Palestine

Israel Passes Provocative Law to Retroactively Legalize Settlements

Israel’s Parliament passed a provocative law late Monday this week that would retroactively legali...

Feb 09, 2017 03:05 PM EST

Israeli Minister Supports Regulation Law, Urges Arabs To Follow Suit

The Minister expressed his ideas boldly stating that he believed it was a "legitimate right" for Ara...

Feb 09, 2017 02:59 PM EST

Palestinians Seek UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements

The Palestinian government has already provided a proposed resolution regarding the Israeli settlem...

Apr 08, 2016 05:28 AM EDT

Israeli Lawmakers Approve Stop and Frisk Laws to Enhance Security Measures

On Tuesday, the Israeli parliament passed a law that expands police power. The new law allows police...

Feb 03, 2016 09:42 AM EST

U.S. envoy slams Israel for employing double legal standard on West Bank settlement policy, Netanyahu outraged

U.S. ambassador to Israel angers Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ by calling Israel's West Bank ...

Jan 19, 2016 08:22 PM EST

US Treasury sued over 150 NGOs' $280bn tax-deductible aid to Israel

The US Treasury Department is sued for the 150 NGOs that have donated as much as $280 billion tax-de...

Jan 05, 2016 08:53 PM EST

US State Department rejects 32 lawmakers’ call to shut down PLO office

State Department rejected 32 lawmakers' call to close PLO office in D.C. Elizabeht Trudeau said that...

Dec 27, 2015 08:39 PM EST

Israel slams Palestinians' push to fly their flag at U.N.

Israel complained to the United Nations on Tuesday about a Palestinian initiative to fly their flag ...

Sep 01, 2015 09:41 PM EDT

Pope Francis extends agenda of change to Vatican diplomacy

Pope Francis' hard-hitting criticisms of localization and inequality long ago set him out as a leade...

May 18, 2015 05:35 AM EDT

U.S. not speaking at U.N. rights debate on Israel, Palestinians

The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the a...

Mar 23, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

Swedish, Palestinian leaders to meet after row with Israel

President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Sweden's new prime minister on Tuesday to further international su...

Feb 10, 2015 06:28 AM EST

Japan's Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling IS

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable l...

Jan 17, 2015 07:10 AM EST

ICC opens examination of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The International Criminal Court has launched an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian...

Jan 17, 2015 06:44 AM EST

PLO faces U.S. civil trial over terror attacks in Israel

More than a decade after a series of shootings and bombings in the Jerusalem area, a trial is slated...

Jan 11, 2015 05:45 PM EST

French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state

French lawmakers on Tuesday urged their government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will...

Dec 03, 2014 08:26 AM EST

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