U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Germany next week to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israel and Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed, the Israeli ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss about what to call this amorphous, scary thing.
The United States’ ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, said Washington does not view Israel’s recent actions to curb Palestinian violence as excessive and supports Israel right to defend its citizens.
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting on the spate of violence in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Senior lawmakers for the Netherlands’ ruling party suggested beefing up security for Israeli tourists following a threat.
When Helena Czernek and Aleksander Prugar opened their email inbox several weeks ago, they found a message from a customer who had bought one of their bronze mezuzahs as an engagement gift.
Israeli security personnel shot and killed a Palestinian man in photojournalist garb who stabbed a soldier, police said.
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian men during riots in the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel.
Palestinian rioters set fire to the compound of the Tomb of Joseph near Nablus.
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