RSS Feed Middle East
-
- Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said European consuls reacted favorably to backing the Palestinian Authority's idea about asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state. (Nati Shohat / Flash90 / JTA)
Palestinian threat to declare statehood seeks to put onus on Israel
With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations. Read more »
Expat American still thankful to USA
One expat American says she sees no contradiction in celebrating a quintessential American holiday in Israel. Read more »
Orthodox groups decry State Dept. report on religious freedom
A U.S. State Department report on religious freedom is drawing sharp criticism from Orthodox Jewish groups over its portrayal of Israel. Read more »
Thanksgiving tradition mostly lives for expat Americans in Israel
A look at how some Americans now living in Israel continue to mark the bountiful American holiday -- and others leave the tradition behind. Read more »
Photos and Videos
RSS Feed More in Middle East
Israel arrests five P.A. officers
Israel arrested five Palestinian Authority intelligence officers in the West Bank. Read more »
Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas. Read more »
Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
Israel will send a warship to join a NATO anti-terror force, bolstering its ties with the alliance. Read more »
Anti-settlement evacuation sign found at base
A sign objecting to the evacuation of West Bank settlements was found at an Israeli army base, a violation of army protocol. Read more »
- Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers
- Israel arrests five P.A. officers
- Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
- Abbas welcomed by Jewish pol in Brazil
- South African Jewish leader Mendel Kaplan dies
- Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
- Obama: New Iran sanctions coming within weeks
- What should we bring? Thanksgiving foods that travel well
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
- Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage
