Israel

Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost
Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost

Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told supporters Friday he would win a March general election after scoring a landslide…
Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary
Middle East

Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday scored a landslide victory in a primary race for leadership…
Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary
Middle East

Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World

Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass

Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…
Egypt to begin gas imports from Israel by mid-January 2020
Egypt

Egypt to begin gas imports from Israel by mid-January 2020

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Egypt will begin importing natural gas from Israel by mid-January 2020, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told…
ICC to probe ‘war crimes’ in Palestinian territories
Middle East

ICC to probe ‘war crimes’ in Palestinian territories

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Friday she wanted to open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in…
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike
Middle East

Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
Middle East

Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…
Trump, Israel, and American Jews
Opinion

Trump, Israel, and American Jews

Trump signed a new executive order sparking controversy among supporters of the Palestinian cause in the US, with the toughest…
Netanyahu’s Likud challenger surging ahead of primary launch
Middle East

Netanyahu’s Likud challenger surging ahead of primary launch

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger for the post of ruling Likud party leader is picking up…
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