A lull in protests appears to bolster the Trump administration’s belief that economic growth will produce peace. But Palestinians say the calm is a symptom of despair.
Author: ISABEL KERSHNER
Ethiopian-Israelis Protest for 3rd Day After Fatal Police Shooting
The killing of an 18-year-old black man set off demonstrations that have paralyzed main roads and turned violent. Israeli leaders called for calm.
Israel Is Blamed for Deadly Missile Strikes in Syria
A series of overnight attacks by warplanes hit Syrian and Iranian-affiliated targets amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran in the region.
Palestinian Who Attended Trump-Backed Bahrain Conference Is Arrested
Intelligence officers in the West Bank detained, then freed, a Hebron businessman who had defied an official Palestinian boycott of the Trump administration’s economic conference.
Ehud Barak, Ex-Leader of Israel, Will Run in New Election
The longtime critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was forming a new political party as the country braced for a second election.
Netanyahu Presses Superpowers to Remove Iranian Forces from Syria
At a meeting of American, Israeli and Russian national security advisers, the competing regional interests were evident.
Palestinian Leader Abbas Brushes Off Trump Plan for Investment
Mahmoud Abbas said a political solution was a higher priority than the economy.
In Israel’s New Election Campaign, Right Battles Right
The fight between the secular right and the religious right thwarted Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to form a government and has eclipsed the old left-right divide.
Israel Is Back in Election Mode and in Uncharted Territory
The morning after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s staggering failure to form a government, recriminations flew, giving a taste of the contentious campaigning ahead.
After Coalition Talks Crumble, Israel on Course for Another Election
Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to have an easy path back to power. But his efforts ran aground on a power struggle among his potential partners.