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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks about Iran at a security briefing for the foreign press at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Lapid called on U.S. President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying an agreement would fail to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb and reward it with billions of dollars to fund Israel's enemies. Israel's caretaker prime minister used stark language on Wednesday in his criticism of the expected agreement. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

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Israel's premier urges West to reject Iran nuclear deal
By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press
Wed,08/24/22-7:44AM , 159 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister urged President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran manipulate the talks and that an agreement would reward Israel's enemies.
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The exterior of the King David Hotel is seen from King David street in Jerusalem, Dec. 11, 2007. U.S. President Joe Biden's dash through the Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is expected to cut across some of the region's most iconic places. Both luxurious and grueling, Biden's visit starts with a VIP arrival at Israel's main commercial airport and pings through Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Most of his travels are focused on business, but in between his meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, he will visit a host of well-known sites while staying at a historic Jerusalem hotel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

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Biden to ping through Israel's iconic spots on Mideast tour
By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press
Wed,07/13/22-1:11AM , 241 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden's dash through Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is expected to cut across some of the region's most iconic places.
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Tourists take a selfie in front of the Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Monday, June 20, 2022. Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. In Italy, tourists — especially from the U.S. — returned this year in droves. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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After two pandemic years, a summer travel bounce — and chaos
By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-2:33AM , 314 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — At a tourism conference in Phuket last month, Thailand’s prime minister looked out at attendees and posed a question with a predictable answer.
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The home of U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides sits between two taller buildings on the main road of the German Colony neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Thursday, June 16, 2022. The official residence of the American envoy is a rental and temporary, officials said, secured after two years of house-hunting in the wake of then-President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy
By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press
Fri,06/24/22-1:07AM , 386 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars and Stripes visible, no official listing as a notable overseas property.
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