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September 21, 2016

Acting Latin Patriarch takes office in Jerusalem

The new caretaker of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says his main task will be to promote dialogue among Christians in ...

September 21, 2016

Man wounded after attempt to enter Israeli Embassy in Turkey

An attacker armed with a knife tried to enter the Israeli Embassy in Turkey on Wednesday before being shot and slightly ...

September 20, 2016

Israel: Palestinian killed after attempted stabbing

Israel's military said its troops shot and killed a knife-wielding Palestinian on Tuesday who tried to stab a soldier at the ...

September 19, 2016

Israel asked for explanation about killing of Jordanian man

Jordan has demanded a detailed explanation from Israel about the killing of a 28-year-old Jordanian by Israeli troops last ...

September 19, 2016

Israeli police: 2 Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank

Two Palestinians were killed on Monday as they tried to stab Israeli police in the West Bank city of Hebron while a third ...

September 18, 2016

Palestinian stabs Israeli officer amid new surge in violence

A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli army officer in the chest near a West Bank settlement on Sunday, moderately wounding him ...

September 17, 2016

Israel military: Palestinian killed after a stabbing soldier

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed a soldier in the West Bank, the military said Saturday, a day after ...

September 16, 2016

2 Palestinians, Jordanian killed after attacking Israelis

A Jordanian man was shot dead after he tried to stab police officers in Jerusalem on Friday, while in the West Bank, one ...

September 08, 2016

Russian Mideast push could hurt US influence, if talks occur

American influence over the Middle East could slip a notch after Israel and the Palestinians agreed in principle to ...

September 07, 2016

Video raises questions about Israeli police shooting

New amateur video of a deadly police shooting in east Jerusalem raised questions Wednesday about the police version of events

September 05, 2016

Israeli police: Palestinian car attacker shot dead

Israeli police say their forces have shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram his car into them in east Jerusalem.

August 30, 2016

Israel says UN envoy's settlement remarks 'distort history'

Israel on Tuesday said remarks by the U.N. Mideast envoy "distort history" after he declared that Israel's ...

August 22, 2016

Israel takes steps toward new settlement in volatile city

Israeli authorities on Monday confirmed that they have begun the process of expanding an Israeli settlement in Hebron, a West ...

August 17, 2016

Israel-EU tension up over rise in West Bank home demolitions

The Palestinian government brought foreign diplomats to a school in a strategic area of the West Bank on Wednesday to seek ...

August 15, 2016

Republicans launch pro-Trump campaign in Israel

The Republican Party launched its first ever election campaign in Israel on Monday, trying to convince skeptical ...

July 31, 2016

Israel: Palestinian who tried to stab soldiers shot dead

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint on Sunday, the military said.

July 24, 2016

Saudi official makes rare Jerusalem visit, meets Israelis

Israel's Foreign Ministry says a senior official has met with a visiting former military general from Saudi Arabia.

July 21, 2016

Year after attack, thousands march in Jerusalem gay parade

Thousands of people waving rainbow flags marched through downtown Jerusalem Thursday in the city's annual gay pride parade ...

July 20, 2016

Israel renews ties with largely Muslim nation Guinea

Israel said Wednesday it has renewed diplomatic ties with the largely Muslim African country of Guinea, the latest step in ...