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Israel to hold snap elections as Netanyahu fails to form a coalition

Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline.

World

Hebron: a city divided between Palestinians and Israeli settlers

Hebron, high in the mountains of the West Bank, is a Palestinian City which has been split for over 20 years. The proximity between the Israeli and the Palestinian communities create daily struggles. Euronews' reporter Monica Pinna went there to find out more.

Germany

Germany encourages population to wear kippahs in solidarity with Jews

Germany's government is encouraging its population to wear kippahs, the skullcaps worn by Jews, to stand in solidarity with its Jewish population following a spike in anti-Semitic incidents

Israel

Thousands of Israelis protest legislative move to grant PM immunity

Thousands of Israelis protested legislative changes to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity and to limit the Supreme Court's power.

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USA

Buttigieg tells Jewish leaders U.S. should guide Israel toward better policies

The Democratic presidential candidate also said fighting rising anti-Semitism "must be a bipartisan cause."

Iceland

Iceland's Hatari raises Palestinian flags during Eurovision results

Iceland's punk rock band Hatari controversially raised scarves showing Palestinian flags during the announcement of their results in Eurovision 2019, which took place in Tel Aviv making it the first time Israel hosted the event in 20 years.

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Eurovision superfans count down to final contest in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv counted down to the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 18) after a week of parties and protests

Europe News

Controversies shadow Eurovision finals

Hosted in Israel, the competition sparks concerns due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza

Poland

Israeli charged with assault for spitting on Polish ambassador

The Polish ambassador to Israel was spat at in his car outside the country's embassy Tel Aviv

France

Watch: Euronews journalists give their take on Eurovision 2019

With the Eurovision Song Contest final coming up on Saturday, who better to ask than our journalists from across Europe whether they fancy their country's chances?

World News

Watch back: Who has made it through the first Eurovision semi-final?

Which countries have bagged a place in Saturday's grand final?

USA

WhatsApp security flaw 'let hackers install surveillance on phones'

Euronews tells you what happened and how to protect yourself.

Israel

Eurovision contestants walk the orange carpet in opening ceremony

Eurovision contestants walked the orange carpet ahead of the start of the competition.

Israel

All this year's Eurovision entries and their chances of winning

To warm-up for the annual music extravaganza, we've charted all the countries taking part and their chances of coming home with the title.

World

Hebron's silent war: no peace in sight for Israelis and Palestinians

More than any other places on the West Bank, Hebron shows the difficulty of sharing land between Palestinians and Israelis and the remote possibility of finding peace.

Israel

Eurovision takes place around Shabbat—how will this work in Tel Aviv?

The Sabbath falls just before the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, May 18, which starts at 10 pm local time — how might this affect the organisation of the event and the tourists who will travel to watch it live?

Israel

Tel Aviv finalises preparations for Eurovision despite rising violence

As Israel prepares to host the Eurovision singing competition next week, many worry about the flare-up of violence nearby.

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Israel comes to standstill as sirens sound to mark Memorial Day

Israelis came to a two-minute halt to honor the memories of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.

Israel

Death tolls rise in surging Israel-Gaza fighting

Rockets and missiles from Gaza killed three civilians in Israel while Israeli air strikes and artillery fire killed seven Palestinians militants surging cross-border fighting on Sunday, according to Gazan officials and the Israeli military.

Hungary

Hungary accuses EU of ignoring its veto over Israel criticism

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Euronews that it was "unaccetpable" to maintain that there was a common position from the EU on Israel.

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