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February 1, 2021 at 10:07 pm

Israel’s Labor party looks to new leader for revival

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Last week, Israel’s Labor party appeared headed for extinction, with polls indicating it wouldn't win enough votes in upcoming elections...

January 18, 2021 at 5:13 am

Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's education minister says he is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at schools — a...

Nation & World

January 12, 2021 at 7:06 am

With Sheldon Adelson’s death, Netanyahu loses key supporter

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday mourned the passing of U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of Netanyahu’s staunchest...

Business

January 10, 2021 at 10:08 pm

Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For years, Gideon Saar was one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most loyal and vocal supporters, serving as Cabinet...

December 31, 2020 at 10:19 pm

Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms VIEW

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking...

December 19, 2020 at 10:26 pm

Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge VIEW

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a day in a bid to...

December 19, 2020 at 10:31 am

Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one...

November 15, 2020 at 1:40 am

Israel advances plans in sensitive east Jerusalem settlement

JERUSALEM (AP) — A settlement watchdog group said Sunday Israel is moving ahead with new construction of hundreds of homes in a strategic east Jerusalem...

Nation & World

November 12, 2020 at 10:04 pm

Israel’s settlements could test ties with Biden VIEW

JERUSALEM (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden may never forget Ramat Shlomo. On a visit to Israel in 2010, Biden was caught off guard when authorities...

October 31, 2020 at 3:19 am

Sudan deal plunges migrants in Israel into new uncertainty VIEW

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Usumain Baraka speaks impeccable Hebrew, considers Israelis among his best friends and can quote passages from the Old Testament. But...