Palestine | Jun 24, 2022 Israeli settlement plan in West Bank stirs tensions ahead of Biden trip US President Joe Biden's visit to the region occurs as Israel escalates military policies in the West Bank and unveils new settlement plans.
Israel | Jun 20, 2022 Israel dissolves parliament, declares new elections in October Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will take over as prime minister.
Israel | Jun 20, 2022 Israel Ra'am leader tries to keep party together as coalition collapses Faced with rebel legislator Mazen Ghnaim, Muslim party Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas opted for dialogue instead of confrontation.
Israel | Jun 10, 2022 Israel’s Muslim party split on toeing coalition line Muslim Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas is committed to supporting the coalition, but he's not sure his party members will follow him.
Israel | Jun 8, 2022 Israel cuts red tape to expand construction in Golan Heights Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked signed a legal framework to speed development of new villages in the Golan Heights, with a goal of doubling the area's population.
Israel | Jun 3, 2022 Israel’s government faces survival test with settlement bill Announcing that the renewal of regulations on Israeli civil law in West Bank settlements is a test for the coalition's viability, Justice Minister Gideon Saar pushes his own government into a dangerous political spiral.
Israel | May 13, 2022 Israel cannot win public-opinion battle over journalist's death Israel knows that regardless of who shot Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, it cannot win the public opinion battle being waged across the Middle East and beyond.
Israel | May 13, 2022 Israel adds more than 4,000 new homes in settlements The government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett authorized the construction of new housing units in settlements and legalized wildcat outposts despite the upcoming visit next month in Israel of President Joe Biden.
Israel | May 4, 2022 Muslim party may resume membership in Israeli coalition Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas' coordination with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about his visit last week to Jordan and his meeting with King Abdullah might signal that he is willing to end his party’s suspension of activity in the coalition.
Israel | May 4, 2022 Israel lays groundwork for Biden visit President Joe Biden is expected to arrive in Israel in late June.
Iran says nuclear deal still possible despite Qatar talks setback Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 30, 2022
Iran says nuclear deal still possible despite Qatar talks setback Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 30, 2022
Soundbite: Lahib Higel, Senior Iraq Analyst at the International Crisis Group, on the Sinjar agreement