Jerusalem's redesigned Tower of David museum opens after 3-year renovation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s iconic citadel has opened its revamped museum after a three-year, $50 million makeover that included a restoration of its signature minaret. The Tower of David, the ancient fortress on the western edge of the Old City, contains remnants of successive...

Today in History: May 29, Reagan and Gorbachev meet

Today in History Today is Monday, May 29, the 149th day of 2023. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their...

Israel's Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda. While the budget could buy...

Israeli budget vote could give Netanyahu stability after rocky start to term

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Tuesday prepared to pass a new budget — a step that could bring some stability to his coalition after a rocky start and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda. While the...

Extremist Israeli Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM (AP) — A far-right Israeli Cabinet minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, declaring that “we are in charge,” while the Israeli Cabinet held a rare meeting in Jerusalem’s Old City to celebrate its control of the area. The visit by Itamar...

Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, paraded on Thursday through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City, in an annual display that caused new friction between Jews and Palestinians in the tense...

Hamas calls on Palestinians to confront Israeli victory parade in Jerusalem

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday called on Palestinians to confront a flag-waving parade planned by Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City. The comments by Hamas added to the...

Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest death in a spiral of violence that has rocked the region. The Health Ministry said 22-year-old Saleh Sabra was killed...

Israeli army says rocket fired from Gaza into Israel, testing cease-fire with Palestinian militants

Israel and Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians. Two people in Israel were killed by...