Tag: Israel

Christian pilgrims hold candles at the church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 19, 2014. The "holy fire" was passed among worshippers outside the Church and then taken to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where tradition holds Jesus was born, and from there to other Christian communities in Israel and the West Bank. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Holy fire ceremony draws thousands in Jerusalem

Ian Deitch · April 19, 2014 9:00 pm

Vandals damage mosque in northern Israel

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 9:42 am

Israel arrests Arab journalist over Lebanon visit

Washington Examiner · April 17, 2014 10:35 am

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 16, 2014, a female member of an Israeli and foreigner's group tour that is organized by IPCRI, an Israeli Palestinian group promoting co-existence, listens to a Palestinian guide while visiting the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. This bustling center of Palestinian life is just a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem, but for Israelis it might as well be on the other side of the world. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Curious about Palestine, Israeli visitors return

Karin Laub · April 17, 2014 6:54 am

(Courtesy photo)

Beltway Confidential

Pro-Israel group counters anti-Israel bus ads in DC

Ashe Schow · April 17, 2014 4:00 am

An Israeli soldier stands guard near the scene of a shooting near the Tarqumiya checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, April 14, 2014. Police say assailants opened fire on an Israeli vehicle in the West Bank, killing one person and wounding two. (AP Photo/Gil Yohanan) ISRAEL OUT

Hamas praises deadly West Bank shooting

Ian Deitch · April 15, 2014 9:26 pm

Israel irked by diplomat’s tacit Nazi remark

PETER JAMES SPIELMANN · April 14, 2014 9:52 pm

Members of the ancient Samaritan community participate in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mount Grizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Samaritans descended from the ancient Israelite tribes of Menashe and Efraim but broke away from mainstream Judaism 2,800 years ago. Today, the remaining 700 Samaritans live in the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank and the Israeli seaside town of Holon, south of Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Israeli families gather for ritual Passover meal

Ian Deitch · April 14, 2014 6:05 pm

Israeli man killed, 2 hurt in West Bank shooting

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2014 5:23 pm

Jewish settler listen to a gesturing Palestinian woman as Jewish settler families move belongings into a contested house, seen behind, in the volatile city of Hebron after a protracted legal battle, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Settlers first moved into the building in 2007, but were evicted by the army amid legal issues over how they obtained the property, but they are now re-occupying the property after a court recently found the purchase of the home to be legitimate.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli coalition shows signs of growing tensions

Josef Federman · April 13, 2014 8:49 pm

Palestinian doctors caught in fight over Jerusalem

KARIN LAUBMOHAMMED DARAGHMEH · April 13, 2014 3:57 pm

An Israeli soldier detains a foreign protester during a demonstration calling for no more Israeli settlements in Hebron in front of a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, Friday, April 11, 2014. Israeli settlers and Palestinians both claim ownership of the property. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Palestinians condemn Israeli sanctions as ‘piracy’

Washington Examiner · April 11, 2014 7:25 pm