Israel

Israel

Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday across Middle East

Orthodox Christians have marked Good Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City by retracing what they believe was the route Jesus Christ took to his

10/04/2015

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem

10/04/2015

Cinema

"The Trial of Viviane Amsalem": an Israeli woman's battle to get a divorce

Israeli filmmakers, siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz, describe the difficulties faced by women in Israeli society with simplicity and intelligence.

03/04/2015

Israel

Israel: Netanyahu warns nuclear deal would leave Iran able to make a bomb in under a year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the framework Iranian nuclear deal being sought by international negotiators will leave Iran with the

31/03/2015

Israel

Angry scenes as Israeli Arabs and Palestinians mark 'Land Day'

There have been angry scenes as Israel’s Arab minority and Palestinians staged annual ‘Land Day’ demonstrations. The March 30 event commemorates the

30/03/2015

Israel

Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert faces jail again over fresh fraud claims

The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of trust by a court in Jerusalem. He is said to have accepted

30/03/2015

Israel

Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert guilty over illegal payments from US businessman

30/03/2015

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Artist shocks Tel Aviv with 'floating in mid-air' stunt

24/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu apologises to Israeli-Arabs over 'offensive' election rhetoric

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Israeli Arabs for election rhetoric that offended members of the community and drew

24/03/2015

World

Israel election result 'continues deadlock in Middle East'

Likud, in spite of predictions, came out of Israel’s elections ecstatic. What a party! Campaign headquarters went wild as its gains mounted. This

18/03/2015

Israel

Palestinian statehood buried in the Israeli ballot box

After Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise election victory the prospect of a peace deal with the Palestinians, elusive at best, looks to buried in the

18/03/2015

Israel

Israel election winner Netanyahu seeks Knesset majority

Confounding his critics and the opinion polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is celebrating a surprise victory in Israel’s general election. His

18/03/2015

Israel

Israel elections: reactions from Washington DC

The Israeli election result has been greeted with neither surprise nor irritation in Washington. The White House had said that President Obama

18/03/2015

Israel

Arab-Israeli 'Joint List' emerges as third power in Knesset

While the Likud party may have made a stronger than expected showing in the tightly fought Israeli election, a bigger surprise has been the

18/03/2015

Israel

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in tightly fought Israeli election

Israel’s ruling Likud party appears to have secured a win in the country’s general election. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz Benjamin

18/03/2015

Israel

Exit polls show Israel elections too close to call

Exit polls show Netanyahu and Herzog tied while another gives the outgoing PM a one-point lead, while Joint List, a grouping of Arab parties comes in third.

17/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu seeks fourth term in tight race

Millions of Israelis have voted in a tightly fought election with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle. A strong campaign by the

17/03/2015

Israel

Israel election 2015: how the night unfolded

The Israeli elections appear to have left the two main parties, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Isaac Herzog’s Zionist Union neck and neck so the

17/03/2015

Israel

Palestinian expectations low for Israeli elections

The Israeli elections come at a tough time for Palestinians with Israel withholding more than 100m dollars in tax revenue as well as continued settlement building.

17/03/2015

Israel

Israel goes to polls in tight election contest

The leaders of both main parties have voted in Israel's parliamentary election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud vowed he would form the next government, while Isaac Herzog of the Zionist Un

17/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu votes as polls open in Israeli election

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voted in the country’s general election, fighting to stay in office for a fourth term. He cast his

17/03/2015

Israel

Israel's election teases left that power is within reach

This Tuesday (March 17th), Israelis are threatening to vote Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government out of office. Centre-left Zionist Union

16/03/2015

World

As Israeli election nears, economic concerns take precedence over peace

International observers are keen to know what the election will mean for peace talks with the Palestinians.

16/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu warns of 'real danger of left-wing government' in Israel

Trailing in the polls before Tuesday’s elections, Israel’s prime minister has warned that the right-wing government he leads could be voted out of

16/03/2015

Israel

Scramble for votes pits Netanyahu's Likud against rightist allies

Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday’s Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally his country’s rightists by casting

14/03/2015

Israel

Livni and Herzog merge in Zionist Union to oust Netanyahu

Running mates former justice minister Tzipi Livni and Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog are not an obvious electoral alliance teaming up against Prime

13/03/2015