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Officials say the theme of the Secretary of State's talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will be 'de-escalation.'

By Simon Lewis

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/israeli-palestinian-cauldron-tests-us-as-blinken-visits/"></div>JERUSALEM (AP) — An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West Bank this week. What had already been expected to be a trip [&h...

A synagogue shooting in East Jerusalem and a raid on Jenin in the West Bank, briefly explained.

Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza on Friday morning, to which Israel responded with missile strikes

CIA Chief, William Burns, has made an unannounced visit to the Palestinian Territories and Tel Aviv, coinciding with the escalation of tensions between the two sides, Anadolu News Agency reports. T...

Several countries, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan, condemn attack on Palestinians

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington is concerned the security situation between the Israelis and Palestinians could worsen ahead of a visit to

Israeli officials say that the decision will likely be reversed at a later date because of the PAs wish to remove Islamic Jihad militants from West Bank

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