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As Blinken visits, top Saudi diplomat says kingdom seeks US nuclear aid but 'others' also bidding
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said after meeting with the visiting U.S. secretary of state on Thursday that while the kingdom would welcome U.S. aid in building its civilian nuclear program, “there are others that are bidding.” Foreign...
Tens of thousands join Tel Aviv Pride parade, celebrating gains and wary of Israeli government
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of people on Thursday marched in Tel Aviv’s Pride parade — an annual celebration that turns the city’s seaside promenade into a boisterous festival of rainbow flags, pounding music and colorful costumes. It was the first time that Tel...
Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5
JERUSALEM (AP) — Five people were killed in a shooting Thursday in an Arab town in northern Israel, police said, the latest in a wave of criminal violence tearing through the country's Palestinian communities. Israel's Haaretz newspaper said a gunman arrived at a car wash in the...
UN commission accuses Israel of taking aim at Palestinian human rights groups
JERUSALEM (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body on Thursday accused Israel of “delegitimizing and silencing civil society” by outlawing Palestinian human rights groups and labeling their members as “terrorists.” The findings came in the...
Flashpoint in Israel: Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu’s rule
HARISH, Israel (AP) — The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on a jungle gym, munched popcorn and laughed. The atmosphere changed suddenly on that Saturday last month, as at least a dozen...
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian suspect in Jerusalem attacks that killed 2
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army said on Thursday that it demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian involved in twin bombings in Jerusalem that killed two and wounded at least 18 others in November. Israeli authorities arrested Islam Faroukh in December on...
For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections, and is expected to again in 2024. But Southern Baptists are weighing their options in the GOP presidential primary field — some...
Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's foreign minister chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday for speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned overhaul of the country's judiciary. The exchange underscored tensions between the Biden administration and...
In Jerusalem's contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem's Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panic as residents search for answers about the feared loss of their homes to a mysterious investor. The 99-year...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia and later met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington. Blinken's trip, his second to Saudi Arabia since becoming America's top...
