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Netanyahu questioned by police

Benjamain Netanyahu has been questioned as part of an investigation into corrupt dealings with Israel's largest telecommunications company

26/03/2018

Israel

Rubbish idea: the new material that could make landfills obsolete

Meet the firm hoping to make landfills a thing of the past by creating furniture and household items from rubbish.

22/03/2018

Israel

West Bank teen, Ahed Tamimi, gets eight months in prison

West Bank teen, Ahed Tamimi, gets eight months in prison for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers after a plea deal that helped her avoid more serious charges.

22/03/2018

Israel

Pre-Christian story of Noah and other figures on public display

Israel Museum shows fragment of story expanding on material in Biblical book of Genesis

21/03/2018

Israel

Israel admits to destroying a nuclear reactor in Syria in 2007

The admission is being seen as a veiled threat to Iran

21/03/2018

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The Western Wall in Jerusalem gets a spring clean

Twice a year, the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the collection of thousands of notes to ensure there's always room for more

20/03/2018

Israel

Israel arrests French citizen 'smuggling weapons to Palestinians'

The man was working for the French consulate in Jerusalem and was allegedly using his diplomatic vehicle to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.

19/03/2018

Israel

An Israeli has been stabbed in Jerusalem

Israeli police spokesman confirmed the attack, near the Western Wall, and says the assailant was "neutralised" but gave no further details

18/03/2018

Israel

PM Netanyahu's former adviser turns state's witness in corruption case

Benjamin Netanyahu's former adviser signed a state's witness deal on Monday.

05/03/2018

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu questioned over corruption case

The Israeli prime minister and his wife were questioned by police over a corruption scandal involving Israel's largest telecommunications company.

02/03/2018

World News

Israel backtracks in church tax row

It follows a protest by Christian leaders in Jerusalem who closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

27/02/2018

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Ultra-orthodox Jews mourn passing of spiritual leader in Jerusalem

Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach held controversial positions on, amongst other things, military service.

25/02/2018

Israel

Church leaders close Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church to protest on n

Church leaders said in a statement the municipality's move to tax commercial assets owned by the church seemed like an "attempt to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem".

25/02/2018

Israel

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ridicules corruption allega

Netanyahu criticises police report, saying it's "full of holes, like Swiss cheese."

14/02/2018

Israel

Israeli police recommend 'corruption charges' for PM Netanyahu

A guide to the Israeli prime minister's career, some possible candidates to succeed him and what impact any change in leadership might have on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

13/02/2018

Israel

Fears of confrontation between Israel and Iran over Syria

Tensions between Israel and Iran over Syria are at their highest since the civil war began, after Saturday's Israeli strikes and the downing of one of its planes.

11/02/2018

Israel

Iran denies involvement in downed Israeli fighter jet

Israel has struck back at what it claims are Iranian targets in Syria after an Israeli F-16 jet was downed under Syrian fire.

10/02/2018

Israel

Dollmaker creates models of family who died in Holocaust

Her entire family was killed in the Holocaust, now she has created lifelike figures to feel closer to them.

06/02/2018

Europe News

Israel uses tourism to promote settlements - EU

EU diplomats have reportedly warned that Israel is developing archaelogical and tourism sites in Palestinian neighbourhoods of Jerusalem as a way of legitimising illegal settlements.

02/02/2018

Israel

Female journalists complain of gender segregation at Western Wall

Women have been voicing their outrage on social media under the hashtag #PenceFence.

23/01/2018

Israel

Mike Pence visits Western Wall amid tension with Palestinians

Palestinians in Jerusalem closed up shop in protest against Pence's visit, a day after the vice president said the US would open its embassy there by the end of next year.

23/01/2018

Israel

Mike Pence is given a warm welcome in Israel but Palestinians boycott

The US Vice President's MidEast tour does little to build bridges over Trump Jerusalem move

22/01/2018

Israel

Israel destroys third tunnel in two months on Gazan border

Says tunnels used to supply upsurge in rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel.

14/01/2018

Israel

Netanyahu: 'Shut down UNRWA'

The Israeli Prime Minister has stopped short of backing an immediate halt of U.S. aid to Palestinians, but called to dismantle a U.N. agency for refugees

07/01/2018

Israel

Israel overweight hedgehogs put on post-Christmas diets

Ten hedgehogs were put on strict diets and exercise regimes after eating too much on Israel's streets

04/01/2018

Israel

Israel takes step to make death sentences easier

Prime Minister Netanyahu says capital punishment may be appropriate "in certain cases".

03/01/2018