A confidential report based on 20 years of monitoring claims that Israel regularly breaks international law in Hebron. The report, which the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) produced, is primarily based on over 40,000 "incident reports" compiled over the years by TIPH's team, writes Haaretz Correspondent Uri Blau. TIPH’s report, Blau...
In a Twist, Trump Fights to Keep Some Palestinian Aid Alive
WASHINGTON — For two years, the Trump administration has unabashedly slashed U.S. aid to the Palestinians. Now, amid signs it may finally roll out its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, the administration is scrambling to save what little remaining Palestinian assistance it provides. The striking turnabout is the result of...
Protesters Gather on Gaza Frontier, Israeli Fire Wounds 77
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians massed Friday along Israel's frontier, with dozens approaching and breaching the perimeter fence that separates Gaza from Israel, even as Egypt stepped up efforts reach a lasting cease-fire between the territory's Hamas rulers and Israel. The militant Hamas group praised the turnout...
Israel Accuses Iran of Harboring 'Secret Atomic Warehouse'
UNITED NATIONS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Thursday of keeping a "secret atomic warehouse" just outside its capital, despite the 2015 deal with world powers that was meant to keep it from obtaining nuclear weapons. Holding up a poster-board map of an area near Tehran before...
Trump Backs Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
UNITED NATIONS — For the first time since taking office, President Donald Trump endorsed a two-state solution as the best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, as he met Wednesday at the U.N. with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told reporters that he believes that...
Gaza Protests Escalate After Deal to Ease Blockade Fails
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians protested Wednesday at a new location along the perimeter fence between Israel and Gaza as Hamas intensified demonstrations at the border after Egyptian-led cease-fire talks stalled. The militant Hamas group was hoping its indirect talks with Israel would result in the lifting of a...
More Young American Jews Take Stand Against Israel's Tactics
For young adult American Jews, the Birthright program offers an enticing opportunity. It provides expense-paid educational tours of Israel, lasting a week or longer, to explore Jewish history and learn about contemporary issues in the Jewish state. The organization's website says Birthright Israel "seeks to ensure the future of the Jewish people...
US Ends Palestinian Refugee Agency Funding
WASHINGTON — The United States is ending its decades of funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees, the State Department announced Friday, a week after slashing bilateral U.S. aid for projects in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.S. supplies nearly 30 percent of the total budget of...
Israel Places New Limitations on Cargo Crossing Into Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel placed new restrictions on its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to continued Hamas hostilities, even after it agreed to a cease-fire ending 24 hours of intense fighting. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Israel will cease transferring gas and fuel through the...
'We Are Raised Pro-Israel.' The Other Side of Story: Retired FBI Agent.
Retired FBI agent and legal attaché Tom Knowles, who was born and raised in Kingsburg, served in the Middle East. In this video interview with GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen, he analyzes the volatile and deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip between the Israelis and Palestinians. Click on the...