Israel headed for clash with ICC over West Bank settlements

JERUSALEM (AP) — Emboldened by a supportive White House, Israel appears to be barreling toward a showdown with the international community over its half-century-old settlement enterprise in the West Bank. With the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court poised to launch a war crimes probe of...

Israeli Cabinet postpones vote on West Bank annexation

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli minister said on Wednesday that a Cabinet vote to endorse annexation of parts of the West Bank will not take place early next week, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge a day earlier to act quickly after the U.S. released a plan to end the conflict that was...

Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders for their roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six members of his family. The Hague District Court ruled that the case...

Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader’s hard-line, nationalist views while falling far short of Palestinian ambitions. Trump’s plan envisions a...

Key points in Trump's Mideast peace plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Mideast peace plan announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday supports the Israeli position on nearly all of the most contentious issues in the decades-old conflict. Where previous presidents tried to cajole Israel and the Palestinians into compromising on thorny issues like the...

Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said “a thousand no's” to the Mideast peace plan announced Tuesday by President Donald Trump, which strongly favors Israel. The Palestinians remain committed to ending the Israeli occupation and establishing a state with its...

The Latest: Chief: UN committed to Israel-Palestinian peace

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's release of its Mideast peace plan (all times local): 10:35 p.m. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis in resolving their conflict on the basis of U.N. resolutions,...

Palestinian president says 'a thousand no's' to Trump peace plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian president says 'a thousand no's' to Trump peace plan.

Hamas rejects U.S., Israeli 'conspiracies,' says 'all options are open'

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas rejects U.S., Israeli 'conspiracies,' says 'all options are open'.

US officials: Trump peace plan calls for 4-year freeze in Israel settlement activity, doubling of Palestinian territory

WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: Trump peace plan calls for 4-year freeze in Israel settlement activity, doubling of Palestinian territory.