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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanin meets with the delegation of American Evangelical Christian Leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 1, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia hosts rare visit of U.S. evangelical Christian figures

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a rare meeting with American evangelical Christians on Thursday, (More...)

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Rights groups challenge Israel’s new settlements law in court

view of houses in Israeli settlement in West Bank

By Maayan Lubell

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rights groups petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to annul a heavily criticized law (More…)

United Nations, EU condemn Israel legalizing settlements on Palestinian land

European Union foreign policy chief condenming israel

BRUSSELS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief and the United Nations secretary-general on Tuesday criticized an Israeli (More…)

Netanyahu, Trump align on Iran ahead of Israeli leader’s visit

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump

By Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seizing on an Iranian missile test, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (More…)

Israel’s Netanyahu urges Britain to join Iran sanctions

Britain and Israel leaders

By Michael Holden and William James

LONDON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged “responsible nations” to join new (More…)

Rocket from Gaza draws Israeli air strikes, one person wounded

Palestinians run from air strike

GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian rocket launched from Gaza struck Israel on Monday, causing no casualties or damage, in a (More…)

Israel interprets U.S. settlements statement as green light

rainbow over Israeli settlement

By Luke Baker

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli officials welcomed on Friday what they took as U.S. consent to expand existing (More…)

Israel wraps up illegal outpost evacuation, promises new settlement

An Israeli settler touches the floor of a synagogue after it was evacuated during the second day of an operation by Israeli forces to evict the illegal outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank

By Rami Amichay

AMONA, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli police dragged nationalist youths out of a barricaded synagogue on Thursday, (More…)

Violence erupts during eviction of Israeli settlers from outpost

pro settlement activists clash with Israeli police

By Eli Berlzon

AMONA, West Bank (Reuters) – Rightist protesters scuffled with Israeli police carrying out a court order to (More…)

Israel’s Netanyahu says he will push Trump on Iran sanctions

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he planned to push U.S. President Donald Trump to (More…)

Netanyahu backs U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem though signals no urgency

giant banner congratulating Donald Trump in Jerusalem, Israel

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support on Sunday for moving the U.S. Embassy to (More…)