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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

Mar. 28, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a...

Jerusalem marks festive holiday of Purim in shadow of war

Mar. 25, 2024 14:31 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Monday, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations were muted by the Israel-Hamas war. Although many cities across Israel decided to cancel their Purim celebrations due to the ongoing...

Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war

Mar. 24, 2024 22:42 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives, marking the first day of Holy Week as conflict surges across the region. Pilgrims waved branches and fronds in the air, items that were placed before Jesus’...

What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?

Mar. 23, 2024 08:35 AM EDT

Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along his path, according to the Bible. This year, Palm Sunday falls on March 24. Also known as...

A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized

Mar. 22, 2024 06:53 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A 12-year-old boy in east Jerusalem lights the fuse of a long firework and hoists it in the air. Then, just before it explodes and illuminates the night sky with a burst of red, he is shot in the chest by Israeli police and falls to the ground. A clip of Rami...

Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem pass without the violence feared amid the Gaza war

Mar. 15, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan passed without violence at the revered Al-Aqsa mosque under tight Israeli restrictions, amid fears the ongoing war Israel-Hamas war would spark clashes in Jerusalem's Old City. Hamas militants have called...

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages

Mar. 09, 2024 12:17 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. Nearly half of the grotto-shaped gift shops are sealed behind metal shutters. The narrow streets that run toward Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s...

Mobileye: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 25, 2024 06:52 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mobileye Global Inc. (MBLY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $63 million. On a per-share basis, the Jerusalem-based company said it had profit of 8 cents. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, came...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told US that he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

Jan. 18, 2024 12:38 PM EST
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told US that he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario.