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Secret Documents Show Israel’s Occupation Dilemmas Started Hours After Six-Day War

Within days of capturing East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war, Israel was examining options about their future ranging from Jewish settlement-building to the creation of a Palestinian state. As the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the war nears on June 5, recently unearthed documents detailing the post-war legal…

By Luke Baker May 31, 2017 | < 1 min read
Fast Forward
Israeli Arab Goes Viral With 328 One-Minute Videos

For the past 328 days, Nuseir Yassin has been traveling the world – from Nigeria to Myanmar, the Philippines to Mount Fuji – making daily one-minute videos that shine a light on the people, places and passions he comes across: good, bad and in-between. The style and format – quick cuts, an engaging delivery and…

By Luke Baker Mar 2, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Musing About ‘One State,’ Trump Stumbles Unwittingly Into Mideast Minefield

As he stood on the podium next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said he was open to new ideas that would bring Middle East peace. With that, he opened the door to a whole new maze of complexity and risk. By uttering the phrase “one-state” – rather than a two-state solution…

By Luke Baker Feb 16, 2017 | 3 min read
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Trump To Meet Netanyahu Amid Doubts Over Two-State Solution

President Donald Trump prepared to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for talks that could shape the contours of future Middle East policy as Palestinians warned the White House not to abandon their goal of an independent state. For decades, the idea of creating a Palestine living peacefully alongside Israel has been a…

By Luke Baker Feb 15, 2017 | 2 min read
Breaking News
Netanyahu Insists ‘No Gaps’ With Trump As Meeting Nears

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preparing for his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, will work with advisers on Tuesday to align Israeli and U.S. thinking on the Middle East and ensure “no gaps” remain. Staff have cleared most of Tuesday for discussions with Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer,…

By Luke Baker Feb 14, 2017 | 3 min read
Breaking News
Netanyahu Dodges Question About Two-State Solution As He Departs For Trump Meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sidestepped a question on whether he still supports the creation of a Palestinian state as he left for the United States on Monday on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office. Netanyahu has never publicly abandoned his conditional backing for Palestinian statehood, which he first stated in 2009,…

By Luke Baker Feb 13, 2017 | 2 min read
Breaking News
Was Jerusalem Truck Ramming Carried Out by ISIS?

Israel’s government has been quick to suggest a Palestinian who rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers at the weekend was inspired by Islamic State, raising questions over how it came to that conclusion. Hours after the attack on Sunday, which killed four soldiers and wounded 17, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the…

By Luke Baker Jan 9, 2017 | 3 min read
Breaking News
Israel Awaits Verdict in Soldier’s Shooting of Helpless Palestinian

Last March, Sergeant Elor Azaria, a 19-year-old Israeli army medic deployed to the occupied West Bank, shot and killed a Palestinian assailant as he lay wounded and motionless on the ground after attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. The shooting, and the tense moments leading up to it, were captured on video by a Palestinian…

By Luke Baker Jan 3, 2017 | 3 min read

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