/tags/israel Israel en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 20:20:00 GMT /texas/2019-03-06/is-airbnb-violating-texas-ban-on-doing-business-with-companies-that-boycott-israel From Texas Standard:As we reported several months ago, Texas has a policy that makes it illegal for state government entities to contract with companies� Wed, 06 Mar 2019 20:20:00 GMT /texas/2019-03-06/is-airbnb-violating-texas-ban-on-doing-business-with-companies-that-boycott-israel Alexandra Hart /texas/2019-01-16/ken-paxton-says-texas-has-the-right-to-boycott-boycotters-of-israel Attorney General Ken Paxton doubled-down on a Texas law that bans state contractors from boycotting Israel in a court filing yesterday.In the filing,� Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:12:23 GMT /texas/2019-01-16/ken-paxton-says-texas-has-the-right-to-boycott-boycotters-of-israel Andrew Weber /texas/2018-12-18/texas-faces-another-federal-lawsuit-over-law-banning-contractors-from-boycotting-israel Days after a federal lawsuit was filed in Pflugerville, Texas faces another suit over its 2017 law requiring contractors to pledge they won't boycott� Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:11:12 GMT /texas/2018-12-18/texas-faces-another-federal-lawsuit-over-law-banning-contractors-from-boycotting-israel Andrew Weber /education/2018-12-17/contractor-sues-pflugerville-isd-over-state-law-requiring-pledge-to-not-boycott-israel A Round Rock-based speech pathologist is suing the Pflugerville Independent School District over a 2017 state law that required her to pledge allegiance� Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:19:14 GMT /education/2018-12-17/contractor-sues-pflugerville-isd-over-state-law-requiring-pledge-to-not-boycott-israel Andrew Weber /2018-05-14/55-palestinian-protesters-killed-gaza-officials-say-as-u-s-opens-jerusalem-embassy Tens of thousands of Palestinians protested the opening of the American embassy, on a day that also marked 70 years since Israel's creation. Mon, 14 May 2018 12:07:00 GMT /2018-05-14/55-palestinian-protesters-killed-gaza-officials-say-as-u-s-opens-jerusalem-embassy Bill Chappell /texas/2017-12-27/security-tab-for-top-officials-israeli-visits-tops-150-000 From Texas Standard.Israel has long been a focal point in international policy for Texas Republican lawmakers. Several current Texas officials have� Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:32:23 GMT /texas/2017-12-27/security-tab-for-top-officials-israeli-visits-tops-150-000 Jill Ament /texas/2017-03-30/sid-millers-trade-deal-with-israel-settlers-was-designed-to-provoke From Texas Standard:Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a trade agreement Wednesday between the state and a group of settlers on the West� Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:59:46 GMT /texas/2017-03-30/sid-millers-trade-deal-with-israel-settlers-was-designed-to-provoke Michael Marks /news/2017-02-15/trump-holds-news-conference-with-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The two are holding a joint press conference amid differing� Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:26:46 GMT /news/2017-02-15/trump-holds-news-conference-with-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu NPR Staff /texas/2016-01-19/despite-sanctions-lift-greg-abbott-wants-to-stop-texas-trade-with-iran From Texas Standard:Gov. Greg Abbott is on his third official international trip since being sworn in last January. Yesterday in Jerusalem, the Governor� Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-01-19/despite-sanctions-lift-greg-abbott-wants-to-stop-texas-trade-with-iran Rhonda Fanning /politics/2014-10-20/how-thirteen-days-in-september-shows-middle-east-peace-is-still-possible Recent world events seem so complicated � and perhaps intractable � that some citizens may reel from a sense of hopelessness. But maybe our collective� Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:49:17 GMT /politics/2014-10-20/how-thirteen-days-in-september-shows-middle-east-peace-is-still-possible David Brown, Sarah Talaat