Israel said on Friday that Ms. Tlaib could visit her grandmother in the West Bank if she agreed not to “promote boycotts.” Ms. Tlaib canceled her trip.
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Israeli Decision on Omar and Tlaib Inflames Politics in Two Countries
Mr. Trump’s call to bar the two congresswomen was an extraordinary step to influence an allied nation and punish his political opponents at home.
Yeshiva Student Found Stabbed to Death in West Bank
The killing set off a hunt for the assailant by the Israeli Army, which was treating his death as a terrorist attack. Investigators were pursuing the possibility of a botched abduction.
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.
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.”
Touring the Israeli Occupation: Young U.S. Jews Get an Unflinching View
Birthright Israel, which takes young Jews to Israel, has been criticized for ignoring the Palestinians. A Times reporter joins an alternative tour set up by J Street, a liberal lobbying group.
West Bank Grows Calmer as Pocketbook Issues Take Priority Over Protests
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.
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.