By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The loudest shouting after the announcement of a thaw in the U.S.-Cuba icy relationship may not have been in...
TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Illinois man charged in Israel with plotting to blow up Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem calls the allegations...
ARON HELLER, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Even before Israel’s hastily called election campaign kicks into gear, a former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is...
JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Streets are subdued, marketplaces are quiet and people are on edge in Jewish areas of Jerusalem, where Arabs have...
JERUSALEM (USA Today) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “respond harshly” after five people — three of them U.S.-born rabbis — were killed...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities gave preliminary approval Wednesday to build 200 homes in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem, a move that threatened to push...
JERUSALEM (AP) - It has been a difficult year for Israelis and Palestinians, with the failure of peace talks and a string of violent incidents...
Aron Heller, ASSOCIATED PRESS PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — At first glance, the multi-tiered jungle of concrete off a major central Israeli highway does not appear unusual...
(Israel Hayom) – What began last week as a dispute over construction plans in Jerusalem’s Givat Hamatos neighborhood has turned into a war of words...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police were on high alert Friday to avert possible clashes as Jews and Muslims prepare to observe their faith’s major holidays...
(Al-Arabiya News) – A Palestinian-Arab U.N. draft resolution demands Israel end its occupation of Palestinian lands captured since 1967, including east East Jerusalem, by November 2016....
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking public rebuke, the Obama administration warned Israel on Wednesday that plans for a controversial...
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli special forces stormed a West Bank hideout early on Tuesday and killed two Palestinians suspected in the June...
Special to the NNPA from The New York Amsterdam News (The New York Amsterdam News)—Approximately 500 refugees are feared dead after their vessel was rammed by...
JERUSALEM (AP) — An international watchdog organization has slammed Israel for its treatment of thousands of African migrants, saying it is forcing them to leave...
DANIEL ESTRIN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The popularity of the Hamas militant group among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has spiked...
Batsheva Sobelman, LOS ANGELES TIMES JERUSALEM (L.A. Times) — Israel appropriated a swath of 990 acres in the West Bank on Sunday and declared the...
JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — European nations are offering to help enforce the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a scenario that could provide key...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with deepening crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Barack Obama is putting the brakes...
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian officials voiced cautious optimism Thursday, hinting at progress in Egyptian-mediated negotiations with Israel to bring an end to the fighting in Gaza...
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister warned Thursday that Israel will respond if Hamas resumes fire after a temporary truce expires in the Gaza...
(BBC) – Israel has withdrawn its troops from the Gaza Strip to “defensive positions” outside the Palestinian territory. It says the main aim of its...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday granting an additional $225 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Knowing of my concern about justice for the Palestinians, a friend sent me a link the other day regarding Palestine...
LARA JAKES, AP National Security Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — Hours past midnight Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was still working the phones, trying...
