The Israeli parliament gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill to legalize thousands of West Bank settlements, a measure drawing international anger. The measure, which would apply to an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, requires three more full parliamentary votes to become law. There ...
Israeli Health Minister blocked a government-backed bill to turn down calls to prayer at mosques across the Palestinian territories. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had backed the controversial bill, which had been due to get its first reading in parliament this week until Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, a member of the ...
