and the U.S. is currently negotiating on how… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 8:03 Can Gaza be rehabilitated without aiding Hamas? By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The bombs may have stopped falling on Gaza and the rocket fire from there has ceased for now, but Gazans face a huge task of rebuilding. Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for a New… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 10:50 A look at the Israeli coalition trying to strip Netanyahu of power By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran Israel's longest serving prime minister — Benjamin Netanyahu — has been swept from office after two years of political turmoil. Opposition groups on Wednesday agreed on a new government — with potentially far-reaching implications for Israel and all of the… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 4:53 Both Israel and Hamas claim victory after truce, bringing prospect of peace into question By John Yang, Harry Zahn The shooting has stopped, but the war of words goes on as Israel and Hamas offered sharply different appraisals Friday of who won and who lost their fourth conflict in just over a dozen years. John Yang reports on day… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 9:43 Brooks and Capehart on Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Jan. 6 commission New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including cease-fire in the Middle East and the Senate’s chances of establishing a commission to look into the Jan. Continue watching