AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — A group of Israeli Jews said Sabbath prayers on a late October Friday as the sun set in Al-Makhrour, a valley outside of Beit Jala in the West Bank. Nearby, Palestinian ...

BEIT JALA, West Bank (CNN) -- Israeli troops began withdrawing from the West Bank town of Beit Jala before dawn Thursday, according to Palestinian witnesses. Tanks and armored vehicles rolled out ...