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Over decades, Palestinians have watched as Jewish settlements spread over land they consider theirs for a future state and concluded that Israel did not intend to concede it. Many of them, particularly those in Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, still do not recognize Israel at all.

"One-State Solution Has Many in Israel Stumped" is from the February 16, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long inserted himself into Israel’s fierce newspaper wars to bolster his grip on power.

JERUSALEM — Legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust has prompted swift and furious condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Israeli lawmakers across the political spectrum.

"Israel Slams ‘Baseless’ Holocaust Legislation in Poland" is from the January 27, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump, in formally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, declared that the United States still supported a two-state solution to settle the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, provided it was “agreed to by both sides.” For the first time in his 26 years as a peacemaker, the chief negotiator for the Palestinians did not agree.

"Did Trump Kill Off a 2-State Solution? He Says No, Palestinians Say Yes" is from the December 07, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Landler, David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest and longest-serving aides appeared ready to incriminate him Wednesday after agreeing overnight to become a government witness, the latest twist in a spiraling graft scandal that seemed to dim Netanyahu’s legal and political chances of survival almost by the hour.

"Top Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases Multiply" is from the February 21, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner, David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Israel is offering a stark choice to tens of thousands of African migrants in the country: Agree to leave voluntarily by the end of March, with a plane ticket and a grant of $3,500, or face possible incarceration.

"Israel Offers African Migrants a Choice: Ticket Out or Jail" is from the January 04, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

NETANYA, Israel — More martial than art, this form of fighting extols the virtues of a poke in the eye and a timely kick to the groin. Its masters insist it is not a sport, because there are no rules, except for one: to survive.

"Battle Royale Over Rightful Heir to Israeli Self-Defense Discipline" is from the December 30, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed down under pressure before, but rarely in such a spectacular fashion as he did on Tuesday when he reneged on a deal with the United Nations to resettle thousands of African asylum-seekers in Western countries.

"Netanyahu Flip on Migrants Shows Influence of Hard-Line Allies" is from the April 03, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

JERUSALEM — In two months, the United States plans to open a new embassy to fulfill President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

"New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem May Lie Partly Outside Israel" is from the March 07, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

NAHAL OZ, Israel — Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers faced off along the Gaza border Friday in a cat-and-mouse battle waged mainly with burning tires and water cannons, with hand-held mirrors and tear gas. But sporadic rifle fire from the Israeli side made clear that the protests could elicit the sort of response that killed 20 people a week ago.

"Palestinian Protesters Face Off With Israeli Soldiers on Gaza Border" is from the April 06, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger, Iyad Abuheweila and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

JERUSALEM — Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria overnight, Israeli officials said, following soon after what the Israeli military described as an unsuccessful Iranian rocket attack against its forces in the Golan Heights.

"Israeli Warplanes Hit Dozens of Iranian Targets in Syria" is from the May 10, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Kristi Burns.

JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier who fatally shot a Palestinian assailant who was already severely wounded and lying on the ground was released Tuesday after serving nine months in prison, closing a case that polarized Israelis and thrust the military, a revered institution in Israel, into the heart of an anguished public debate.

"Israeli Soldier Who Killed Wounded Palestinian Is Paroled After 9 Months" is from the May 08, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Palestinians burned photos of President Donald Trump in Gaza, and the walls of the Old City were illuminated with the American and Israeli flags Wednesday, as Trump made good on his campaign pledge to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In a much-anticipated speech from the White House, Trump argued that it was “the right thing to do” to acknowledge the reality that Jerusalem is the seat of Israel’s government. Decades of avoiding that fact, he said, has done little to resolve the protracted feud between Israelis and Palestinians.

"Trump Calls Jerusalem Plan Step Toward Peace, but It Puts Mideast on Edge" is from the December 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger, Mark Landler and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

JERUSALEM — What was billed as a six-week campaign of peaceful protests in Gaza, culminating in a mass march toward Israel, descended almost immediately into chaos and bloodshed Friday, with at least eight Palestinians reported killed by Israeli soldiers in confrontations along the border fence.

"Israeli Military Kills at Least 8 in Confrontations on Gaza Border" is from the March 30, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner, Iyad Abuheweila and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

If President Donald Trump’s goal was to compel, one way or another, Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with a pair of tweets threatening to cut their funding, they appear to have had the opposite effect — and left many Israelis confused and worried as well.

"Trump's Threat to Cut Palestinian Aid Worries Many in Israel" is from the January 03, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Kristi Burns.

JERUSALEM — Days after the deadly flare-up along Israel’s border with Gaza, during which Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinians, a new war — of videos and strong statements — has erupted over what happened, and why.

"After Gaza Clash, Israel and Palestinians Fight With Videos and Words" is from the April 01, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Quietly, over the last year, hundreds of sick Syrian children and their chaperones have been whisked across enemy lines at dawn for treatment at clinics in Israel, slipping back home after dark.

"Hint of Hope in Syria: Old Foes’ Efforts to Aid Needy" is from the July 20, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

JERUSALEM — Israelis awoke early Wednesday to blaring headlines and dramatic video of Israeli warplanes destroying a reactor in Syria that could have produced nuclear weapons fuel, in an audacious covert operation code-named Outside the Box.

"Ending Secrecy, Israel Says It Bombed Syrian Reactor in 2007" is from the March 21, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Israel clashed with Syrian and Iranian military forces Saturday in a series of audacious cross-border strikes that could mark a dangerous new phase in Syria’s long civil war.

"Israel Strikes Iran in Syria and Loses a Jet" is from the February 10, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner, Anne Barnard and Eric Schmitt and narrated by Kristi Burns.

A day after approving the construction of a new settlement in the West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years, Israel announced a new, if ambiguous, settlement policy on Friday “out of consideration for the positions of President Trump” and, it said, to enable progress in the peace process with Palestinians.

"Israel Says It Will Rein In ‘Footprint’ of West Bank Settlements" is from the March 31, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.