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Israel looks to stamp out Bedouin Arab polygamy amid demographic and social concerns
On Hadra al-Faqira's wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband walked out and took a second wife. She hasn't seen him since he moved down the road in their dusty Bedouin town and started a new family, with seven ...
Alabama civil rights institute rescinds Angela Davis honor amid Jewish complaints
Black activists on Monday called for leadership changes and protests at an Alabama civil rights museum after it rescinded an award for political activist Angela Davis, a move the mayor said followed complaints from the Jewish community. Speaking outside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, located ...
Israel bids farewell to author and peace advocate Amos Oz, 79, as nation leans further right
Israel's embattled peace movement bid a final farewell Monday to one of its most prominent figures, the renowned author Amos Oz, at a memorial service that tried to restore hope in a political climate that is rapidly shifting rightward. Oz was revered by Israel's dovish ...
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts biggest Christmas turnout in years
Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years. Hundreds of locals and foreign visitors milled in Manger Square as bagpipe-playing Palestinian Scouts paraded past a giant Christmas ...
At Jesus's birthplace in little town of Bethlehem, an app is born to ease crowds
Bethlehem is buzzing, with more tourists expected this Christmas than have visited the biblical city in years, causing the kind of problem that modern technology was almost born to deal with. Such are the crowds at the church built on the site where Jesus is ...
President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace plan will include a Palestinian state, Israel's education minister said Sunday. "This would mean an additional Arab entity west of the Jordan River," Naftali Bennett, a member of Israel's Security Cabinet and head of the Jewish Home ...
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas vows to dissolve Hamas-controlled parliament
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Saturday to implement a court ruling and dissolve the parliament controlled by his rival Hamas movement, triggering warnings of chaos from the Islamic militant group. Abbas' announcement is the latest in a series of bitter splits and rivalries between ...
U.S. hints at Trump Mideast peace plan: Lots to like, some not
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has given a hint of the Trump administration's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, saying it's long, takes advantage of new technology, and has a lot both sides will like and things they won't like. Haley said Israelis and Palestinians ...
Australia now recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved. Morrison also committed to recognizing a future state of Palestine with east Jerusalem as ...
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has told Israel that it will present its long-awaited Middle East peace plan early next year, Israel's U.N. envoy said Tuesday. Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told journalists that the peace plan was "completed" and that the administration had discussed timing ...
Short-term rental company Airbnb Inc. said it will remove listings in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, enclaves that most world powers consider illegal for taking up land where Palestinians seek statehood. "We concluded that we should remove listings in Israeli settlements in the ...
Hamas announces cease-fire with Israel after worst escalation in years
Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with Israel on Tuesday after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend into full-blown war. The groups, including Hamas, issued a joint statement saying they would abide by the ceasefire as long as ...
