Tag: Israel
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands...
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...
Stevie Wonder awarded Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize
JERUSALEM — Music legend Stevie Wonder on Tuesday was awarded Israel's Wolf Prize, headlining a group of laureates in the arts and sciences receiving...
Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian poll workers fanned out across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, where they found voters eager to register ahead...
Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
JERUSALEM — It's been three weeks, and he still hasn't called.
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Yad Vashem concerned over Polish case against researchers
JERUSALEM — Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial said Thursday it was “deeply disturbed” by the implications of a libel case in Poland in which...
Israeli commander says Hamas has amassed vast arsenal
JERUSALEM — The Hamas militant group ruling Gaza has replenished its arsenal since a 2014 war with Israel and now has a vast collection...
UAE sheikh’s investment in Israeli soccer club put on hold
JERUSALEM — Plans for an Emirati sheikh to purchase a 50% ownership stake in Israel's famed and controversial Beitar Jerusalem soccer club have been...
Court rules against Arkansas’ Israel boycott pledge law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Arkansas' law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is...
