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Snowstorms set to batter Israel and Mideast for second year running

There were grey charged skies over Jerusalem as the Middle East prepared for a rare snowstorm, and if it is anything like the one that caught

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Escaped emu turns heads on Israeli highway

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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

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Palestinians present their credentials to join ICC and host of international bodies

In 60 days time, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may be able to call on the UN’s International Criminal Court to get justice for his people in

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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.

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HarperCollins wipes Israel off the map

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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

Gaza

Hamas fighter killed by Israeli forces in clashes along Gaza Strip border

Hamas has described an attack by Israel which killed at least one Hamas member as a “grave escalation.” A firefight erupted along the border with the

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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.

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Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in Bethlehem

Just two days before Christmas, dozens of Palestinians, some dressed as Santa Claus, clashed with Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Bethlehem

Syria

Syria: Tehran renews support for Assad regime

During a meeting with Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani also discussed the threat of renewed aggression by Israel in Syria.

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

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.

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

Gaza

War erupts in the summer in Gaza

A war erupted in the summer of 2014 in Gaza. It was a lightning conflict between Israel, various Palestinian forces – including Hamas and Islamic

West Bank

Israel military kill Palestinian man during West Bank clashes

Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank, according to the military. It said soldiers had been trying

Italy

Mideast diplomacy continues as pressure mounts for a UN resolution

European-led efforts to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict are being resisted by Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu. After his meeting with his

West Bank

Palestinian acid attack injures Jewish children near Jerusalem

A Jewish family of six has been the victim of a suspected acid attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank injuring a father and his four young girls

Greece

Greece: government condemns 'terrorist' attack on Israel embassy in Athens

The Greek government has condemned a pre-dawn, drive-by gun attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of

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Clashes following funeral of Palestinian minister who died after West Bank protest

Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers after the funeral of a Palestinian minister who died following a confrontation with an Israeli policeman.

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