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May 22, 2017

Trump Israel trip 1st presidential flight from Saudi Arabia

Even before President Donald Trump began his trip to Israel, he had made history of sorts. His flight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv ...

May 22, 2017

Israeli Pol's Awkward Selfie with Trump

An Israeli lawmaker from Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party whipped out his cellphone and pushed himself into a selfie ...

May 22, 2017

Trump Speaks About Peace After Israel Arrival

President Donald Trump spoke at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport after arriving in Israel on Monday. He called Israel 'strong, ...

May 15, 2017

Israel-US spat erupts ahead of Trump visit to region

A diplomatic spat on Monday erupted between U.S. and Israeli officials, just days before a planned visit by President Donald ...

May 14, 2017

Tillerson: Trump weighs embassy move impact on Mideast peace

President Donald Trump is assessing whether moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would help or hurt prospects for ...

May 03, 2017

Pence: Israel embassy move under 'serious consideration'

President Donald Trump is giving "serious consideration" to moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Vice ...

April 23, 2017

Report: Anti-Semitism rises, but violence against Jews falls

Violent attacks on Jews dropped for a second straight year in 2016, but other forms of anti-Semitism are on the rise ...

April 21, 2017

US Defense Sec'y Mattis: Syria still has chemical weapons

Syria still possesses chemical weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Israel on Friday, warning against the ...

April 20, 2017

Pentagon chief: US won't reveal 'mother of all bombs' toll

The ear-splitting explosion from America's "mother of all bombs" has been followed by calculated silence about the damage it ...

March 27, 2017

At annual US-Israel event, a new warmth but old differences

Israeli leaders hoping President Donald Trump would be a rubber stamp for the Jewish state are hearing plenty of reassuring ...

March 25, 2017

Trump son-in-law's ties to Israel raise questions of bias

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has deep business and personal ties to Israel that ...

March 09, 2017

AP Interview: Potential Netanyahu heir promotes Gaza island

Israel's powerful transportation and intelligence minister says he is pushing forward with a proposal to build an artificial ...

February 27, 2017

Palestinian envoy warns against moving US embassy in Israel

The Palestinian's top envoy to the United States is warning that moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ...

February 15, 2017

The Latest: Pro-settler leader hails 'new era' in Mideast

The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (all times local): ...

February 07, 2017

Jamaica Kincaid among winners of Israeli foundation prize

Author Jamaica Kincaid is among this year's winners of the prestigious Dan David Prize for scientific, technological and ...

January 31, 2017

Trump courts Jordan's king amid embassy, refugee concerns

King Abdullah II of Jordan's visit to Washington this week is testing President Donald Trump's ability to maintain key Arab ...

January 31, 2017

Israel's Arabs divided by film's portrayal of changing world

In Israel's Arab community, life is imitating art. A new award-winning film about Arab women battling their conservative ...

January 30, 2017

Israel's Netanyahu says US embassy should be in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the American embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to ...

January 23, 2017

Jerusalem mayor says Trump 'serious' about embassy move

The mayor of Jerusalem says the Trump administration is "serious" and committed to moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv ...