Israeli border police officers arrest a Palestinian youth during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the West Bank city of Hebron, Aug. 11, 2019. Reps Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were scheduled to visit Hebron and other parts of the West Bank. (Wisam...
Palestinian men look at what used to be a tunnel leading from the Gaza Strip into Israel, in the area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 5, 2014, after a 72-hour truce agreed by Israel and Hamas went into effect. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in the Nusseirat in the central Gaza Strip on November 14, 2012. An Israeli strike that killed Hamas's top commander, Ahmed Al-Jaabari, in Gaza is only "the beginning" of an operation to target militant groups...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published July 25, 2012
JTA’s Marcy Oster, who is stationed in Jerusalem, occasionally sends in some tidbits from Israel that aren’t exactly news but are interesting nonetheless. We at N&S, never one to look a gift horse in the mouth (what exactly does that mean, who...
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A portrait of the two most prominent Palestinian leaders -- current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and former President Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 -- hangs in the conference room of the Palestinian Olympic Committee...
A Black Sea coast town in Bulgaria became the scene of carnage when a bus carrying Israeli tourists exploded, killing at least five people and injuring at least 33. Nine people reportedly were missing. The explosion Wednesday at Sarafovo International...
Many casual observers of contemporary Israeli affairs face a puzzling dilemma when asked to think about the effects of the so-called BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement. On the one hand, they hear reports of ever-increasing accomplishments in...
KFAR MENACHEM, Israel – It’s become a mainstay of Saturday nights on the Ben Yehuda Street pedestrian mall in Jerusalem. Between the crowds of Israeli revelers and American teens at the frozen-yogurt shops, a group of Koreans singing hymns vies for...
As Israel prepares to begin its 65th year of modern-day independence, there can be no disputing that this nation remains confronted with a myriad of challenges and threats to its very existence. But despite the perceived pall of fear and tension which...
JERUSALEM -- Jordan and Egypt, due to "concrete terrorist threats," are singled out on a travel advisory for Israelis during Passover and other upcoming holidays. Israel's National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau in Israel came out with the...
JERUSALEM -- The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau in Israel announced travel advisories for Israelis during Passover and other upcoming holidays. Passover, Israel Independence Day and Lag B' Omer, according to the advisory, "are liable...
WASHINGTON -- An Israeli diplomat will speak at J Street's annual conference. "This year, a representative of the embassy will participate in the annual J Street conference,"said a statement from the organization issued Tuesday. "The deputy chief of...
