Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah (C) attends his first meeting of the new unity government cabinet, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 3, 2014. The Palestinian national unity government was sworn in on Monday before Palestinian President Mahmoud...
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian man was seriously wounded during a protest that became violent at a West Bank checkpoint. The 19-year-old Palestinian was struck in the head Monday by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Ramallah....
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian television station in the West Bank went off the air following a raid by Israeli soldiers. Israel's Communication Ministry ordered Wednesday's raid of the al-Watan TV station, located near Ramallah, for using unauthorized frequencies...
JERUSALEM -- Israeli soldiers shot and killed a man attempting to infiltrate into Israel from Egypt. The soldiers early Tuesday morning saw a group of about 15 infiltrators into Israel, who failed to stop when asked to by the Israeli troops. The infiltrators...
By Linda Gradstein, JTA
• Published February 27, 2012
KALANDIYA, West Bank -- The U.S. congresswomen get off the bus and stand in the chilly shadows of the Kalandiya crossing point between the West Bank and Jerusalem. It’s late morning, well past the rush hour when thousands of Palestinians congregate...
JERUSALEM -- At least eight Palestinian schoolchildren on a field trip were killed when a truck collided with their bus on a rain-soaked road in the West Bank. Dozens of elementary school age children, who were headed from eastern Jerusalem for Ramallah,...
JERUSALEM -- A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank. The 70 calves, which were being taken to be fattened before slaughter, were stolen near the Dead Sea after the driver was held up at gun point and detained...
