Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an “immediate crisis” with President Donald Trump’s administration. Lieberman sought to push back against those in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition calling for a declaration of Israeli sovereignty ...
An Israeli soldier who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank last year has filed an appeal against his manslaughter conviction and already-lenient jail term. On Wednesday, defense attorney Yoram Sheftel representing Sergeant Elor Azaria lodged the appeal ...
