ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is electing a new parliament on Thursday as surging militant attacks and cries of foul have cast a shadow over the vote and deep political divisions make a coalition government seem more likely. The election comes at a critical time for this nuclear-armed nation, an unpredictable Western ally bordering Afghanistan, China, India … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — A member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “selling illusions” that the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza could be freed through a ground assault, exposing publicly a growing rift among leaders over the direction of the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — Disagreements between the United States and Israel over the Jewish state’s treatment of Palestinians emerged during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel on Tuesday as leaders aired opposing views over when Palestinians can return to northern Gaza and receive tax revenue collected … Read more
Progressive Jews calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war are shutting down U.S. train stations, highways, and government buildings. Their rallying cries: “Not in our name,” “never again for anyone” and “ceasefire now.” So far, thousands of Jewish American protesters have participated in more than a dozen civil disobedience actions since Oct. 7, at … Read more
Comment on this storyComment JERUSALEM — In a year of unprecedented public discord, the high-holiday period in Israel has devolved into a rhetorical — and occasionally physical — battle between secular and religious Israelis, with protesters disrupting gender-segregated public prayer services and one of the country’s chief rabbis lamenting that nonobservant citizens have grown stupid … Read more