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First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport
Egypt
October 4, 2021
First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport
JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt’s national carrier Sunday made its first official direct flight to Israel since the two countries signed…
Escapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Escapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Wednesday reopened a crossing with the occupied West Bank for the first time…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
Middle East
September 19, 2021
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
In first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties
Middle East
July 14, 2021
In first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties
TEL AVIV, July 14 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an…
Israel’s ‘mixed’ cities: Palestinians and Jews struggle to rebuild trust
Middle East
May 25, 2021
Israel’s ‘mixed’ cities: Palestinians and Jews struggle to rebuild trust
The main streets of Jaffa are eerily quiet, unusual for a Saturday in the central mixed Arab-Jewish city, which has…
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
Middle East
May 13, 2021
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on…
European airlines cancel Tel Aviv flights amid escalating conflict
Middle East
May 13, 2021
European airlines cancel Tel Aviv flights amid escalating conflict
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Iberia all cancelled flights to Tel Aviv as European carriers joined US airlines in avoiding…
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
Middle East
April 28, 2021
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho…
Israeli police scuffle with protesters in Arab neighborhood
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Israeli police scuffle with protesters in Arab neighborhood
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police scuffled with protesters in an Arab neighborhood in Tel Aviv for a second…
Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren
Middle East
April 8, 2021
Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of…