Daniel Estrin

The U.S. has cut hundreds of millions of dollars for Palestinians, to pressure Palestinian leaders to work with the U.S. on peace efforts.

The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.

President Trump said he's trying to pressure the Palestinians into negotiating a peace deal with Israel. The aid had covered critical care for Palestinians at Jerusalem hospitals.

Israeli authorities are increasingly questioning incoming foreigners about their political views and denying entry to some. It's raised the question of whether the country is limiting free speech.

After angering Palestinians by officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Trump administration is now cutting the funding of the U.N. program that aids Palestinian refugees.

The Trump administration has been withholding aid to the United Nations' program for Palestinian refugees. It's expected to make the cuts final in what could be an attempt to undercut Palestinian positions in any future peace deal.

The State Department announced the Trump administration's decision to cut assistance to Palestinians on Friday. It said the money will now be redirected to "high-priority projects elsewhere."

After freezing millions of dollars in assistance, the Trump administration may be on the verge of formally cutting off the aid.

Israel passed a law last month that is still causing controversy. The Nation State law defines Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people. The Druze religious minority held a weekend protest.

Israel's Druze citizens held a protest Saturday of a new law stating Israel is the national home of the Jewish people. They're among the religious minorities worried it could lead to discrimination.

Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.

Israeli authorities released a 17-year-old Palestinian activist after eight months in prison. She's praised by supporters as an icon of resistance but Israelis accuse her of encouraging violence.

Seventeen-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who has become a symbol of Palestinian defiance, was released after serving an eight month sentence for slapping Israeli soldiers.

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The Israeli parliament has passed a law that deals with the country's very identity and has critics worried it could undermine its democracy.

One small apartment building near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is emblematic of Israelis' mixed attitudes about the city.

As many remain injured after weeks of protests on the Gaza border with Israel, Gazans ask what they got for the high price they paid.

Two weeks after the wave of protests and deadly clashes at the Israeli border, many Gazans are wounded and feeling like the demonstrations didn't bring any tangible benefits.

A Palestinian surgeon failed to convince his brother to stay away from the Gaza border protests. Then in the operating room, he failed to save his wounded brother's life.

Protests and violence along the Gaza border have subsided slightly since Monday, when at least 60 people were killed by Israeli forces. Now residents are beginning to bury the dead.