Palestinians in violent clashes with police over price hikesPALESTINIAN PROTESTS against the high cost of living in the West Bank have turned violent, with police and demonstrators clashing…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Jewish militants suspected of vandalising monasterySUSPECTED JEWISH militants have vandalised a Trappist monastery outside Jerusalem in what police think is a so-called “price-…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Jewish settlers obey Israeli court order to leave Migron outpostSOME 50 Jewish families have left their homes at Migron, the West Bank’s biggest outpost, obeying a court order to evacuate by…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Israeli court rules against family of Rachel CorrieA HAIFA court has rejected accusations that Israel was to blame for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Jewish settler boys suspected of petrol bombing PalestiniansTHREE BOYS aged 12 and 13 from a West Bank Jewish settlement have been detained on suspicion of carrying out a petrol bomb attack…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
EU states urged to label all West Bank produce separatelyTHE PALESTINIAN Authority has urged European Union states to follow South Africa’s example and separately label all products …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Knesset speaker condemns racist attackTHE SPEAKER of Israel’s Knesset parliament has apologised to the Palestinian victim of a racist attack in central Jerusalem, …Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Opposition leader seeks meeting on IranISRAELI OPPOSITION leader Shaul Mofaz has demanded an urgent meeting with prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss the government…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Youths held for attack on PalestiniansPOLICE HAVE arrested nine Jewish teenagers in connection with an attack on three Palestinians in central Jerusalem in the early…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Israeli leaders clash over attack on Iran nuclear sitesAN UNPRECEDENTED war of words has broken out among the Israeli leadership after comments by President Shimon Peres that Israel…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Israeli authorities condemn attacks on PalestiniansTHREE PALESTINIAN youths were badly beaten in the centre of Jerusalem and a West Bank petrol bomb attack left six others hospitalised…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Israel presses US for commitment on Iran actionISRAEL IS pressing US president Barack Obama to make a definitive statement at the UN general assembly in late September, committing…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Israel makes preparations as fears of Iran's threat intensifyAMID MOUNTING speculation that Israel may be considering a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities this autumn, …Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Defection linked to strike on Iran, says Kadima leaderSHAUL MOFAZ, the leader of the centrist Kadima party, says the defection of one of his party’s senior figures to the ruling Likud…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Iran was behind killings, says PM of IsraelISRAELI PRIME minister Binyamin Netanyahu has blamed Iranian-backed Hizbullah for Wednesday’s terrorist attack in the Bulgarian…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Seven Israeli tourists killed by bus bomb in BulgariaAT LEAST seven people were killed and 30 wounded when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at the terminal of Sarafovo…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Israel grants full university status to West Bank collegeIN A controversial decision, Israel has for the first time granted full university status to a West Bank settlement college.Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Kadima party quits Netanyahu's coalition over dispute on drafting ultra-OrthodoxTHE CENTRIST Kadima party, which joined prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government just over two months ago, yesterday quit…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
US and Israel to co-operate against Iran's nuclear ambitionsUS SECRETARY of state Hilary Clinton and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu have promised to co-operate to thwart Iran…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Former Israeli PM cleared of most corruption chargesFORMER ISRAELI prime minister Ehud Olmert has been acquitted of major graft charges that prompted him to resign from office, …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
'Incredible damage' in war on Hizbullah, Israeli general warnsA SENIOR Israeli general has warned of devastating consequences if another war breaks out between Israel and the Shia Hizbullah…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Palestinian boy testifies against Israeli police filmed beating himABD A-RAHMAN, a nine-year-old Palestinian boy, testified yesterday at the Hebron police station after he was kicked by an Israeli…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Former Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir diesYITZHAK SHAMIR, Israel’s seventh prime minister, and its most dogmatic and uncompromising leader, will be buried in Jerusalem…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
National service plan riles Israeli ArabsISRAELI ARABS have reacted angrily to plans by the government to introduce compulsory community service as part of a Bill to …Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Russia, Israel to continue talks on Iran, says PutinRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin, speaking during a 24-hour visit to Israel, says Moscow and Jerusalem will continue consultations…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Tel Aviv police criticised for clampdown on social protestersPOLICE ARRESTED 85 protesters during a social protest in Tel Aviv after activists broke into a bank and blocked the city’s main…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Three die in attack on Israel borderISRAEL HAS deployed tanks to its border with Egypt after an Israeli civilian was killed in a cross-border raid, along with two…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Official report criticises Netanyahu over flotilla raidA DAMNING report by Israel’s state comptroller has criticised prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s handling of the maritime raid…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Israel accuses Iran on Syria massacresISRAELI PRIME minister Binyamin Netanyahu has accused the country’s arch-foes Iran and Hizbullah of supporting the “massacres…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
West Bank building plans spark angerISRAEL HAS announced plans to build 851 new homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank, sparking an angry response from the Palestinians…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Netanyahu faces backlash over plan to evacuate settlersRIGHT-WING members of Israel’s ruling coalition are threatening a parliamentary revolt after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Israeli soldier and Palestinian fighter die in Gaza border clashAN ISRAELI soldier and a Palestinian militant have been killed in an exchange of fire on the Gaza border, sparking fears of a…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
West Bank settlers shown firing on Palestinians as Israeli troops stand byTHE ISRAELI human rights group B’tselem has released video clips shot by Palestinian villagers showing Israeli troops standing…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Labelling of West Bank products 'racist', says IsraelTHE FOREIGN ministry in Jerusalem will today summon South Africa’s ambassador to Israel to complain over Pretoria’s decision …Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Palestinians protest in Ramallah on anniversary of Israel's foundingNAKBA (CATASTROPHE) Day passed off relatively peacefully yesterday as Palestinians and Israeli Arabs commemorated the 64th anniversary…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Deal ends hunger strike by Palestinian inmatesPALESTINIAN PRISONERS have ended the longest hunger strike by detainees in Israeli custody, after winning a number of concessions…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Netanyahu in surprise coalition deal to stave off electionISRAELI PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a deal with the leader of the opposition Shaul Mofaz to bring his centrist…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Deal buys time and stability for IsraelANALYSIS: The Netanyahu-Mofaz masterstroke will have implications throughout the Middle East, from Jerusalem to TehranWed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Court orders Jewish homes be demolishedTHE ISRAELI high court has ruled that five homes in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, north of Jerusalem, must be demolished…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Netanyahu calls for early general election in live television broadcastISRAELI PRIME minister Binyamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election, indicating the vote will take place in four…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Former foreign minister Tzipi Livni quits KnessetTZIPI LIVNI, who served as Israel’s foreign minister and, until recently, head of the opposition, has resigned from the Knesset…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Israeli general election may be brought forwardELECTION FEVER has gripped Israel with speculation that the general election, not scheduled until October next year, will be …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Israeli general believes Iran will not build nuclear bombISRAEL’S TOP general says he believes that Iran will decide against producing a nuclear bomb, but prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Israel warned approval of West Bank settlements will kill two-state solutionPALESTINIAN negotiator Saeb Erekat has warned that sanctioning more West Bank settlements will kill the two-state solution.Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Netanyahu says Egyptian move on gas just 'business'ISRAELI AND Egyptian officials have played down the significance of the decision by Egypt to stop supplying gas to Israel, but…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Israeli army officer dismissed after assault on activistA SENIOR Israeli army officer who was filmed smashing his rifle into the face of a pro-Palestinian Danish activist has been dismissed…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Palestinian PM boycotts meeting with NetanyahuPALESTINIAN PRIME minister Salam Fayyad has boycotted a scheduled meeting with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in …Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Investigation promised after activist assaultedThe Israeli army has suspended a senior officer after a video was posted on YouTube showing him smashing his M-16 rifle into …Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Israel blocks fly-in by activists at airportISRAELI OFFICIALS have expressed satisfaction after preventing the arrival of the vast majority of pro-Palestinian foreign activists…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Israel urged to 'welcome' activistsBETHLEHEM’S MAYOR has urged Israel to allow hundreds of international activists, expected to arrive this weekend as part of the…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
