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Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem

Israeli work crews on Monday began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighborhood, in one of the ...

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Jared Kushner

Kushner to head to Mideast to push Palestinian economic plan

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is returning to the Mideast at month's end to promote ...

Trump's 'go back' remark: In workplace, it might be illegal

President Donald Trump's suggestion that four activist Democratic congresswomen of color "go back" to countries "from which ...

Cyprus detains 12 Israelis for 8 days over alleged rape

A Cyprus court has ordered 12 Israelis vacationing on the east Mediterranean island nation to remain in police custody for ...

Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu makes history as Israel's longest-serving leader

As Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's longest-serving prime minister, he is solidifying his place as the country's greatest ...

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Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley

The Latest: Democrats plan vote on resolution against Trump

The Latest on President Donald Trump's racist tweets about four lawmakers of color (all times local): 8:35 p.m.

Netanyahu condemns his minister's remarks on gays

Israel's prime minister is condemning remarks by his education minister in favor of "conversion therapy," a controversial ...

Behrouz Kamalvandi, Ali Rabiei, Abbas Araghchi

The Latest: Japan concerned over Iran's uranium enrichment

The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local): 8 a.m. Japan is expressing serious concern over Iran's decision to ...

In Queens, revered Jewish leader's burial site draws crowds

It's quiet in the middle of the day on the streets of this residential neighborhood in New York City's borough of Queens — ...

Ethiopian Israeli protests of police violence enter 3rd day

Scores of activists returned to streets across Israel on Wednesday to protest the killing of an Ethiopian Israeli teen by an ...

Scholars say Philistine genes help solve biblical mystery

Goliath the Greek? Human remains from an ancient cemetery in southern Israel have yielded precious bits of DNA that a new ...

Hassan Rouhani

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, ...

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US officials attend opening at controversial Jerusalem dig

American officials looked on Sunday as Israel opened a newfound Roman-era street at a divisive archaeological site in east ...

A breakdown of what's at stake in US-Iran crisis

Both sides in the U.S.-Iran standoff say they don't want war. But unless one or the other changes course - the United States ...

Jared Kushner

US told Palestinian economic plan must have political vision

The Trump administration's $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians cannot succeed without addressing the ...

Jared Kushner

Kushner tries to sell Mideast plan to skeptical audience

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, appealed Tuesday for the Palestinians to consider a ...

The Latest: Trump says Iran still takes threats seriously

The Latest on tensions between the U.S. and Iran and in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 11 p.m. President Donald Trump ...