Israel
Detentions of US activists raise questions about whether Israel has ‘blacklists’ of its critics
Middle East
August 16, 2018
Detentions of US activists raise questions about whether Israel has ‘blacklists’ of its critics
(CNN) – Peter Beinart wasn’t the first one stopped at Ben Gurion Airport, but the progressive American Jew and CNN…
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prominent American author and former CNN program host Reza Aslan says he was detained by Israel at…
Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is reopening a key border crossing with the Gaza Strip weeks after it was closed amid…
UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
(Reuters) – A furor over alleged anti-semitism in Britain’s main opposition party widened on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Poll: New low in Israeli-Palestinian support for 2 states
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Poll: New low in Israeli-Palestinian support for 2 states
JERUSALEM (AP) — A new poll says support for a two-state solution among Israeli Jews and Palestinians is at a…
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs and Jews have staged a second large rally in Tel Aviv to denounce the…
Two killed in fresh Gaza protests but Israel-Hamas truce holds
Middle East
August 11, 2018
Two killed in fresh Gaza protests but Israel-Hamas truce holds
Two Palestinians including a medic were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border Friday, but away from protests…
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that…
Colombia recognizes Palestine as sovereign state
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Colombia recognizes Palestine as sovereign state
(CNN) – Colombian President Iván Duque is facing a diplomatic row with Israel in his first week in office after the…
Wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza after rocket barrage, toddler killed
Middle East
August 9, 2018
Wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza after rocket barrage, toddler killed
Israel carried out a major wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight in response to some 150 rockets fired…