JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration condemned the deadly shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza Wednesday, using tough,...
DAN PERRY, Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The savage fighting between Israel and Hamas is escalating in Gaza, cease-fire efforts take on elements of...
BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While much of the rest of the world watches the Gaza war in horror and scrambles for a cease-fire,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, let’s be clear about what is transpiring before our eyes in Gaza. It most recently started when the Palestine Authority...
Alexandra Zavis and Batsheva Sobelman, LOS ANGELES TIMES GAZA CITY (Los Angeles Times)—A fragile holiday lull in fighting in the Gaza Strip on Monday was...
(USA Today) – The death of at least 15 Gazans taking shelter Thursday in a United Nations-run school contributed to a Palestinian death toll that has...
The Associated Press Muslim families driven from their homes by the fierce fighting between Israel and Hamas are observing Ramadan in Gaza City’s Greek Orthodox church....
JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights official demanded Wednesday that all sides in the two-week war in the Gaza Strip...
Lara Jakes, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is making a renewed push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces on Thursday launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, the military said. The operation came after...
Gaza City (CNN) — A brief respite from the violence in Gaza appeared imminent Wednesday after both sides agreed to a U.N-requested temporary cease-fire. “Factions of the...
(USA Today) TAMPA, Fla. — The teenager who was beaten by Israeli police earlier this month is expected to return to his family Wednesday. “I can’t wait...
by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) – Palestinian political and student organizations led rallies in several cities...
(USA Today) GAZA CITY — As the Palestinian death toll rose, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday to continue to target members of Hamas...
Aron Heller and Najib Jobain, ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel dramatically escalated its aerial assault targeting hundreds of Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip Thursday as...
JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel gave the final go-ahead Thursday to build nearly 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements, saying the construction was a...
DANIEL ESTRIN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The claim by Eli Shukron, like many such claims in the field of biblical archaeology, has run into criticism....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly Secretary of State John Kerry backed down when he was chastised by anti-Palestinian...
BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA, Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s elected assembly accepted a petition Wednesday to question the tourism minister over a decision allowing Israelis...
HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Arab leaders said Wednesday they will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state, blaming it for a lack...
KARIN LAUB, Associated PRESS LUBBAN AL-SHARKIYEH, West Bank (AP) — Ahmed Awais is desperate to get out of his parents’ cramped home where he, his wife...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I found myself thinking about the notorious Dred Scott decision (1857) by the U.S. Supreme Court while traveling the streets...
[Israel Hayom] Former Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, now head of the INSS, thinks neither Israel or the Palestinians are ready to make...
DANIEL ESTRIN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel situated in one of the world’s earthquake-prone areas, officials are taking action to protect the Holy Land’s...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The streets of South Tel Aviv were teeming with people. We first saw...
