Coronavirus: Israel Will Require Quarantine For Everyone Entering The Country Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the decision was a difficult one. Israel has reported nearly 40 cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Bill Chappell
Israel's Election: What Comes Next As Netanyahu Rises Just Short Of A Majority The country's longest-serving prime minister claimed his "biggest win," but his coalition again appears to lack enough support to form a government. Daniel Estrin
Israel Is Eager To Annex West Bank Lands, But U.S. Says To Wait For Israeli Election The Trump Mideast plan would recognize Israeli sovereignty of settlements and lands Palestinians want for a future state, but the administration urged Israel to hold off until after Israel's election. Daniel Estrin
Opinion: Trump's Fundamentally Flawed 'Vision' For Mideast Peace Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro warns of "severe ramifications" from the plan. The major problems, he writes, "result from having talked to only one side in the conflict — Israel." Daniel B. Shapiro
White House To Unveil Mideast Peace Plan — Despite Palestinian Rejection President Trump said Monday that the Palestinians "probably won't want [the plan] initially," but "I think in the end they're going to want it." Scott Neuman
Israel's Netanyahu Asks Parliament For Immunity From Corruption Charges In a televised speech, the prime minister called the charges against him "ridiculous libels." Polling suggests most Israelis oppose immunity, but the move could delay his trial. Christopher Dean Hopkins
Netanyahu Wins Likud Party's Primary, Setting Up Another Election Run One month after being indicted on corruption charges, Israel's longest-serving prime minister wins his party's support to seek reelection in March. Bill Chappell
State Department Loosens U.S. Policy On Israeli Settlements In West Bank The change, announced by Secretary Mike Pompeo, follows the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that country's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights. Richard Gonzales
Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Annex Part Of West Bank If He Wins Reelection The Israeli prime minister made the controversial pledge just a week before the country's general election. It would leave a future Palestinian state surrounded by Israeli territory. Colin Dwyer
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank Israel had said it would allow the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting on a political trip. Merrit Kennedy
