Have Israel's Religious Authorities 'Blacklisted' 160 Rabbis?
Who is a Jew? The latest chapter of this debate reflects the growing schism between Israel's Orthodox religious establishment and rabbis around the world.
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Israeli Judge Says Airlines Can't Reseat Women At Request Of Men
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sometimes refuse to sit next to women — including on planes. Now an Israeli court says airlines cannot ask a person to change seats based on gender.
After Six-Day War, An American Became A West Bank Settler
The 1967 war changed lives forever. After Israel's victory, an American student saw a biblical promise fulfilled. He moved his family to the West Bank — but their pioneering life came at a price.
50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War
With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.
Trump Delays Promised U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem
Trump promised during the campaign that he would move the embassy to Jerusalem. It's a high priority for some of his supporters, but less so in Israel. No country has an embassy in Jerusalem.
'Peace Is A Choice,' Trump Says During Appearance With Palestinian Leader
The president provided few specifics about how a deal might be achieved in a peace process that has been stalled for years. He said it could "begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East."
In A Historic First, Trump Visits Old City Of Jerusalem
Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, seized by Israel in the Six-Day War a half-century ago. President Trump visited Christian and Jewish religious sites.
Trump Arrives In Israel For Second Leg Of International Trip
On his first overseas trip as president, Trump flew from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Tel Aviv, Israel — the only known direct flight between the two countries, which do not have diplomatic relations.
For Palestinian Hikers In West Bank, A Chance To Enjoy Nature And Escape Tensions
"To walk for three or four hours without checkpoints, without seeing soldiers ... it makes you feel, somehow, you can feel some free," says a hiker. There are scores of Palestinian hiking clubs.
Black-Jewish Relations Intensified And Tested By Current Political Climate
Activist ties that go back to the Civil Rights Movement are being strained by divergent viewpoints on the movement for black lives and Israel's position on Palestine.