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October 19, 2017

The Latest: White House envoy arrives in Egypt

The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local): 7:05 p.m. Egyptian airport officials say a White House ...

October 17, 2017

Israel says no talks if Hamas in Palestinian government

Israel said Tuesday it would not conduct diplomatic negotiations with a Palestinian government that includes a role for the ...

October 16, 2017

More Israeli settlements OK'd in Hebron, says watchdog

An Israeli anti-settlement group says dozens of new housing units have been approved in the West Bank city of Hebron for the ...

October 12, 2017

Palestinian rivals reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza

Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas reached a preliminary agreement Thursday that could return the Gaza Strip to President ...

October 11, 2017

Justices could rule out business liability under 1789 law

The Supreme Court appears ready to rule out lawsuits in U.S. courts against businesses by foreign victims of human rights ...

October 09, 2017

Israeli minister criticizes Trump, expects more settlements

A top Israeli minister close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed rare criticism of President Donald Trump on ...

October 08, 2017

Thousands of women march for Israeli-Palestinian peace

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women are wrapping up a march around the region, demanding that their leaders act to ...

October 03, 2017

Netanyahu pledges to build in settlement, annex it to Israel

Israel's prime minister on Tuesday pledged to build thousands of new homes in one of the West Bank's biggest Jewish ...

October 02, 2017

Palestinian leader launches reconciliation push in Gaza

The Palestinian prime minister traveled Monday to the Gaza Strip to launch an ambitious reconciliation effort with the rival ...

October 02, 2017

The Latest: Palestinian PM in Gaza in reconciliation effort

The Latest on the ambitious Palestinian reconciliation effort underway as rival factions meet in Gaza (all times local): 1:50 ...

October 01, 2017

Palestinian reconciliation faces perilous road ahead

The Palestinian prime minister on Monday is set to lead a large delegation of Fatah officials traveling from the West Bank ...

September 28, 2017

US Ambassador: Israel occupies just 2 percent of West Bank

The U.S. ambassador to Israel raised eyebrows Thursday by saying that Israel occupies a tiny portion of the West Bank — just ...

September 28, 2017

Attacking Israelis seen as way out for troubled Palestinians

For years, Palestinian laborer Nimr Jamal would make the short daily commute from his West Bank village to a nearby ...

September 27, 2017

Israel prepares Palestinian attacker's home for demolition

The Israeli military has taken a preliminary step before demolishing the West Bank home of a Palestinian gunman who killed ...

September 26, 2017

Palestinian kills 3 Israelis outside West Bank settlement

A Palestinian gunman killed three Israelis and critically wounded a fourth outside a West Bank settlement before he was shot ...

September 17, 2017

Fatah welcomes Hamas pledge to try to end Palestinian split

President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Sunday welcomed a pledge by its Hamas rival to accept key conditions for ending ...

September 17, 2017

Hamas says it accepts reconciliation demands

The Hamas militant group on Sunday said it has accepted key conditions demanded by its rival, President Mahmoud Abbas, ...

September 14, 2017

Israel protests marathon body's exclusion of West Bank race

Israel on Thursday said the international marathon body was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race ...

September 13, 2017

Rights group blasts Israeli banks for settlement expansion

Israeli banks are contributing to the proliferation of West Bank settlements by providing loans and mortgages for ...