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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.

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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

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

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

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How Netanyahu's American influence wavered

Benjamin Netanyahu — nickname ‘Bibi’ — was born on October 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv, but his family then lived in Jerusalem. They moved to Philadelphia

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Orthodox Jewish women's party B'Zchutan joins Israel election race

Less than a week before the Israeli election, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox women’s party has entered the race, challenging traditional beliefs about the

Syria

ISIL militants release latest propaganda execution video

The parents of a 19-year-old Israeli Arab, who appears to have been shot dead in the latest ISIL video have denied their son way a spy. Visibly

Israel

Outcry as Israel foreign minister says 'behead disloyal Arab-Israelis'

There have been calls for Avigdor Lieberman to be arrested, after the foreign minister and nationalist party leader said Arab-Israelis who were disloyal to the state of Israel should be decapitated.

Israel

Israel's Arab citizens brandish new electoral power

Israel’s elections for parliament next week [17th March] hold the potential not only of a new prime minister emerging, with a move towards centre

Israel

Anti-Netanyahu rally draws huge crowds in Tel Aviv

An anti-Netanyahu rally has drawn huge crowds to the Israeli capital Tel Aviv. An estimated 35,000 people gathered to call for the Prime Minister to

Jordan

Jordan-Israel gas deal fuels protest in Amman

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Amman, as anger boils over a gas deal between Jordan and Israel. The Jordanian government is

Israel

Jerusalem: at least five injured in vehicle attack

Israeli police say at least five people have been injured after a suspected Palestinian motorist rammed his vehicle into them. It happened on a main

West Bank

Palestinian leadership halts security ties with Israel

The leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has voted to suspend all security cooperation with Israel, a move which could further escalate tensions.

Israel

Netanyahu's Congress speech no election clincher say Israelis

Bibi's speech to Congress divides opinion in Israel, just like everything else in this fractious election campaign

USA

Israeli PM warns US against Iran nuclear deal and paving way to a nuclear nightmare

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US that it’s negotiating a bad deal with Iran that will pave the way to a “nuclear nightmare”. The

USA

Israeli PM's passion if not message is appreciated by both sides of US Congress

Much had been written ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the US Congress – most of it in wonder at the Israeli leader’s

USA

Pro- and anti-Netanyahu protesters cry out from Capitol Hill

Just before Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the US Congress, several dozen protesters took to Capitol Hill expressing views both for and against the

USA

Netanyahu warns US Congress against Iran nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US Congress that the nuclear accord being negotiated with Iran would help the Islamic

Israel

Netanyahu: Fears and lies

Benjamin Netanyahu is currently Washington’s uninvited guest, deciding the electoral boost back home is worth the White House snub. In any case

USA

Obama plays down rift with Israeli PM

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been whipping up support among members of a powerful pro-Israel lobby in America, ahead of his

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