Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier in August a group of settlers began
Following the violent raids throughout Saturday, Netanyahu said that the settlers' actions were 'damaging Israel's standing in the world.' An opposition MK called the prime minister's condemnation a 'deceptive ploy' and the violent settlers his 'emissaries'
By Pesha Magid QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international
Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian village of Qusra were filmed shielding a building where workers had taken shelter. They did not detain or identify the masked settlers, despite an order criminalizing face coverings in the West Bank
The Venice4Palestine group also called for a Palestinian flag to be flown throughout the festival, which will feature two Palestinian films, and for agreements with Israeli government-linked institutions to be suspended
By Julia Harte Aug 29 (Reuters) - Since the United States went to war with Iran six months ago, Courtney Sanders has been helping soldiers’ families fill the gaps left by their loved ones. There are school pickups to coordinate, lost incomes to supplement — and the ever-present
With his whereabouts unclear, Iranian officials say Mojtaba Khamenei remains in control from the shadows, but his prolonged absence is fueling doubts even among the Islamic Republic's hardline supporters
The Syrian president took part in the Visa test, making a card payment at a restaurant in Damascus. Lifting the 'last obstacle' would reconnect Syria with the global financial and economic system and boost investment, Syrian foreign minister said
By Nate Raymond Aug 28 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled that laws that President Donald Trump's administration used to cancel visas and initiate deportation proceedings against noncitizen college students based on their pro-Palestinian advocacy and criticism of
By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk
Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West. Around a dozen heads of states will head to the