AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-jordan-ap-top-news-west-bank-middle-east-b8412ef2eb0717d746fc697286eb58e7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-jordan-ap-top-news-west-bank-middle-east-b8412ef2eb0717d746fc697286eb58e7Click to copyRelated topicsFASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands of the Jordan Valley. Today, nearly every man in the Palestinian village works for Jewish settlers in the sprawling modern farms to the north and south.The grazing lands to the west and east, leading down to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-jordan-ap-top-news-west-bank-middle-east-b8412ef2eb0717d746fc697286eb58e7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-jordan-ap-top-news-west-bank-middle-east-b8412ef2eb0717d746fc697286eb58e7Click to copyRelated topicsFASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands of the Jordan Valley. Today, nearly every man in the Palestinian village works for Jewish settlers in the sprawling modern farms to the north and south.The grazing lands to the west and east, leading down to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/827f5725c529cd79b4a4d4516c779173Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/827f5725c529cd79b4a4d4516c779173Click to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians said Tuesday they proposed a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem with one-to-one land exchanges with Israel as a counteroffer to President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan.Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh declined to provide further details about the 4 1/2-page proposal but said the Palestinian position on major issues is well-known. He said the plan...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/827f5725c529cd79b4a4d4516c779173Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/827f5725c529cd79b4a4d4516c779173Click to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians said Tuesday they proposed a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem with one-to-one land exchanges with Israel as a counteroffer to President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan.Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh declined to provide further details about the 4 1/2-page proposal but said the Palestinian position on major issues is well-known. He said the plan...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-ap-top-news-united-arab-emirates-international-news-middle-east-c11ee9c2d7489040ebe255d593e7b574Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-ap-top-news-united-arab-emirates-international-news-middle-east-c11ee9c2d7489040ebe255d593e7b574Click to copyRelated topicsJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestinians say it puts a just resolution of the Middle East conflict even farther out of reach.The UAE presented as a way...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-ap-top-news-united-arab-emirates-international-news-middle-east-c11ee9c2d7489040ebe255d593e7b574Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-ap-top-news-united-arab-emirates-international-news-middle-east-c11ee9c2d7489040ebe255d593e7b574Click to copyRelated topicsJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestinians say it puts a just resolution of the Middle East conflict even farther out of reach.The UAE presented as a way...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament approved a new coalition government on Sunday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, was sworn in as prime minister after a narrow 60-59 vote in parliament. But if he wants to keep the job, he will have to maintain an unwieldy coalition of parties from the political right, left and...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament approved a new coalition government on Sunday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, was sworn in as prime minister after a narrow 60-59 vote in parliament. But if he wants to keep the job, he will have to maintain an unwieldy coalition of parties from the political right, left and...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-nuclear-west-bank-afda64d2a213cb8de2ce72e46fe3385fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-nuclear-west-bank-afda64d2a213cb8de2ce72e46fe3385fClick to copyRelated topicsEFRAT, West Bank (AP) — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree during the Trump era pushed deeper than ever into the occupied West Bank — territory the Palestinians seek for a state — with over 9,000 homes built and thousands more in the pipeline, an AP investigation showed.If left unchallenged by the Biden administration,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-nuclear-west-bank-afda64d2a213cb8de2ce72e46fe3385fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-nuclear-west-bank-afda64d2a213cb8de2ce72e46fe3385fClick to copyRelated topicsEFRAT, West Bank (AP) — An aggressive Israeli settlement spree during the Trump era pushed deeper than ever into the occupied West Bank — territory the Palestinians seek for a state — with over 9,000 homes built and thousands more in the pipeline, an AP investigation showed.If left unchallenged by the Biden administration,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-elections-mahmoud-abbas-marwan-barghouti-2e975dcf3d988b3fad3e3ba74f79a5cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-elections-mahmoud-abbas-marwan-barghouti-2e975dcf3d988b3fad3e3ba74f79a5cdClick to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A popular Palestinian leader imprisoned by Israel has registered his own parliamentary list in May elections, his supporters said Wednesday, in a last-minute shakeup that could severely weaken President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party and help its militant Hamas rivals.Marwan Barghouti’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-elections-mahmoud-abbas-marwan-barghouti-2e975dcf3d988b3fad3e3ba74f79a5cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-elections-mahmoud-abbas-marwan-barghouti-2e975dcf3d988b3fad3e3ba74f79a5cdClick to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A popular Palestinian leader imprisoned by Israel has registered his own parliamentary list in May elections, his supporters said Wednesday, in a last-minute shakeup that could severely weaken President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party and help its militant Hamas rivals.Marwan Barghouti’s...WW…

AdvertisementJERUSALEM --The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has sent formal notices to Israel and the Palestinian Authority about its impending investigation into possible war crimes, giving them a month to seek deferral by proving they are carrying out their own investigations.Earlier this month, the ICC announced it would investigate possible war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian militants following a request by the Palestinians, who joined the court in 2015 after being granted nonmember observer status in the U.N. General Assembly.Israel has fiercely condemned the...…AdvertisementJERUSALEM --The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has sent formal notices to Israel and the Palestinian Authority about its impending investigation into possible war crimes, giving them a month to seek deferral by proving they are carrying out their own investigations.Earlier this month, the ICC announced it would investigate possible war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian militants following a request by the Palestinians, who joined the court in 2015 after being granted nonmember observer status in the U.N. General Assembly.Israel has fiercely condemned the...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-elections-mahmoud-abbas-west-bank-coronavirus-pandemic-15617805eb9e3b219e44c231728dc13fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-elections-mahmoud-abbas-west-bank-coronavirus-pandemic-15617805eb9e3b219e44c231728dc13fClick to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands to engage with a friendlier U.S. administration, mend the rift with his militant Hamas rivals and keep his unruly Fatah movement from...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/israel-elections-mahmoud-abbas-west-bank-coronavirus-pandemic-15617805eb9e3b219e44c231728dc13fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-elections-mahmoud-abbas-west-bank-coronavirus-pandemic-15617805eb9e3b219e44c231728dc13fClick to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands to engage with a friendlier U.S. administration, mend the rift with his militant Hamas rivals and keep his unruly Fatah movement from...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-israel-epidemics-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-90e3bf9b17020e9f54d5961e0efed3a9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-israel-epidemics-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-90e3bf9b17020e9f54d5961e0efed3a9Click to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime minister reached out personally to the head of a major drug company. Millions of Palestinians living under Israeli control will have to wait much longer. Worldwide, rich nations are...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-israel-epidemics-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-90e3bf9b17020e9f54d5961e0efed3a9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-israel-epidemics-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-90e3bf9b17020e9f54d5961e0efed3a9Click to copyRelated topicsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime minister reached out personally to the head of a major drug company. Millions of Palestinians living under Israeli control will have to wait much longer. Worldwide, rich nations are...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-israel-boycotts-west-bank-jerusalem-38f09415fb4990ebdcbfea15dccff514Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-israel-boycotts-west-bank-jerusalem-38f09415fb4990ebdcbfea15dccff514Click to copyRelated topicsJERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank as the State Department in a major policy shift announced that products from the settlements can be labeled “Made in Israel.” The two moves reflected the Trump...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-israel-boycotts-west-bank-jerusalem-38f09415fb4990ebdcbfea15dccff514Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-israel-boycotts-west-bank-jerusalem-38f09415fb4990ebdcbfea15dccff514Click to copyRelated topicsJERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank as the State Department in a major policy shift announced that products from the settlements can be labeled “Made in Israel.” The two moves reflected the Trump...WW…