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Israel

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert starts 19-month jail term for corruption

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began a 19 month jail term for corruption on Monday – making him the country’s first ex-head of government

15/02/2016

Israel

Victims of Sara Netanyahu's 'abusive behaviour' win 39,000 euros

A man who was insulted and verbally abused by the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister has spoken out about his experience. A labour court in Jerusalem

11/02/2016

Israel

Netanyahu pledges to protect Israel 'from predatory animals'

The whole of Israel will ultimately be fenced off for its own protection, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed. Inspecting the construction of

10/02/2016

World

Terror, anti-Semitism and peace: Israel's Ambassador to France meets euronews

More than 70 years after the end of the Second World War, these are dark days for France’s Jews. The fear of being attacked is every present in a

01/02/2016

Israel

Ban Ki Moon dismisses Netanyahu's "bolstering terrorism" accusation

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has not taken his tongue-lashing from Israel’s leader Bejamin Netanyahu lying down. Netanyahu said Ban’s

28/01/2016

Israel

Former Israel PM Shimon Peres back in hospital with chest pains

Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres was admitted to hospital on Sunday for the second time in as many weeks. His doctor said the 92-year-old

25/01/2016

Israel

West Bank: Palestinians to go to the UN over Israel's land plan

Israel has announced plans to develop a large tract of agricultural land in the occupied West Bank.

21/01/2016

Israel

Palestinians banned from West Bank settlements after stabbings

A surge in anti-Israeli violence has reached the usually well-guarded, but internationally criticised, Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

19/01/2016

Israel

Shimon Peres, former Israeli PM, recovering after heart attack

Shimon Peres, a former prime minister of Israel, is recovering in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack. The 92 year old is said to be in a

14/01/2016

Israel

Israel summons Swedish diplomat after 'delusional' Palestinian comments

Israel has summoned the Swedish ambassador after the country’s foreign minister called for a probe into claims by human rights groups. that Israeli

13/01/2016

Israel

Suspect in New Year's Day shooting rampage killed by police in Israel

Arab citizen Nashat Melham was accused of killing three people, in an attack in which the motive remains unclear.

08/01/2016

Israel

Stabbed in the back Israeli reporter knifed by boss of a body armour company

An Israeli reporter has been stabbed in the back by the president of a body armour company.

07/01/2016

Israel

UN Human Rights watchdog for the Palestinians resigns

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories has resigned, saying he has never been allowed to visit the West Bank or

05/01/2016

Israel

Victims of Friday's deadly shooting in Tel Aviv are buried

The funerals of two of the victims in Friday’s deadly attack on a Tel Aviv bar have taken place in Israel. Alon Bakal, 26, and Shimon Ruimi, 29 were

04/01/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv: name released of bar shooting suspect

Case is “complex and unique”.

02/01/2016

Israel

Israel: still no motive for Tel Aviv bar shooting

Hunt continues for suspected gunman

02/01/2016

Israel

Israeli forces hunt gunman who killed two in busy Tel Aviv street

Israeli authorities are hunting a gunman who opened fire in a busy street in Tel Aviv, killing two and injuring at least seven others. The attacker

02/01/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv: bar shooting evokes memories of Paris

At least two dead, several injured, two critically. Police hunting an Israeli Arab.

01/01/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv: deadly shooting in bar evokes memories of Paris

At least two dead and several injured.

01/01/2016

Israel

Israel: former PM Ehud Olmert to serve prison time for corruption

Ehud Olmert becomes Israel's first former head of state to be sent to prison as the Supreme Court only partially accepts an appeal against a bribery conviction.

29/12/2015

Israel

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has bribery conviction partly overturned

Israel’s Supreme Court has partly overturned the bribery conviction of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, reducing his jail sentence from six years

29/12/2015

Israel

Israel shoots dead Palestinian brothers, aged 17 and 23

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian brothers near the West Bank city of Nablus. They were aged 17 and 23 according to the Palestinian health

27/12/2015

Israel

Fatal attack in Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate

There was a fatal attack in Jerusalem when two Palestinians went on a stabbing spree outside the Jaffa gate, one of the main entrances to the Old

23/12/2015

Israel

Israeli vice premier steps down over sex allegations

Israeli Vice Premier, Silvan Shalom, has resigned after allegations that he sexually harassed a number of women during his career. Silvan Shalom

21/12/2015

Israel

Bar Refaeli questioned for 12 hours over tax evasion claims

Supermodel Bar Refaeli is under investigation in Israel over claims that she dodged local taxes on earnings from her high-flying career. Refaeli

17/12/2015

Israel

More deadly clashes in West Bank as Israel battles to quell unrest

The West Bank has suffered another day of violence with at least three Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces. In Hebron a 22-year-old man

11/12/2015