Israel
Palestinian woman shot trying to stab Israeli troops
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Palestinian woman shot trying to stab Israeli troops
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say officers shot a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab troops outside a contested holy…
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel (AP) — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace…
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
Middle East
October 24, 2019
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem this year, a rights group…
Israel reacts to reports that its defense systems will protect the GERD
Egypt
October 23, 2019
Israel reacts to reports that its defense systems will protect the GERD
Recent media reports that Israeli defense systems are in place to protect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have sparked…
Israel’s Netanyahu gives up on forming new coalition
Middle East
October 22, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu gives up on forming new coalition
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that he had failed to form a majority government in parliament,…
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot a Palestinian who ran toward them with a knife near a military checkpoint in…
Five years after war, Gaza’s little ‘Iron Man’ stands tall
Middle East
October 17, 2019
Five years after war, Gaza’s little ‘Iron Man’ stands tall
It was the summer of 2014, when a deluge of steel fell on Gaza. His back burned, his body covered…
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Saudi soccer team visits West Bank for 1st time
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team has arrived in the West Bank for its first match…
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
Middle East
October 11, 2019
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ahmed Abu Artima was one of the founders of the “Great March of Return,”…
UN in the red, staff salaries at risk
World
October 9, 2019
UN in the red, staff salaries at risk
The United Nations has an overall annual operating budget of several billion dollars, covering everything from humanitarian work to disarmament,…