If Israel absorbed the West Bank, it would erase any hope of a Palestinian state, cause enormous damage to U.S. global standing, and plunge a region where over 40,000 U.S. troops are stationed ...

Around 700,000 Israeli settlers live in roughly 300 illegal settlements in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, which have been constructed since they were captured by Israel in the 1967 war.

File photo by Nabil Mounzer/EPA-EFE BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 10 (UPI) --The World Bank said Tuesday that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has dealt another significant blow to Lebanon's already ...

Until that diplomatic element moves forward, even with quiet on all of the other fronts, the West Bank will remain a near-term threat, and right now, probably Israel’s largest. Telephone ...

The West Bank, located west of the Jordan River, has long been at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Originally part of the British Mandate of Palestine, the region became contested after ...

That war ended with Israel in control of some 77% of the territory – with Jordan controlling the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and Egypt in control of the Gaza Strip. During the six days of ...

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it launched "several operations" targeting Hezbollah fighters that it claimed posed a ...

As Israel’s current military campaign against Palestinians surpasses 14 months, President-elect Donald Trump has avoided saying whether he would allow the U.S.-supported country to annex the occupied ...

BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Tamer Qarmout, an associate professor in public policy, talks about what Israel has in mind for the occupied West Bank now that Gaza lies in ruins.