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Israel's ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here's what that looks like

Jan. 30, 2025 10:18 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn could have a disastrous impact on aid delivery and jeopardize regional...

Mobileye: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 30, 2025 07:25 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mobileye Global Inc. (MBLY) on Thursday reported a loss of $71 million in its fourth quarter. The Jerusalem-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 13 cents per share. ...

Israel's Genesis Prize awarded to Argentinian President Javier Milei

Jan. 14, 2025 19:40 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Argentinian President Javier Milei has been awarded Israel’s prestigious 2025 Genesis Prize in recognition of his support of Israel, organizers announced Tuesday. During his year in office, Milei has announced he will move the embassy to Jerusalem, joining a...

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Dec. 21, 2024 11:16 AM EST

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew,...

As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in

Dec. 18, 2024 01:09 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle — one that is quieter, they say, but no less existential. One of the oldest communities...