Israel marks 70 years since Babi Yar massacre

JERUSALEM (AP) _ With tears in his eyes, Michael Sidko laid a wreath of flowers at Israel’s official Holocaust memorial during a solemn ceremony Thursday marking 70 years since a

Palestinians Take to Streets to Cheer UN Bid

Thousands of Palestinians, watching on outdoor screens across the West Bank, cheered their president on Friday as he submitted his historic request for recognition of a state of Palestine to

Palestinians take to streets to cheer on UN bid

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of jubilant, flag-waving Palestinians, watching on outdoor screens across the West Bank, cheered their president on Friday as he submitted his historic request for

Israel shuns Lithuanians over Holocaust probe

JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel’s official Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem on Thursday rescinded an invitation to Lithuanian officials to attend a memorial service, as a protest against their country’s call to

Palestinians Launch Campaign for Statehood

Palestinians officially launched their campaign to join the United Nations as a full member state, saying they would stage a series of peaceful events in the run-up to the annual

Turkey warns of more sanctions against Israel

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ Turkey’s prime minister said Tuesday his nation’s navy will step up its surveillance of the eastern Mediterranean Sea _ a move that could potentially lead to

U.S. looks to Israel as model in war on terror

JERSUALEM (AP) _ Israel was dealing with terrorism long before al-Qaida attacked the United States a decade ago. So when two passenger planes crashed into the World Trade Center, Washington

Israelis seek EU passports amid existential angst

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Despite their country’s turbulent history, Israelis enjoy a fairly secure existence: they have military might, a world-class high tech industry powering a strong economy, and

Gaza militants keep up rocket fire on Israel

Gaza militants agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to stop spiking violence, after a deadly attack across the Egyptian border on Israeli vehicles set off a three-day round of rapidly

Israel-Gaza violence threatens protest movement

JERUSALEM (AP) _ Security has traditionally trumped all other concerns in Israel. Now some social activists fear a sudden spike of violence with the Palestinians could overwhelm a spontaneous and

Thousands of Israelis Protest Working Conditions

More protests in Israel as a grass-roots movement went into a third week of demonstrations over working conditions and pay. Teachers joined in doctors, university students and others calling for