JERUSALEM — The European Union on Monday criticized Israel’s approval of plans to build over 2,000 new homes in West Bank settlements. In a statement, the EU reiterated its longstanding position that all settlement activity on occupied land is illegal. “It erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the...
Israel’s Arabs Poised to Gain New Voice After Tight Election
JERUSALEM — Israel's Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday's election, a historic first that would grant a new platform to a long-marginalized minority. With more than 90% of votes counted Wednesday, the Joint List was expected to win about a dozen seats in...
Israeli PM Vows to Begin Annexing West Bank Settlements
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to annex the heart of the West Bank if he wins re-election next week, a move that could inflame the Middle East and extinguish any remaining Palestinian hope of establishing a separate state. Arab leaders angrily condemned Netanyahu's remarks, and...
Trump: Any Jew Voting Democratic Is Uninformed or Disloyal
WASHINGTON — Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious lines, President Donald Trump said American Jews who vote for Democrats show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty." Trump's claim triggered a quick uproar from critics who said the Republican president was trading in anti-Semitic stereotypes....
HBO's 'Our Boys' Israeli-Palestinian Drama Is Must-See TV
The new HBO docudrama "Our Boys" — a riveting look at the killings of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers that led to the 2014 Gaza war — premieres Monday night. Co-created by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, the 10-part series dramatizes the abduction of three Israeli teens in the West Bank and...
HBO's 'Our Boys' Israeli-Palestinian Drama Is Must-See TV
The new HBO docudrama "Our Boys" — a riveting look at the killings of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers that led to the 2014 Gaza war — premieres Monday night. Co-created by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, the 10-part series dramatizes the abduction of three Israeli teens in the West Bank and...
Israeli Troops Search West Bank After Killing of Soldier
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops raided a Palestinian village on Thursday and the military said it was sending reinforcements to the West Bank, hours after the body of a 19-year-old soldier with stab wounds was found near a Jewish settlement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the killing as a terror attack...
Israeli Troops Search West Bank After Killing of Soldier
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops raided a Palestinian village on Thursday and the military said it was sending reinforcements to the West Bank, hours after the body of a 19-year-old soldier with stab wounds was found near a Jewish settlement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the killing as a terror attack...
Israel Approves Palestinian Housing Construction in West Bank
JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government advanced the proposal late Tuesday, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity...
Israeli Crews Demolish Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli work crews on Monday began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes on the outskirts of an east Jerusalem neighborhood, in one of the largest operations of its kind in years. The demolitions capped a years-long legal battle over the buildings, constructed near the invisible line straddling the city...