Jun 19 Kushner heading to Mideast for peace talks By Associated Press A White House official said the senior aide and son-in-law to President Donald Trump will arrive on Wednesday for meetings in Jerusalem and Ramallah. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:09 50 years later, a reporter recalls the 6-Day War – and the Israeli-Palestinian tensions that remain By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 23 In Middle East tour, Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for peace By Jonathan Lemire, Julie Pace, Associated Press Still, Trump departed for Europe having offered no real indication of a path forward on one of the world's most intractable disputes. Continue reading
May 23 President Trump condemns 'wicked ideology' behind Manchester attack By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack at a pop concert in Manchester, England as the act of "evil losers" and called on nations to band together to fight terrorism. Continue reading
May 21 Next stop for Trump is Israel, in pursuit of 'ultimate deal' By Julie Pace and Josef Federman, Associated Press President Donald Trump will step foot in Israel having offered few indications of how he plans to achieve what so many of his predecessors could not. Continue reading
Mar 20 Top Palestinian official: Trump committed to two states By Aron Heller, Associated Press Jibril Rajoub told reporters that President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a recent phone call that he was a"strategic partner."… Continue reading
Feb 17 Photo: Scaling a fence in the West Bank By News Desk A Palestinian protester climbs over a section of the Israeli barrier on February 17, 2017. during clashes with Israeli troops. The clashes happened at a protest marking the 12th anniversary of a campaign against the barrier, in the West Bank… Continue reading
Feb 15 Photo: At home among ruins in the Gaza Strip By Dayana Morales Gomez A Palestinian woman and her son are seen at the entrance of their impoverished house near the ruins of a building that was destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014. The two… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch: Kerry questions Israel's commitment to two-state solution By Josh Lederman and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Stepping into a raging diplomatic argument, Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday staunchly defended the Obama administration's decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to declare Israeli settlements illegal and warned that Israel's very future as a democracy is… Continue reading
Dec 23 U.S. abstains as UN votes to condemn Israel settlements By Bradley Klapper, Josef Federman and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In a striking rupture with past practice, the U.S. allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a "flagrant violation" of international law. Continue reading