Latest Palestinian territories News
Democratic lawmakers want President Biden to protect Palestinians in US from being forced home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to take steps to protect Palestinians in the United States as Israeli forces continue to fight Hamas militants inside Gaza City and thousands flee the area amid increasingly dire humanitarian circumstances. ...
Judge sets bail for Indiana woman accused of driving into building she believed was 'Israeli school'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman accused of backing her car into a building she believed held an “Israeli school" was ordered Wednesday by a judge to stay away from synagogues and other Jewish religious and cultural centers. Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, was formally charged...
The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the United Nations had stockpiled in the region, yet the main refrain now being heard in the street is “Water, water,” the Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees...
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The on-air outburst of grief by TV correspondent Salman al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza. From the crowded halls of Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip late Thursday, al-Bashir was reporting on the waves of wounded and dead...
Palestinian foreign minister promises cooperation with international courts on visit to The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister told reporters Thursday that the authority would not interfere with an International Criminal Court investigation into Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel and will support the court’s overall probe of...
The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art
NEW YORK (AP) — Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war. “It’s our duty to find the strength to keep the...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 18 The Los Angeles Times on the Israel-Palestine conflict The Oct. 7 attack on Israelis by Hamas militants was an unspeakable act of terrorism and Israel has every right to use...
Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attack
NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause held competing rallies in several American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East. In New York City, a skirmish broke out between opposing...
Israel criticizes UN vote to list ruins near ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in Palestine
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state. Jericho is...
