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Israeli Soccer Team Clamping Down on Violence and Racism
One of Israel’s leading professional soccer clubs is going through a nasty episode of intolerance – and violence. Some of the fans of Beitar Jerusalem are angry about their team signing two Muslims. Up until a few weeks ago, the team was the only one in Israel with an all-Jewish roster.
Palestinians Protest Israeli Settlements with Tents
Palestinians are hoping to stop the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank with a new tactic. They are putting up hastily-constructed encampments on lands they claim as their own.
Israeli Jets Said to Conduct Airstrike Inside Syria
Regional security officials have said that Israeli planes conducted an airstrike on an unnamed target on the Syria-Lebanon border. Israeli officials have in recent days warned against Syria sending chemical weapons or surface-to-air missiles to Hezbollah.
IDF Women Warriors: A Model for US Women in Uniform
The Pentagon’s decision to lift the ban on women in combat may be a case of regulations catching up to reality. Women have long served in roles where they face the same dangers as front-line combat soldiers.
Election Fails to Inspire Israel’s Arabs
Arab-Israelis make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population. They have disproportionately high rates of poverty and unemployment. But hopes of addressing those issues through the ballot box are low, and Arab-Israeli voter turnout is falling.
Sorting Through a Year of Tumult in the Mideast
It’s been a tumultuous year in the Arab world as citizens from Syria to Libya struggle to shake off the binds of authoritarian rule. We asked The World’s Middle East correspondent Matthew Bell to page back through his notes, looking for standout moments in 2012 and suggest what to keep an eye on in the year ahead.
Catholics Praying in Hebrew in the Holy Land
Jesus was, of course, Jewish. And he spoke the language of the bible, Aramaic. Both Arabic and Hebrew stem from the same linguistic family. But until now, Hebrew has never really been used to worship the New Testament. The World’s Matthew Bell visits a community of Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Holy Land.
Israel Goes It Alone
What’s the big deal with putting Jewish settlements in the 12.5 square-kilometer tract of hills east of Jerusalem called “E-1″?
Is Israel Becoming More Isolated Over Settlements?
In response to Palestine’s political victory at the United Nations last week, Israel has announced plans for the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem neighborhoods. The international condemnation of those plans has been swift and sharp. Some fear Israel is becoming more and more isolated diplomatically.
Palestinians Bid for UN Status
The votes are lining up for and against a Palestinian bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations. Palestinian officials hope the move will bring them new global recognition, and a possible legal weapon against Israeli settlement expansion.
People in Southern Israel Cautiously Optimistic About Gaza Ceasefire
The World’s Matthew Bell visited the southern Israeli city of Beersheba to see how people feel a day after the declaration of a ceasefire with Hamas. He says most believe it was the right thing to do but they don’t think it will hold for very long.
Bomb Blast Hits Tel Aviv Bus
At least twenty-one people have been injured in a terrorist attack on a bus in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv, Israeli officials say. The bus bomb was the first terror attack there in years.
Tel Aviv Bus Blast Leaves At Least 10 Injured
At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion on a bus in Israel’s commercial capital, Tel Aviv. One Israeli official said the blast, near the military headquarters, was a “terrorist attack”.
Some Israelis Pray For Peace, Others for War
The World’s Matthew Bell visits Israel’s coast, now under threat of Hamas long-range rockets. Last night a large prayer vigil was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where Israelis prayed for wildly different outcomes to the current conflict.
Hamas Rocket Targets Jerusalem
A Hamas rocket landed on a suburb of Jerusalem on Friday, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies. Anchor Aaron Schachter gets details from The World’s Matthew Bell in Jerusalem.
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