Israel, Lebanon gear up for talks

Digest more
Israel, Lebanon to begin direct talks on Hezbollah disarmament and peace, Netanyahu declares
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that his cabinet would begin ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament talks with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” in light of the current active warfro...

Continue reading

Israel and Lebanon to hold ceasefire talks
Israel steps up strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah attacks continue as talks loom
US Iran Israel War Live Updates: Netanyahu Backs Trump Blockade, Says Iran Ceasefire May End Soon
The United States had threatened to begin a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday in and around the strait, which Iranian forces have been controlling access to since the war erupted with US and Israeli...

Continue reading

Day 42 of Middle East conflict — Trump warns Iran ahead of high-stakes talks in Pakistan
Trump says US to 'blockade' Strait of Hormuz after talks failed over Iran's 'nuclear ambitions'
Israel rejects ceasefire with Hezbollah before Lebanon talks next week
The National News Agency reported the killing of three people on Saturday when an air strike destroyed a residential building in Mayfadoun in Nabatieh district.

Continue reading

Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and outrage surge ahead of talks in the US
US and Iran fail to reach agreement after historic peace talks in Pakistan, Vance says

Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts

The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the decision.

Israel approves dozens of new settlements in West Bank, watchdog says

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/TAYASIR, West Bank, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel has approved the establishment of dozens of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli watchdog group said on Thursday,
Opinion
The American ProspectOpinion

New Israeli Law: Hangings for Palestinians, but No Noose for Jews

Today on TAP: A Palestinian murder of a Jew is a capital offense; it’s not for a Jewish murder of a Palestinian. Today On TAP Weekday newsletter features commentary from Robert Kuttner, Harold Meyerson and more, plus links to what's trending at Prospect.org.