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Israel freezes funds and considers lawsuits against Palestinians

Israel has announced it will freeze tax funds and attempt to bring war crime prosecutions against Palestinian leaders in retaliation to Palestinian

04/01/2015

Israel

Netanyahu urges war crimes court to reject Palestinian membership bid

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the ICC to reject a bid for membership by the Palestinian Authority which would enable it to pursue war crimes charges against Israel.

01/01/2015

Israel

HarperCollins wipes Israel off the map

01/01/2015

Israel

Netanyahu expected to easily win Likud party primary ahead of elections

Israel’s election race is taking off with a primary vote for Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party. The Prime Minister is widely expected to

31/12/2014

Israel

Israel approves 243 new homes in 'illegal' West Bank settlement

Israel has given preliminary approval for 243 new homes in the Ramot settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. There are updated plans for 270

25/12/2014

Israel

Christians in Bethlehem reminded of the need to rebuild Gaza

At a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believers were reminded of the need to rebuild the Gaza Strip following the 50 day war last summer.

25/12/2014

Israel

High security in Bethlehem as people gather for Christmas eve celebrations

There is high security in the West Bank town of Bethlehem for the height of the festive season

24/12/2014

Israel

Abbas will 'no longer deal with Israel' if UN statehood resolution fails

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he'll cut all ties with Israel if the United Nations Security Council resolution on statehood fails.

23/12/2014

Israel

Technology for all: Quadriplegic designer showcases touch-free smartphones

Determined not to be excluded from the latest digital technology, a quadriplegic former navy commander has developed a hands-free smartphone. Israeli

21/12/2014

Israel

Israel launches airstrike on Gaza in apparent retaliation for rocket attack

Tensions expected to rise in Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Israel carries out an airstrike on Khan Younis - apparently in response to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.

20/12/2014

Israel

Israel bombs Hamas base in Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli aircraft have bombed a site in Gaza. The airstrikes hit an apparent Hamas base in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip. Local

20/12/2014

Israel

Israelis and Palestinians disagree over autopsy result after minister's death

As the funeral is held for Palestinian minister without portfolio Ziad Abu Ein in Ramallah, the cause of the 55-year-old's death during a confrontation with Israeli security forces is disputed.

11/12/2014

Israel

Knesset dissolves itself ahead of March elections

Israel's Knesset votes to dissolve itself ahead of a March general election following the sacking of two government ministers

08/12/2014

Israel

Israel oil spill 'worst in country's history'

The Eilat-Ashkelon crude oil pipeline ruptured overnight on Wednesday, spilling millions of litres of crude oil into rivers and streams and through the Evrona nature reserve.

04/12/2014

Israel

Two Israeli shoppers wounded in Jerusalem supermarket attack

A police spokeswomen said that a 16-year-old Palestinian boy stabbed two people believed to be Israelis before being shot by an off-duty security guar

03/12/2014

Israel

Israel to vote on March 17 in early poll amid Netanyahu government crisis

Israelis will head back to the polls on March 17 in early elections triggered by a crisis in the coalition government. Having only taken office last

03/12/2014

Israel

Netanyahu fires two Israeli ministers as early elections loom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked two of his ministers and announced he wants to dissolve parliament “as soon as possible”

03/12/2014

Israel

French vote for Palestine statehood divides opinions in Middle East

The French parliament’s vote in favour of a Palestinian state is not binding on the French government, but like other votes in Europe it will be

02/12/2014

Israel

Netanyahu sacks ministers paving way for early Israeli elections

Israel looks to be heading for early elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked two senior ministers from his coalition government. He

02/12/2014

Israel

Jewish-Arab school torched in Jerusalem

30/11/2014

Israel

Israeli cabinet backs bill which critics describe as 'undemocratic'

24/11/2014

Israel

Israeli mayor bans Arab workers from his city, prompts outrage

20/11/2014

Israel

Israel responds to attacks by building more homes in East Jerusalem

19/11/2014

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Jerusalem 'extremist Jews' triggered more violence says expert

19/11/2014

Israel

Jerusalem: tight security after deadly synagogue attack

19/11/2014

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Clashes in Jerusalem following police raids

19/11/2014