World news about “Israel-Palestine Peace Process” published by euronews.
‘Nakba’ Palestinians hope for life outside of refugee camps Established one year after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Jalazone refugee camp became home to Arabs from 36 villages in the Lydd and Ramleh areas of what had… 15/05/2013
America sees “short time span” to revive Middle East peace bid US Secretary of State John Kerry has indicated that Washington is keen to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks within a short time frame. It came as he… 09/05/2013
Israel PM Netanyahu ‘orders brief freeze’ on Jewish settlements Israeli media reports say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is visiting China, has stalled new Jewish settlement building to help US-led peace… 07/05/2013
West Bank Barrier creates hardship for Palestinian villagers Israel argues that the West Bank Barrier is necessary for its security, while critics say the wall’s construction is an attempt to annex Palestinian land… 03/05/2013
MEPs delegation calls on Israel to free Palestinian prisoners A delegation from the European Parliament has joined calls for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. It coincided with… 29/04/2013
Palestinian hunger striker’s health hangs in the balance on Prisoner’s Day Palestinians are marking Prisoner’s Day with acts of defiance across the West Bank and Gaza. The annual event is held to call attention to the plight of… 17/04/2013
Palestinian Prisoners DayPalestinian activists cut a part of a fence near Israel’s Ofer military prison and the West Bank city of Ramallah. The activists cut part of the fence on… 17/04/2013
Kerry trying to coax back Israeli-Palestinian talks The US Secretary of State John Kerry took part in a remembrance ceremony in Jerusalem to mark Holocaust Day. He is in the middle east trying to nudge both… 08/04/2013
Hamas re-elects Khaled Meshaal Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has re-elected Khaled Meshaal as it’s leader. Since 2004, the 56-year old has headed the movement, which controls the… 02/04/2013
Obama arrives in Jordan for final leg of Mid-East trip US President Barack Obama arrived in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II, which are expected to focus on the conflict in Syria. Fighting there is causing a… 22/03/2013
Obama’s Israeli-Palestinian second try Faster, clearer results might be expected in Asia but Obama has given the Israeli-Palestinian challenge pride of place. The US president failed to move… 22/03/2013
Obama cements his symbolic support of Israel President Barack Obama concluded his three-day trip to Israel on Friday, and it began early with a trip to Mount Herzl where he laid a wreath on the tomb of… 22/03/2013
Obama calls for compromise in Middle East Style over substance. That’s the description sceptics have used to describe US President Barack Obama’s three-day tour of Israel and the West Bank. For… 22/03/2013
Palestinian protests as Obama visits Middle East As US President Barack Obama kicked off his Middle East visit, dozens of protesters hit the streets in the divided city of Hebron. Wearing Martin Luther… 20/03/2013
‘Dear Mr. President’: a welcome message for Obama from Israeli peace activists US President Barack Obama is due to fly into Jerusalem on March 20 for a landmark visit. It is his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories since… 19/03/2013
Israel: new government sworn in after weeks of horse-trading Israel has a new government, nearly two months after inconclusive elections left Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu struggling to form a coalition. Netanyahu… 19/03/2013
Israeli government takes shape ahead of Obama visit As Israel prepares for a visit by US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Moshe Yaalon, a right-wing former armed forces chief… 17/03/2013
Clashes in Gaza after teenager is killed by Israeli soldiers – nocomment Violence continues in Hebron, as the funeral takes place for a Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday evening. The 17 year-old had… 13/12/2012
Palestinians celebrate United Nations statehood voteA Palestinian man shouts slogans during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution… 30/11/2012
Celebrations in Gaza City as ceasefire with Israel begins – nocomment Residents of Gaza City took to the streets to celebrate the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. 22/11/2012
Israel’s shrinking diplomatic room Looking back, four years ago Israel had more diplomatic manoeuvring room than now. But then, by the time its three week military offensive into the Gaza Strip… 21/11/2012
Violence worsens in Gaza – nocomment The Palestinian civilian death toll mounted on Monday as Israeli aircraft struck densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip in its campaign to quell militant… 19/11/2012
Birds and rockets in the Gaza skyBirds fly as a trail of smoke is seen after the launch of a rocket from Gaza strip towards Israel on November 15, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot 15/11/2012
Israel clears illegal settlement – nocomment Israeli police arrested Jewish settlers as they tried to remove them from the unauthorised outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on September 2… 03/09/2012
Palestinians demand Egypt provides Gaza with electricity and fuelPalestinians wave flags during a rally calling on the Egyptian authorities to supply the Gaza Strip with fuel and electricity, near Rafah crossing with Egypt… 20/03/2012
Gaza funerals, exchanging fire with Israel continue The upsurge of violence around Gaza follows a familiar pattern: militants fire rockets into Israel which brings air strikes, or vice versa. The death toll… 12/03/2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s convoy attacked in Gaza Protesters in Gaza have given a hostile welcome to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, battering his convoy as it crossed into the Strip. Some threw… 02/02/2012
Gazans mark 3rd anniversary of Israeli offensive – nocomment People in Gaza City marked the third anniversary of the start of an Israeli offensive against Gaza by painting of wall murals illustrating the conflict. 28/12/2011
Israeli soldiers and mourners clash at Palestinian protester’s funeral – nocomment Palestinians and anti-separation barrier activists clashed with Israeli security forces on Sunday after the funeral of a demonstrator killed by Israeli… 12/12/2011
Palestinian youths clash with Israeli police forces – nocomment Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police forces on Thursday, in a refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem. 02/12/2011
Hamas-Israel win-win Shalit deal The prisoner-exchange deal between Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Palestinian Gaza Strip has finally been sealed, amid much emotion and controversy. To… 18/10/2011
How Gilad Shalit won freedom How did the freedom swap become possible? All the time Gilad Shalit was held prisoner, Israelis held vigil. They kept up pressure to free him. Not only an… 18/10/2011
Joy in Gaza as hundred of prisoners are freed – nocomment Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greets returning prisoners freed by Israel. 18/10/2011
Rivlin: ‘Palestinians trying to impose peace’ The long awaited UN General Assembly in which the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, presented his request for full UN membership, came and went with very… 14/10/2011
Teaching peace This edition of Learning World explores teaching peace in the US, Switzerland and the Balkans. Sixteen Palestinian and Israeli girls have spent summer at a… 29/09/2011
Israel’s warning on democratic monopoly Israel faces a dilemma with the Palestinians’ planned bid for recognition of statehood at the United Nations in New York this week. Israel’s claim to be a… 19/09/2011
Ex-Israeli minister: ‘We should freeze settlements and negotiate’ The former Israeli minister and peace negotiator Yossi Beilin spoke to euronews about the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations. Just days… 16/09/2011
Palestinian statehood: making the case for European support In September 1993 Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the principles of accord for what was to be the Oslo agreement. These… 16/09/2011
US & EU head to Israel with UN vote looming With just five days to go before the Palestinians present their demand for statehood before the UN, America and Europe are engaged in a diplomatic push to… 14/09/2011
Unauthorized settlement demolished in West Bank – nocomment Early on Monday morning, bulldozers from the Israeli military demolished three buildings in an unauthorized West Bank settlement. Families are now trying to… 06/09/2011
Gaza ‘peace flotilla’ ship intercepted – nocomment The Greek coastguard intercepted a Canadian ship taking part in the Gaza ‘peace flotilla’ on Monday. 05/07/2011
Israeli-Palestinian peace in US, UN hands, say Erekat and Beilin What is holding up the negotiation process between the Israelis and the Palestinians? ‘Medays’, a forum in Tangier organised by Moroccan think tank the… 25/11/2010
Clashes continue as Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat is buriedFatah’s armed branch has vowed to take revenge for the Palestinian man who died in Israeli custody on Saturday. The call comes amid continued clashes since… 25/02/2013
Livni joins Netanyahu coalition in IsraelPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a coalition deal with former Israeli Foreign Minister and longtime rival Tzipi Livni. Her main role will be… 20/02/2013
Palestinian teenager ‘shot dead’ by Israeli armyIsraeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian teenager near Ramallah in the West Bank. Samir Awad, who was 17, is said to be the fourth Palestinian to be… 15/01/2013
UN demands Israel stops settlement expansionThe UN has demanded an immediate halt to Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Further expansion has been announced in response… 20/12/2012
Merkel and Netanyahu ‘agree to disagree’ over settlementsThere has been no meeting of minds on the Israeli settlement issue as Benjamin Netanyahu’s met Angela Merkel in Berlin. The Israeli Prime Minister and the… 06/12/2012
Netanyahu to Europe leaders: no apology over settlementsThe Israeli prime minister has remained defiant over controversial settlement plans during a visit to Europe, as Israel presses ahead with proposals to build… 05/12/2012
Palestinians laud Abbas after UN voteThe Palestinian president has returned home from his historic trip to the United Nations to be greeted by jubilant crowds in the West Bank. After the… 02/12/2012
Palestinian’s UN victory means little say IsraelisIsraeli reactions to the UN general assembly vote granting the Palestinians non-member state status in the world body have been near-unanimous. In Jerusalem… 30/11/2012
Party atmosphere as Palestinians waitIt is a party atmosphere in the squares and on the streets of Ramallah on the West Bank expectant of the outcome of the vote in the UN General… 29/11/2012
UN set to upgrade Palestinian statusIn an historic move the United Nations General Assembly is expected to upgrade the status of Palestine on Thursday afternoon. The application in the… 29/11/2012
The day of truth dawns for the PalestiniansThe Palestinian bid for longed-for although indirect recognition as a state is expected to pass easily when presented to the 193-nation General Assembly in… 29/11/2012
France backs Palestinians in statehood bidFrance has become the first major European country to back the Palestinian drive for statehood at the UN. Austria reportedly also plans to support… 28/11/2012
Israel PM defends Gaza truce before sceptical publicThe ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held firm on Thursday, although both sides have vowed to retaliate if they are attacked. Israeli reservists, who had… 23/11/2012
Fatah and Hamas show rare unity over ceasefireThere has been a rare show of unity between Fatah and Hamas supporters in Gaza. Palestinians marched side by side with yellow Fatah and green Hamas flags to… 22/11/2012
Calm in Gaza as ceasefire holdsGaza is calm today, with last night’s ceasefire holding into daylight. Despite a few overnight strikes into Israel the truce appears to be holding, although… 22/11/2012
Israel gives a guarded welcome to ceasefireIsrael has let it be known that if the ceasefire with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip collapses, the result will be a renewed and harsher military… 22/11/2012
Palestinians claim victory in Gaza conflictThe exiled leader of Hamas says the Palestinians are ready to comply with the Gaza ceasefire if Israel does the same, but warns his fighters’ hands are “on… 22/11/2012
Israeli activist: compromise could bring peace ‘tomorrow’The founder of a prominent Israeli peace group has told euronews that his country should sacrifice more to secure a lasting settlement. Uri Avnery set up… 22/11/2012
Delicate balancing act for ceasefire-broker EgyptThe ceasefire has put Egypt under the spotlight as well as Israel and Hamas. Unlike the days when Mubarak’s dictatorship stood by the Israelis, the Muslim… 21/11/2012
Ceasefire celebrations as Israel and Hamas agree truceAs news of the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire filtered through to Gaza hundreds of Palestinians came out of hiding to celebrate. After eight days of… 21/11/2012
Gaza under bombardmentGaza came under heavy bombardment from Israel last night. At least 30 strikes hit the strip, with buildings used by Hamas particularly targeted. Government… 21/11/2012
More deaths and rockets in IsraelResidents scattered as a rocket fired from Gaza landed in their neighbourhood. This was the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on Tuesday. Emergency services… 21/11/2012
Clinton calls for “comprehensive peace” in Middle EastIn Israel the diplomatic day ended for Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Tuesday had started with hopes… 21/11/2012
Talk of a ceasefire gathers momentumIt is suggested in the media that Israeli officials spent last night considering plans for a ceasefire with Hamas, put forward by the Egyptian authorities… 20/11/2012
Palestinians ask Security Council to stop Israel’s attacksThe United Nations Security Council has reacted to the killing of Hamas’ military chief Ahmed Jaabari calling for “maximum restraint” following an emergency… 15/11/2012
Talk of peace amid rockets in the Middle EastThe President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has reiterated his offer to restart peace talks with Israel. Abbas suggests talks start immediately… 13/11/2012
Abbas right to return remarks spark Palestinian furyPalestinian activists are furious with President Mahmoud Abbas for comments he made during an interview with an Israeli broadcaster. Abbas appeared to… 03/11/2012
Settlers evicted from the West BankAround 50 families have been evicted by Isralei police in Migron. Several young protesters took to the roof and briefly resisted officers. Eight teenagers… 02/09/2012
Jewish boys arrested for firebomb attack in West BankIsraeli police have arrested three young Jewish settlers suspected of attacking a Palestinian vehicle in the West Bank earlier this month. The three, aged 12… 27/08/2012
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time in five yearsPalestinian families from Gaza have been able to visit their relatives held in Israeli jails for the first time in five years. The move came as part of a… 16/07/2012
Palestinian footballer freed by IsraelWeak but happy, Mahmoud al-Sarsak of the Palestinian national football team, has been freed from jail by Israel. He had been held for the last three years… 10/07/2012
Was Yasser Arafat really poisoned?Scientists in Switzerland claim to have found traces of polonium in the effects of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Test results presented in a… 04/07/2012
Jewish settlers evicted from illegal West Bank apartmentIsraeli policemen have forced a group of Jewish settlers from an apartment illegally built on Palestinian land in the West Bank settlement of Beit El… 29/06/2012
Putin praises Abbas for ‘responsible’ stanceVisiting the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Vladimir Putin says Moscow has no problem in recognising a Palestinian state. The Russian President also praised… 26/06/2012
Israel – Palestine: Violence escalates despite truce Violence continues to escalate in the Middle-East, as Palestinian militants stepped up their rocket attacks against Israel. The Israeli military says… 23/06/2012
West Bank settlers blamed for mosque attackIsraeli police say they suspect Jewish settlers may be behind a vandalism attack on a mosque in the West Bank. The building, in the village of Jaba outside… 19/06/2012
Israel returns bodies of Palestinian militantsIsrael has handed over the bodies of dozens of Palestinian militants to the Palestinian authorities, saying it hopes the gesture will help restart the peace… 31/05/2012
Palestinians in Israeli jails to end hunger strikePalestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are reported to have agreed to end a mass hunger strike. As thousands of sympathisers for the strikers held a rally… 14/05/2012
Clashes in support of hunger-striking Palestinianprisoners The Israeli military has clashed with youths south of Ramallah in the West Bank, as they protested in support of some 1500 Palestinian men who are… 03/05/2012
Israel legalises three West Bank settlementsThe Israeli government has decided to legalise three West Bank settlements built during the 1990s. The move angered Palestinian officials, who accuse Israel… 24/04/2012
Israeli PM overrules decision to evict Jewish settlers in HebronIsraeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz has visited a building in Hebron where Jewish settlers were given a last minute reprieve from eviction. After a… 03/04/2012
Netanyahu condemns Palestinian reconciliation dealThe signing of a reconciliation deal in Doha between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah has provoked an angry reaction from Israel. The agreement… 07/02/2012
Mideast talks undermined by arrest of Hamas leaderThe arrest by Israel of a senior Hamas figure has placed possible new strains on relations between the two main Palestinian groups. Aziz Dweik was arrested… 20/01/2012
Israelis and Palestinians finally meet againInternational mediators have accompanied Israeli and Palestinian officials as they met for the first time in over a year. The get-together took place in… 04/01/2012
Israel war crimes question festersConsuelo Maldonado, euronews: Gilles Devers, you are the spokesman for a group of lawyers who, in 2009, filed a complaint of war crimes against Israeli… 26/12/2011
Gaza still struggles three years after offensiveFlowers are one of the few things Gazans can export. After four and half years of the Israeli blockade and the partial destruction of Gaza’s industry in the… 26/12/2011
Palestinian flag raised over UNESCO headquartersIn an historic, symbolic and controversial act the Palestinian flag has been raised over a UN building for the first time. UNESCO, the world body’s… 13/12/2011
Palestinians detained after boarding Jerusalem busSix Palestinian protesters, who boarded a bus bound for Jerusalem, have had their journey brought to an abrupt end. The group, calling themselves “Freedom… 16/11/2011
Israel halts UNESCO funds over Palestinian voteUNESCO’s decision to grant the Palestinians full membership has prompted Israel to freeze its funding to the UN’s cultural agency. The Israelis say UNESCO’s… 03/11/2011
Israel takes punitive measures after UNESCO voteIsrael has decided to speed up Jewish settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem one day after the Palestinian’s successful bid to join… 02/11/2011
US cuts UNESCO funding after Palestinian votePalestinians have welcomed the granting of full membership of UNESCO but the US has immediately decided to cancel its funding of the cultural agency. A … 01/11/2011
US and Israel condemn UNESCO Palestine voteThere was warm applause in UNESCO’s chamber as the result of the vote was announced. By voting strongly to give the Palestinians full UNESCO membership, the… 31/10/2011
Egypt frees Israeli-American in prisoner exchange25 Egyptians held by Israel, and an Israeli-American accused by Cairo of spying, have been returned to their respective countries in a prisoner exchange… 27/10/2011
Palestinians take their first steps to freedomOn is his first day as a free man, Palestinian, Nafez Herez, had a chance to spend time with the son he has never met. A member of the Fatah movement had… 19/10/2011
Shalit’s first day of freedom.Gilad Shalit was outside his family home on Wednesday as he celebrated his first day as a free man. After five years of captivity, the twenty-five-year-old… 19/10/2011
Hamas claims victory over prisoner swapThere is no doubt the return of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to their homes and families in Gaza has been seen as a major victory for the Hamas… 19/10/2011
Freed prisoners make emotional return to GazaScenes of jubilation as Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza. They may be thought of as terrorists in Israel but here they are seen as freedom fighters… 19/10/2011
Gaza celebrates release of Palestinian captivesA hero’s welcome awaited the Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel as they arrived in Rafah to meet friends, family and well-wishers. Among the crowds was… 18/10/2011
