Aug 12 How clashes at Jerusalem holy site undermine a fragile truce By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. 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
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
May 06 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Federal prosecutors believe Trump could have been charged with obstruction In our Monday news wrap, a bipartisan group of more than 370 federal prosecutors signed a statement contending that, based on details from the Mueller report, President Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he were not… Continue watching
Mar 31 Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal By Isabel Debre, Associated Press A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement through its two main crossings with the Palestinian enclave. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tens of thousands of Gaza protesters join anniversary march By Fares Akram, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Palestinians on Saturday rallied at points near the Israeli border to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli troops shot tear gas and opened fire at small crowds of activists… Continue reading
Nov 19 Netanyahu survives political crisis, but Hamas emerges stronger By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday survived a political showdown that had threatened to bring down his coalition and trigger early elections. But while Netanyahu can declare victory, the big winner of the crisis appears to be Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 25 U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 09 Israel launches scores of airstrikes as Gaza fire persists By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and three people were reported killed there, while Palestinian militants from the territory fired scores of rockets into Israel in a fierce burst of violence overnight and into… 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