Emily Harris

Brazil is refusing to receive the envoy Dani Dayan because of his ties to settlers on the occupied West Bank. The Israeli government says the refusal could lead to a downgrade in ties with Brazil.

Israel's holocaust memorial and research center honors a U.S. soldier for the first time for his role in protecting Jewish prisoners of war in a German camp in World War II.

Joel Touitou Laloux's Tunisian-born, Jewish father bought the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in 1976. Laloux managed the venue for decades until September, when it was sold.

In Israel, a debate is underway over ways to end the most recent wave of Palestinian violence. Secretary of State Kerry visited the region this week and met separately with the leaders of both sides.

You might not like your fava beans prepared the way Hannibal Lecter made them in the 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs. But they can be delightful pureed or sauteed.

The bright green veggie, which also goes by "broad bean" and other names, is a key staple in ...

In a case that lasted years, Israel's highest court ordered removal of a synagogue built on Palestinian land. But the case was complicated by the government's $1.3 million payout to Jewish settlers.

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Israeli officials say Palestinians carrying out two separate attacks in Israel and the West Bank killed five people, including one American, on Thursday. The American was an 18-year-old student attending a yeshiva, or religious school, and was with a group of other students when he was killed.

A Palestinian and ...

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is expected to be released from prison Friday. Israeli supporters say it's long overdue.

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is expected to be released from U.S. federal prison on Friday after 30 years behind bars for passing on U.S. government secrets to Israel.

When the Navy analyst was caught, his arrest initially caused consternation in Israel and denials that senior Israeli officials knew what he ...

Israeli officials are objecting to new European Union guidelines to require that labels of origin on goods sold in Europe from occupied territories be labeled that way — not as made in Israel.

Every year Israelis gather to mark the anniversary of the killing of Yitzhak Rabin. But even as they honor Rabin, they disagree on whether he was pursuing the best course for Israel.

A Palestinian from Gaza lost his family in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean last year. He says smugglers rammed his boat and should be prosecuted, but prospects for justice so far seem unlikely.

A new proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's most contested holy site reveals that, like much of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even the idea is subject to interpretation.

Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian and Jordanian leaders over the weekend. NPR's Emily Harris talks to Steve Inskeep about the unrest in Jerusalem and what's been proposed.

The war of words is at a fevered pitch between Israeli and Palestinians. Each side accuses the other of spreading false stories to turn up the heat.

Several recent Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks recount the violence and how it is fueling tensions in the long-running conflict.

In light of recent stabbing attacks by Palestinians, some Israeli supermarkets have taken knives off their shelves. Some Israelis say it's also time for Jewish citizens to buy more guns.

With tensions rising over Arab attacks on Israeli Jews, an Eritrean asylum seeker was mistaken for an assailant and killed — shot by a security guard and beaten by a mob.

There were no deaths on Thursday tied to the recent rise of Israeli-Palestinian violence. People, however, remain fearful and edgy. The Israeli government is taking steps to dissuade attackers.