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UN Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements

After the US abstained from voting, the resolution was adopted with 14 votes in favour, to a round of applause.

Israel

Israel's ex-president freed from jail after serving five years for rape

Israel’s former president Moshe Katsav has walked free from prison, winning early release, five years after being jailed for rape.

Israel

Disgraced ex-Israeli president to be freed from jail

The disgraced former Israeli president, Moshe Katsav is to be freed on parole after serving five years of a seven year jail term for rape.

USA

Trump picks hardline pro-settlement lawyer as ambassador to Israel

Donald Trump has named hardline pro-settlement lawyer David Friedman as his pick for ambassador to Israel.

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Israel

Israeli settlers vow to fight Christmas Day eviction

Dozens of Jewish settlers and their supporters have vowed to resist the imminent eviction of an illegal outpost in the West Bank, after recently rejecting a government relocation deal to move to a nea

Israel

Israeli parliament leader denies 'Taliban' attitude to female dress code

Israel's Parliamentary Speaker has said the Knesset has not gone, in his words, "Iran-Taliban" following row over the length of womens' skirts.

Israel

Jewish settlers demand support for Amona outpost

Residents and supporters of the Amona settlement in the West Bank protest near the Israeli PM's residence in Jerusalem against the outpost's dismantlement.

Israel

Netanyahu statue toppled

A golden statue of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given a mixed reception by onlookers as it made a brief appearance in Tel Aviv.

Turkey

Turkey receives first Israeli ambassador since Mavi Marmara row

Turkey has received its first ambassador from Israel since the two countries broke off ties six years ago after an attempt to break the blockade of Gaza ended in…

World News

Christmas lights turned on in Bethlehem

Place of Jesus' birth marks the beginning of the festive season in traditional style.

Israel

Israel 'strikes ISIL target' on Syrian side of Golan Heights

The Israeli military says it has struck an ISIL target on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.

Israel

As wildfires rage Israeli police arrest 13 suspected arsonists

Israeli police arrest 13 suspected arsonists while Netanyahu claims fires are "terrorism"

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Israel's wildfires spread as homes and woods in Haifa are burnt down

Wildfires tore across central and northern Israel on November 25 forcing thousands of residents to flee the city of Haifa, as leaders blamed arsonists for some of the blazes and branded them…

Israel

Arrests made as Israel fires rage for third consecutive day

Israeli police make arrests in connection with raging forest fires in Haifa and the West Bank.

Israel

Israel police to probe Netanyahu lawyer's role in German submarine deal

The attorney-general has ordered an inquiry into a contract for three submarines over a possible conflict of interest.

Gaza

Media & conflicts: the Israeli-Palestinian case

The Middle East remains a region that draws the attention of the public because of the many conflicts in the area. According to INFOCORE, a study that investigates the role the media plays in violent

West Bank

[360° video] The Last Keffiyeh, how Facebook saved a Palestinian symbol

Founded in 1961, Hirbawi Textiles almost shut its doors until Kuwaiti activists launched a Facebook page and saved the business.

Israel

Living with occupation, a look at everyday life for East Jerusalem's Palestinians

Five years after the Palestinian Territories applied to be considered the UN's 194th member state, conditions in East Jerusalem are getting worse.

Albania

Kosovo says it's foiled ISIL attack against Israeli football team

Police in Kosovo say they have arrested 19 people on suspicion of having links with ISIL.

Israel

Israel backs draft bill to legalise settlements

Israel’s parliament has approved a draft bill to legalise thousands of Jewish settlements on privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank.

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