Ambassador David M. Friedman opened the door to American acceptance of Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank, a move that would violate international law.
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Palestinian Business Leaders Reject Trump’s Economic Overture
The Trump administration is organizing a conference to show Palestinian business leaders the economic benefits of its Mideast peace plan. The Palestinians are saying no thanks.
The Netherlands Wins Eurovision Without Usual Kitsch or Gimmicks
Behind the scenes of this year’s song contest, the usual political tensions between Israel and Palestinians played out.
U.S. Ambassador Says Israel Is ‘on the Side of God’
Ambassador David M. Friedman’s comments were the latest sign of the Trump administration’s partiality in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
News Analysis: Why Do Israel and Gaza Keep Fighting? Because It’s in Their Leaders’ Interests.
The cycle of violence-ceasefire-repeat that keeps verging on all-out war may look like pointless destruction. But it’s a strange kind of symbiosis.
As Gaza Fighting Intensifies, Israelis and Palestinians Bury Their Dead
In the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza since the 2014 war, four Israeli civilians and at least 22 Palestinians were killed in two days of fighting.
Gaza Militants Fire 250 Rockets, and Israel Responds With Airstrikes
Palestinian militants launched rockets into southern Israel, killing one Israeli man, and four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.
For Palestinian Families, ‘No Light at the End of the Tunnel’
The re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu, shortly after he vowed to apply Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, was the latest blow to Palestinian aspirations for a state.
Palestinian Boycott Activist Denied Entry to United States
Omar Barghouti, a founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, was stopped from boarding a flight to the United States.
In Netanyahu’s Win, Arabs See Another Nail in the Coffin of a Palestinian State
Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory this week solidified the sense around the Middle East that Israel can do as it wishes, with American backing.