US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.  

Arrest warrants filed against protestors who blocked Golden Gate Bridge in April

Protesters against the war in Gaza who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in April are facing false imprisonment and other charges, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Saturday.   

Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school used as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say

An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest strikes in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.

Massive protests held amid Netanyahu's US visit, speech to Congress

Widespread protests are happening in D.C. as some demonstrators are condemning the Israeli military and pressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal and bring home hostages.

Protestors block San Francisco's Israel Consulate before Netanyahu speech

The Israel Consulate in San Francisco was blocked off by at least 75 Bay Area activists on Wednesday. Protests erupted across the country in response to the Israeli Prime Minister's address to the U.S. Congress.

Injured Gaza teen travels to California for prosthetic treatment

A 15-year-old boy from Gaza arrived in California on Tuesday to undergo medical treatment for life-altering injuries he suffered in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Protesters take over Capitol office building as Netanyahu's visit to DC looms

A group of demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace took to the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, wearing red shirts with the message "Jews say stop arming Israel."

Delta changing uniform policy after controversy over Palestinian flag pins

Delta Air Lines will no longer allow its employees to wear pins representing any country besides the United States starting on Monday after two of its flights attendants were photographed wearing Palestinian flag pins.

Violence erupts as protesters clash outside West LA synagogue

Violence broke out Sunday between Palestinian supporters and supporters of Israel outside the Abas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles.

Lawyers argue U.S. weapons to Israel case, pro-Palestine groups rally at SF federal courthouse

At a rally outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco on Monday, pro-Palestinian supporters demanded a stop to the war in Gaza while lawyers inside argued for judicial oversight of U.S. foreign policy related to the Israeli invasion. 

Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped by Hamas: 'We are overjoyed'

Three men and 1 woman were rescued in the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza.

SF Pride says there is no Israeli float in parade

Members of the Jewish community are frustrated after SF Pride made a statement about its “values and policies.”

Pro-Palestine protesters take over Stanford president's office

Pro-Palestinian protesters took over the Stanford president's office early Wednesday morning, drawing a large police presence in reaction and ending in 13 arrests. 

70 protesters arrested after occupation of Israeli Consulate

Police on Monday arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate.

70 protesters arrested after occupation of Israeli Consulate

Police on Monday arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate.