Israel

Abbas to cut ties with Israel and US over Trump peace plan

The Palestinian leadership has been under mounting pressure to cut off security ties with Israel and the U.S.

01/02/2020

Israel

Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for rocket attack

The Israeli airforce struck Hamas targets in Gaza on Thursday after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave, Israel Defense Forces said.

26/12/2019

Gaza

Euroviews. Don’t let bombs distract you from Gaza’s real crisis: imminent social and economic collapse ǀ View

When the rockets and bullets fly, as they did two weeks ago, the world suddenly turns its attention to us. There are calls for restraint, but the second the smoke subdues, we are relegated to the back pages where crises that drag on as long as ours seem destined to sit.

03/12/2019

West Bank

U.S. reverses stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.

18/11/2019

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian forces exchange attacks as tensions escalate

Sirens sounded in Israeli cities on Tuesday as Palestinian militants fired rockets in retaliation for the assassination of a Islamic Jihad leader in the Gaza Strip.

12/11/2019

Iceland

Iceland fined for display of Palestinian flags during Eurovision final

Iceland's Hatari are known for their opposition to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

22/09/2019

Israel

Israel's deadlocked parliament - where next for the country?

Benjamin Netanyahu's fight for a fifth term is an existential struggle.

18/09/2019

Europe News

The Brief: How are the elections in Israel being viewed in Brussels?

Today Israel is having an election for its prime minister, and both candidates believe in a one-state solution. This conflicts with the EU's push to end Israeli expansion in the West Bank.

18/09/2019

Israel

Euroviews. Israel's elections of neither hope nor change ǀ View

Israel's longest-serving prime minister could find himself at the end of his political career because voters see him as too divisive and corrupt.

17/09/2019

Israel

Euroviews. Trump and Netanyahu are wrecking the U.S.-Israel relationship ǀ View

The much-touted shared values between the U.S. and Israel no longer seem to include liberal protections for free speech.

16/08/2019

USA

Israel bars entry to US Congresswomen targeted by racist Trump tweets

The uprecedented move to prohibit Democrat Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar visiting Israel followed public pressure from Donald Trump.

15/08/2019

World News

Israeli police clash with Palestinians at Eid al-Adha gathering

Israeli police fired grenades to disperse Palestinians during clashes outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday.

11/08/2019

USA

Trump's economic plan for Mideast peace met with widespread rejection

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said focusing on economic issues "is unacceptable before the political situation is discussed."

23/06/2019

World News

EU to study Palestinian school books after claims of 'radical' themes

EU funds study into Palestinian school textbooks after claims of 'radical' themes

22/05/2019

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.

19/05/2019

Europe News

Controversies shadow Eurovision finals

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

17/05/2019

Gaza

Israel-Gaza violence

As Ramadan begins Palestinians say truce agreed in first step to lower tensions

06/05/2019

World

Is Netanyahu's annexation threat a panic move as election looms?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank ahead of Tuesday's elections in Israel.

08/04/2019

Israel

Netanyahu election pledge slammed

Turkey and the Palestinian Authority have condemned the Israeli prime minister's pledge to extend sovereignty over the West Bank

07/04/2019

World News

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after "Great March of Return” protests

Israel reopened its commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after a smaller than expected Palestinian protest along the border.

30/03/2019