Israel

A photo of the West Bank.

Former US ambassador: Israel would be 'making itself an international outlaw' with West Bank annexation

The annexation process could start as soon as next week, despite widespread condemnation from Palestinians, US-Arab allies and numerous foreign governments.

Former US ambassador: Israel would be 'making itself an international outlaw' with West Bank annexation
A black and white photo showing a man in a pilot's uniform with a mustache looking at a camera among a crowd of people.

Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95

Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95
Dr. Mohammed al-Khatib, founder of the Museum of Memories in Beirut. He started the museum with a question for one of his patients: Do you have something from Palestine?

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp
Teklit Michael dreamed of running in the London Olympics. But his country, Eritrea, jailed him. So he fled to Israel.

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner's hopes to compete in the Olympics

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner's hopes to compete in the Olympics
South Sudanese disembark from a plane from Israel after getting deported back to Juba, June 18, 2012.

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes
A general view shows part of Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock.

Why moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial

President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy there.

Why moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial
After her third daughter was born, Faten decided to make sure that her fourth child would be a boy. She says she has a career and a family to take care of. She can't keep getting pregnant over and over again.

An Israeli woman traveled to the West Bank so she could be sure she’d have a boy

An Arab Israeli woman with three daughters decided to make sure her next pregnancy would be a boy. So she traveled to the West Bank for a sex selection procedure that is highly regulated in Israel.

An Israeli woman traveled to the West Bank so she could be sure she’d have a boy
The dance, The Hill, by Roy Assaf had it's American premiere at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival this summer.

An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance

"The Hill" takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site of a brutal battle during the Six-Day War in 1967.

An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance
Teklit Michael, 29, an asylum seeker from Eritrea

Israel has developed a system for pushing out refugees it doesn't want

A year-long investigation by Foreign Policy magazine reveals Israel's secret system for shuffling out African asylum-seekers, via Rwanda or Uganda, into third countries, where they are no longer anyone’s responsibility.

Israel has developed a system for pushing out refugees it doesn't want
People walk past signs bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Republican Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 14, 2016.

Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states

‘A new set of geopolitical circumstances make Israeli outreach — and Arab acceptance — much more possible than it was before’

Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states
Israeli tenth-graders are learning cyber security skills. The military won't allow photos that show their faces because many of them may later be recruited to Israel's version of the NSA.

Israel teaches cybersecurity skills to its high schoolers

A program for gifted 10th-graders teaches them coding, encryption and how to defend a computer network against hacking. Many of the students will end up in Israel's equivalent of the NSA.

Israel teaches cybersecurity skills to its high schoolers
Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner inauguration

Does Israel recognize Ivanka Trump's Jewishness? It does now.

The Israeli press was raising questions about Ivanka Trump's conversion to Judaism. Then, after the US election, Israel's rabbinical authorities changed the rules.

Does Israel recognize Ivanka Trump's Jewishness? It does now.
Brkitay Gebru wakes every morning at dawn to care for her children. Her husband took off in February and she hasn't heard from him since.

This Eritrean woman found out her husband had abandoned her when she couldn't find her bank card to pay rent

Israel has a policy of offering incentives to African migrants to leave the country. But when they go, they often leave their families behind.

This Eritrean woman found out her husband had abandoned her when she couldn't find her bank card to pay rent
Shimon Peres was a proud holder of an Israeli organ donor card.

Shimon Peres wanted Israelis to be organ donors — like him

Israel has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the developed world. But advocates hope that religious and political leaders like the late Shimon Peres can help persuade Israeli Jews to sign up.

Shimon Peres wanted Israelis to be organ donors — like him
Israel's Space Agency

Israel Space Agency fears launchpad explosion could jeopardize China deal

The destruction of an advanced Israeli communications satellite may have dealt a blow to the country's aerospace industry.

Israel Space Agency fears launchpad explosion could jeopardize China deal