With polls showing the major parties deadlocked, Israelis already seem to be looking past the Sept. 17 election to the bruising coalition negotiations expected to follow.
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Israel Is Expected to Approve Surge in Jewish Construction in West Bank
The government gave rare permission for some Palestinian housing, but is expected to endorse about 10 times as many units for settlers.
U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees Faces Accusations of Misconduct
An internal ethics report alleges that an “inner circle” in the agency’s top management engaged in abuses of authority for personal gain and for suppressing dissent.
Cyprus Rape Case That Roiled Israel Falls Apart, With 12 Suspects Freed
A dozen Israeli teenagers accused of raping a British tourist in a Cyprus resort have been freed, and the accuser was arrested on charges of making a false accusation.
Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement aims to press Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians. It has generated heated debate and much misinformation.
Israel Begins Tearing Down Palestinian Housing on Edge of East Jerusalem
The first of 10 mostly unfinished apartment buildings in a Palestinian area was razed, an act that Palestinian officials condemned as “ethnic cleansing.”
12 Israelis Are Held in Cyprus Over Rape of British Woman
The attack was said to have occurred at a hotel in the resort town of Ayia Napa, where the woman and the suspects, some of whom are minors, were staying separately.
Epstein’s Ties to Former Israeli Leader Shake Up Election Campaign
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded an inquiry into ties between his challenger, Ehud Barak, and the U.S. financier charged with sex crimes.
Israeli Education Minister Advocates Debunked Gay Conversion Therapy
Many called for the dismissal of the new minister, Rafael Peretz, after he endorsed a discredited practice intended to change sexual orientation.
After a Police Shooting, Ethiopian Israelis Seek a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Reckoning
The fatal shooting of a black teenager by Israeli police has set off angry protests in a community that has faced a long history of discrimination.