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Trump visits Western Wall
President Donald Trump made a historic visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Monday (May 22), standing before the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray and saying a few words before inserting
Trump to Abbas: Peace can't take root if violence is tolerated
Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held a joint press conference after meeting on the last day of the US president’s visit to the Middle…
Protests and violence around Jerusalem
A Palestinian was shot dead as he attempted a suspected knife-attack on Israeli forces just kilometres from where the US President's was visiting Jerusalem's Old City. Meanwhile, a general strike was
Trump sees ''rare opportunity'' for Middle East peace
Donald Trump has said he believes he has a ‘‘rare opportunity’‘ to bring peace to the Middle East after arriving in Israel.
Trump touches down in Israel in search of the 'ultimate deal'
Trump in Israel for talks with Netanyahu and Abbas
New US ambassador to Israel sworn in amid diplomatic row
The new US ambassador to Israel has been sworn in at a ceremony in Jerusalem.
US new ambassador to Israel visits Jerusalem
It is highly unusual for a new envoy to visit the holy site just hours after arriving in Israel.
14-year old neglected boy found in squalid Israeli home
Israeli police investigating why a 14 year-old was kept secluded and mostly indoors in his Hadera home said they no longer suspect the boy's parents.
Israel sued for millions over 2015 firebomb attack
Relatives of a Palestinian family killed in a 2015 firebomb attack blamed on Jewish settlers are suing the Israeli government for damages.
Israel a step closer to becoming a "Jewish state"
Israel's cabinet has breathed fresh life into attempts to codify the country's status as a Jewish state. A ministerial committee has approved a revised version of a bill first proposed in 2011.
Hamas elects Ismail Haniyeh to lead political office
The Palestinian movement Hamas has elected Ismail Haniyeh to lead its political office.
UNESCO: Israel is "occupying power" of Jerusalem
UNESCO member states have endorsed a contentious resolution referring to Israel as the "occupying power" of Jerusalem.
Trump to visit Middle East in first foreign trip
US President Donald Trump has announced his first foreign trip, on the same day that he signed an executive order, making it easier for churches to dabble in…
Body artist inspired by Israel's iconic sites
The iconic Tower of David in Jerusalem’s Old City is getting a splash of colour.
West Bank clashes erupt as Palestinians protest prisoner conditions
There’ve been fresh clashes in the West Bank between Israeli forces and Palestinians protesting over prisoners in Israeli jails.
Israel-Germany spat over minister's meeting with NGOs
A diplomatic row has broken out between Israel and Germany.
'Syria retained chemical weapons' - US Defense Secretary Mattis
US Defense Secretary James Mattis claims Syria has retained chemical weapons, despite a 2013 agreement to hand them over to the international community.
Israel rejects negotiations with jailed Palestinian hunger strikers
The Public Security Minister announced that field hospitals would be set up to treat those requiring medical aid during the strike, including force-feedings.
Inmates begin hunger strike on Palestinian Prisoners' Day
Palestinians march on Prisoners' Day in solidarity with an open-ended hunger strike by inmates in Israel.
Christians light candles with holy fire
Thousands of Christian worshippers attended the ceremony of Easter’s Holy Fire on Saturday (April 15) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and lit their candles with holy fire from Jesus’…
British woman fatally stabbed in Jerusalem
A British woman has been stabbed to death by a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.
Jews attend holy wall for Passover prayers
Hundreds of Jews gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday (April 13) to attend a special ‘Priestly Blessing’ prayer on the holiday of Passover.
Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre
Worshippers gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday, waving palm branches during the procession next to the newly restored Tomb of…
'Peace Through the Eye of a Needle'
Two Neighbors fashion peace between Israel and the Palestinians
Car rams into bus stop in occupied West Bank
One Israeli man in his twenties is killed, and a 19-year old is injured in the attack.
Israel: Teenage attacker killed
Israeli paramilitary police shot a 17 year-old Palestinian dead on Saturday after he stabbed three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Palestinians demand sanctions against Israel over new settlement
Palestinians demanded international sanctions against Israel on Friday over its approval of the first officially authorised new settlement in the occupied West Bank for over two…
Outrage as Israel approves first new West Bank settlement in 20 years
The Israeli government backed the construction despite talks with Washington on possibly curbing settlement activity.
Israel / Palestine: new settlements in occupied West Bank
Israel's security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiates with Washington o
19-year-old Israeli-US citizen arrested over hoax bomb threats
A 19-year-old man has appeared in court in Israel accused of making dozens of hoax bomb threats against Jewish community centres in the US, Australia and New…