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Israel Eases West Bank Settlement Rules, Clearing Way for New Homes
The change could accelerate the construction of thousands of new houses in the occupied territory and puts a far-right minister…
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Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison After Hunger Strike
Khader Adnan had led a hunger-strike movement among Palestinians to protest their detentions by Israel. Palestinian leaders and armed groups…
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Political Chaos Unsettles Israel as It Looks to Honor the Fallen and Its Independence
Israelis are bracing for a tense Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of their country’s founding as a political crisis…
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Israel’s Right-Wing Government Has Jewish Democrats at a Loss
American lawmakers defending Israel have often fallen back on what they call the countries’ shared democratic values. But defending the…
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Israel Strikes Back at Lebanon After Rocket Barrage
Tensions along the border between the two countries have escalated to the highest level in years. On Friday, a shooting…
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Biden’s Confrontation With Netanyahu Had Been Brewing for Years
The president’s decision to publicly criticize Israel is highly unusual for a leader who has pledged not to interfere in…
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Israel’s Crisis Has a Distinctly American Flavor
TEL AVIV — Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a proposed judicial overhaul that has prompted mass protests, the…
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Netanyahu Attempts Another Juggling Act, Maybe His Toughest Yet
Israel’s prime minister, who has long thrived by pitting one force against another, is caught between his far-right coalition and…
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Netanyahu Delays Bid to Overhaul Israel’s Judiciary as Protests Rage
The Israeli prime minister called for dialogue as civil unrest and work stoppages reached a crisis point, grinding the country…
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Who’s Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel? Two New Yorkers.
Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import.