Israel sent Health Ministry reps to 'crash' advance trip to hospital, eventually dropped push to join Biden after months of prodding at highest levels, senior US official tells ToI

Security establishment drafts document ahead of Biden visit, stating that Abbas has no accomplishments to point to and recommending more substantial initiatives be approved

After Congress passes law reducing number of generals, bipartisan group asks Pentagon not to apply it to post in Jerusalem, saying high-level engagement critical with tensions high

Citing skittishness by participants, USAID program administrator declines to name trade associations contracted to distribute grant money from Partnership for Peace Fund

Defense minister says even in the absence of peace talks, Israel is working to counter extremists and strengthen moderates in the region

It’s a pattern too consistent to be coincidence: A dramatic crisis opens the political window for change, and Israeli governments find the courage to step through it

Saying violence in Lod and elsewhere showed challenges of building shared society, organizers redouble efforts for sustainable long-term fund

With huge disparities in Israeli and Palestinian vaccination campaigns, citizens of this mixed village technically differ in eligibility, though in practice the line is blurred

While Israelis are largely able to resume in-person memorial services, a number of events geared toward English-speaking audiences are being held online

The Middle East Partnership for Peace Act, passed by US Congress in December, provides seed funding over five years to boost reconciliation initiatives