WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved $1 billion in new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, after a debate that exposed bitter divisions among Democrats over United States policy toward one
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Israel soon allowing some tour groups to visit
JERUSALEM — Israel says it will soon reopen its gates to foreign tour groups — even as it battles one of the world’s highest rates of coronavirus infections. The country’s Tourism Ministry on Sunday said
Read moreIsrael reimposes more restrictions as Covid-19 surges
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday (Aug 4) that vaccinations and renewed restrictions could spare Israel another lockdown, even as coronavirus infections soar. “Our goal is to keep Israel open but
Read moreUS in first meeting with Israel's new FM amid Iran moves
PARIS (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel’s new top diplomat Yair Lapid on Sunday (June 27), in the United States’ first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government that seeks a
Read moreIn Israel Adesanya, UFC has a champion it can depend on
Mainstream UFC titleholders have slipped in recent years. So far, Adesanya has been consistent. As the lights dimmed inside Gila River Arena while Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori circled to the center of the octagon,
Read moreIsrael: Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power set to end as rivals agree to form coalition government
Israel appears to be on the brink of a new political era after an awkward coalition of parties from across the political spectrum announced it had formed a government. Taking negotiations up to the wire,
Read moreNetanyahu may face imminent end to long run as Israel's leader
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett will deliver a statement on Sunday in which he is widely expected to throw his crucial support behind a “government of change” to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Read moreEgypt's foreign minister to meet Israeli counterpart on Sunday
Slideshow ( 2 images )CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry is due to meet his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday for talks, Egypt’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Egypt is working with
Read moreIsrael and Hamas agree ceasefire to end 11 days of violence
Israeli and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to end their conflict after 11 days of fighting. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the ceasefire and a statement from the security cabinet called the truce “mutual
Read moreIsrael and Hamas face hard choices before talks can begin.
As the United States and Egyptian mediators head to Israel to begin de-escalation talks, the antagonists are weighing delicate internal considerations before agreeing to discussions on ending the violence. Both Israel and Hamas first have
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