Israel

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Clean out of written prayers from cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall

The tradition of putting a small paper with a prayer between the cracks of the wall is several centuries old.

10/04/2019

Israel

Netanyahu on course for record fifth term after rival admits defeat

Benjamin Netanyahu's is on course for a fifth term as Israel's prime minister. Benny Gantz, his main rival in Tuesday's election, conceded defeat at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

09/04/2019

Israel

Euroviews. Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View

This is a race between two competing perspectives: Those who have Bibi fatigue and those who see Netanyahu as indispensable to the nation.

08/04/2019

World

Is Netanyahu's annexation threat a panic move as election looms?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank ahead of Tuesday's elections in Israel.

08/04/2019

Israel

Netanyahu election pledge slammed

Turkey and the Palestinian Authority have condemned the Israeli prime minister's pledge to extend sovereignty over the West Bank

07/04/2019

Green News

Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste

Researchers have devised a possible solution for durable plastic waste, inspired by the ocean.

07/04/2019

Israel

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

31/03/2019

Israel

Watch: A look inside the world's longest salt cave

During one dinner break the researchers felt their pasta lacked flavour – "So we just broke some salt off and used that."

28/03/2019

Israel

Israeli planes strike Gaza City after long range missile attack

Israeli planes strike Gaza City after long range missile attack

26/03/2019

Israel

Outcry as Trump backs Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

President Donald Trump says it's time for the United States to fully recognise Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a territory captured from Syria in the 1967 war. Such a move would reverse decades of US foreign policy.

22/03/2019

Destinations

How to save the rainforests of the sea?

Two new projects are aiming to restore and save coral reefs.

17/03/2019

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Tel Aviv installs 'zombie lights' for pedestrians addicted to mobiles

Tel Aviv is trying to catch the attention of people distracted by their smartphones using LED stoplights embedded in its pedestrian crossings.

15/03/2019

Israel

Red Sea corals flourish at previously-restricted Israeli beach

For 50 years an Israeli oil company kept bathers off a prime Red Sea beach. But it couldn’t stop sea life: a spectacular coral reef blossomed over time. Now, scientists have discovered a magical undersea world.

13/03/2019

Israel

Israel shoots one man dead on Gaza border

Israeli forces shoot dead one Palestinian man who was part of protests at the border with Gaza.

09/03/2019

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Ultra-Orthdox Jews try to block women's rally in Jerusalem

The woemn were praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall but ultra-Orthodox protesters tried to stop them.

09/03/2019

Israel

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

03/03/2019

Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption charges: what's next? Euronews answers

Netanyahu faces three possible charges on bribery, breaching trust and fraud. It could be his downfall.

01/03/2019

Israel

Netanyahu dismisses corruption charges as 'witch hunt'

Netanyahu has denied the allegations and denounced "an unprecedented witch hunt intended to topple the right-wing government."

28/02/2019

Israel

Israel to take 'digital bible' into space and leave it on the Moon

The privately funded venture will include a copy of the Bible and Israel's national anthem.

21/02/2019

Living

Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

28/01/2019

Sport

Israeli judokas top medals table on Day 1 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

The first IJF World Judo Tour event in Israel lived up to its high expectations with some thrilling judo on the opening day of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix

25/01/2019

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A newborn female rhinoceros joins Israel's Safari Zoo

A newborn rhino enjoyed a day of fun in Israel's Safari open park on Monday (January 21), getting to know her crash partners and rolling in the dirt.

22/01/2019

Israel

Israel and Syria both claim to have thwarted military attacks

Israeli and Syrian military are both claiming to have prevented attacks by each other's forces.

20/01/2019

Israel

'McJesus' causes furore with Christian Arab community in Haifa, Israel

'McJesus' artist shocked at furore over sculpture, tells Euronews he had asked museum to remove work four months ago.

15/01/2019

Israel

Israel locates Hezbollah tunnel on Lebanon border

Israel says it has located the sixth and largest tunnel crossing into the country from Lebanon. The find is a part of Operation Northern Shield aimed at detecting and destroying what Israel calls a vast network of Hezbollah tunnels.

13/01/2019

Israel

Fabergé eggs go on display at the New Jerusalem Museum

Russian artist Carl Fabergé is synonymous with the bejewelled eggs he made for the Romanov imperial family in the early 1900s.

11/01/2019