U.S. view on Israel: Could Blinken's Israel visit temporarily cool down tensions?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross about the visit to Israel by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Middle East
Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Here's what is driving the latest spiral of Israeli-Palestinian violence
A 10-month military crackdown, a half-century occupation, increasing Palestinian militancy and a far-right Israeli government could impact the chances for more violence.
Antony Blinken is on a trip to the Middle East amidst a spate of violence
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week following three violent incidents that left several civilians dead in recent days.
A Dubai restaurant offers Ukrainians a taste of home
In a glitzy neighborhood in Dubai, the largest city in United Arab Emirates, a new restaurant offers Ukrainians a taste of home thousands of miles away.
A 13-year-old Palestinian wounded 2 people in an attack in East Jerusalem, police say
The attack on Saturday morning comes just a day after a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside of a synagogue in Jerusalem at the start of the Jewish sabbath, killing seven people.
At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shooting
Israeli police say they shot and killed the gunman. The State Department condemned the "absolutely horrific" attack.
An Israeli documentary challenges a narrative of what happened in one Palestinian village in 1948
An Israeli documentary examines what happened to one seaside Palestinian village in the 1948 war.
Jerusalem synagogue attacked as violence intensifies in Israeli-occupied West Bank
A gunman killed at least 7 people gathering for the sabbath at a synagogue in Jerusalem. This comes as violence intensifies with Israeli forces conducting a campaign of raids in the occupied West Bank
Gaza militants fire rockets toward Israel after Israeli troops killed 9 Palestinians
Militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Israel and Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.