Israel

Israel Courts African-American Evangelicals, Despite Some Hurdles

2:44pm September 22, 2015

by Emily Harris

White American evangelical Christians have long been key backers of Israel. Now a major Israeli charity is wooing African-American churches for support. There are some political hurdles.

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Israeli Arab supporters of Mohammad Allan hold signs during a rally in the Israeli city of Ashkelon earlier this month. Allan spent his college years as an activist, fighting for Palestinian rights as a member of the student wing of the Palestinian Islami

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Hunger Strike Raises Debate About Force-Feeding In Israeli Prisons

1:39pm August 24, 2015

by Emily Harris

After a Palestinian prisoner's hunger strike, Israel's parliament passed a law permitting the force-feeding of prisoners to keep them alive, but doctors made it clear they wouldn't participate

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In the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Sharim, men wear dark pants, long dark coats and black hats.

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Ultra-Orthodox In Israel: Keeping Cool While Keeping Customs

5:58pm August 21, 2015

by Emily Harris

Even in this month's 90-degree heat, ultra-Orthodox Jews stay loyal to their traditional attire: heavy, long skirts for women and dark suits and fedoras for men. Air conditioning helps.

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A Paris 'Beach Party' Turns Into A Middle East Protest

10:36am August 15, 2015

by Jake Cigainero

Parisians create an urban beach on the banks of the Seine every summer to conjure seashores around the world. This year's fantasy beach, Tel Aviv, sparked protests and a rival "Gaza" beach.

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Doraid Liddawi and his co-host, Afaf Shini, interview Palestinian Arab rappers and citizens of Israel on the makeshift Ramallah set of Palestine 48's morning show.

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In The West Bank, A Rough Start Doesn't Deter New Arab TV Channel

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

Worried about West Bank Palestinian influence on Arab citizens of Israel, the Israeli government has shut down an Arab TV station that bridges the two groups.

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Imprisoned Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard To Be Released In November

8:46pm July 28, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The former civilian Navy analyst was arrested in 1985 and received a life sentence for passing classified information to Israel. He has served nearly 30 years.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa earlier this month.

'Offensive,' 'Sad': Reaction To Huckabee's Holocaust 'Oven' Reference

1:43pm July 27, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said over the weekend that President Obama's Iran deal is so bad it will "take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven."

Israeli artist Matan Pinkas sits in the "Iranian Embassy in Jerusalem," a cultural project in the works by the Jerusalem art collective Hamabul.

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Torn Between Native And Adoptive Lands, Israel's Iranian Jews Hope For Peace

8:31am July 27, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

About 100,000 Iranian Jews have made Israel their home, and small numbers continue to move to the country. And no one feels more torn about the enmity between the two countries than they do.

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Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard Is Eligible For Parole In November, Could Be Released

8:23pm July 24, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

"Under the laws in place at the time [of his sentencing], Pollard is eligible for parole unless he's acted up in prison or likely to commit another crime," NPR's Carrie Johnson reports.

Sen. Feinstein On Iran Deal's Critics: 'What Is Their Alternative?'

2:55pm July 21, 2015

The Democrat says she supports the nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran this week. She notes that Iran stuck to the interim agreement, and says the pact's critics haven't offered other options.

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