Israel
As trust between Israeli Jews and Arabs reaches new lows, Netanyahu rises again
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the world’s capitals in mid-May 2021 blamed the Israeli government for recent bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, and called on world leaders to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu into calling […]
SHAPIRO: If you side with Hamas, your anti-semitism is showing
For the past two weeks, rockets have been fired into civilian areas of Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. Hamas’ charter openly calls for the destruction of the state of Israel, which would entail an […]
Biden admin sending new aid to Palestinians as conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration notified Congress last week that it will send millions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians aimed at promoting peace with Israel even as violence between the two […]
Blinken: Israel must avoid civilian casualties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel bears an “extra burden” to avoid civilian casualties as it responds to rocket attacks from Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Blinken also called […]
Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of […]
For first time in a long time, Netanyahu’s rule threatened
JERUSALEM — For the past 12 years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated Israeli politics, vanquishing a stream of challengers as he maintained his tight grip on power. But after a bruising two-year cycle of […]
Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition government — or be looking at the possibility of leading his Likud party into the opposition […]