Daniel Estrin

Israeli and Bahraini leaders — along with President Trump — are praising their deal for normal relations, but it's a blow to Palestinian hopes to end the Israeli occupation.

Weeks ago it would have been unimaginable to see Israeli officials fly to the United Arab Emirates and walk out onto a red carpet. That wasn't the only unusual part of the visit.

At an airbase in the United Arab Emirates, Emirati officials touted the military partnership with the U.S. They would like to buy a version of the F-35 fighter jet, but Israel is against the sale.

White House adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli officials are set to meet in the United Arab Emirates to tout a pending deal between the UAE and Israel.

Jared Kushner joined U.S. and Israeli officials Monday on the first official Israeli flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to advance the Aug. 13 deal to establish diplomatic ties.

Israelis and Emiratis are publicly celebrating and making travel plans as their two countries plan to open normal relations. But there are some dissenters.

Palestinians feel betrayed by the UAE after it agreed to open relations with Israel. They expect Arab countries to wait for them to have independence before making official peace.

"Chicken or beef?" A leading Israeli airline food company, which is struggling with most flights grounded, is selling its meals to the public as a low-cost delivery option during the pandemic.

With many flights still being grounded, Israel's leading airline food company started selling its stock of flight meals as an easy, low-cost food option during the pandemic.

In the Old City, the beating heart of a place sacred to millions, the pandemic has challenged devout Muslims, Christians and Jews to rethink how to pray safely. New customs now accompany old rituals.

Israelis and Palestinians have scrambled to hold weddings amid the pandemic lockdown, but a spike in coronavirus infections is shutting them down.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with reporters in Sweden, Brazil and Israel to hear about how those countries are currently experiencing the coronavirus pandemic.

Siegal Sadetzki said Tuesday that Israeli leaders ignored her warnings and the country reopened too fast. "The compass handling the pandemic lost its direction," she said in her resignation letter.

Israel hoped tracking people's cellphones would help contain the coronavirus as the country reopened. But the tracking system has displayed major flaws, and cases are now on the rise.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing criticism for focusing on West Bank annexation rather than a new surge of COVID-19 infections and an unemployment crisis.

Israel is expected to clarify its plans for annexing occupied West Bank. EU says Israel would face repercussions if it annexes, and Arab allies say their warming ties with Israel would be affected.

As the country's coronavirus cases surge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for law reform to resume a surveillance program that the Supreme Court halted earlier this month.

The city's deputy mayor said the banner was removed because he received complaints that it was offensive to residents.

Some religious Jewish settlers are mounting vocal opposition as the prime minister prepares to annex parts of the territory. The wider Israeli public is confused and unenthused by the prospect.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank is getting pushback — not just from Palestinians under occupation — but, unexpectedly, from right-wing Jewish settlers.