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Conversations with key officials and close reading of the coalition agreement that produced Israel’s new government indicate that the two allies need to confer closely and clearly to avoid public blowups over Jerusalem holy sites, West Bank settlements, and other hot-button issues.

As 2022 came to a close, Benjamin Netanyahu once again took the helm of Israel’s government just 18 months after losing power in the wake of a series of stalemated elections. Already Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu’s approach to foreign policy, and to the conflict with and occupation of the Palestinians, is to some extent a known quantity. However, with his comeback and governing coalition dependent on the support and partnership of once-fringe extremist parties and poli...

Itamar Ben Gvir’s raid of the Al Aqsa compound strained the Abraham Accords making it harder for Arab states to justify continued normalization with Israel.

Controversial visit to Jerusalem's sacred compound by Israeli minister threatens efforts to improve relations with Arab neighbors and raises concerns about potential conflict.

THE new Israeli government that has just taken power, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is being described as the most...

Plus, the US responds to Itamar Ben-Gvir's controversial holy site visit, and President Joe Biden names ambassadors to Jordan and Oman.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic and non-Islamic nations to protest the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site and demand an end to Israeli extremist provocations and respect for the historic status quo at the site revered by Muslims and Jews. World News | UN to Hold Emergency Meeting on Israeli Visit to Ho...

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem earlier this week has sparked a wave of outrage among Arab nations who have condemned the trip in the strongest words. Photographs from the scene showed Israel's far-right national security minister Ben-Gvir walking around the periphery of the mosque compound. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and even the US condemned the trip saying it could harm the status quo.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic and non-Islamic nations to protest the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site and demand an end to Israeli extremist provocations and respect for the historic status quo at the site revered by Muslims and Jews.

In what warped world are only the prayers of Jews at their holiest site considered a threat?