David and Goliath in Palestine
Something must be done to right the wrong done to the Palestinians The Gaza Strip in Palestine is probably the worst defended territory in...
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Israel expresses regret over Cyprus House resolution on Gaza
Israel has expressed regret over a resolution adopted by the Cyprus House of Representatives on May 18, condemning the Israeli actions in Gaza. On May...
House unanimously condemns Israeli violence in Gaza
The House plenary unanimously approved on Friday a resolution condemning the “violent acts of the Israeli army” in the Gaza Strip. The resolution noted that the use...
Palestinians condemn Trump threat, mixed Israel reaction (Update)
Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday US President Donald Trump‘s threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called the Palestinians’ unwillingness to talk peace...
Israeli forces raid home of Palestinian attacker, arrest brother
Israeli security forces on Saturday raided the home of the Palestinian attacker who stabbed to death three Israelis and restricted movement for Palestinians from his West...
Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure
By Dan Williams Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said on Sunday in an apparent rejection of...
UN says Israel move on Palestinian permits may be collective punishment
Israel’s cancellation of entry permits for Palestinians following a deadly attack in Tel Aviv may amount to collective punishment, which is banned under international law,...
Netanyahu tells France’s Ayrault he still opposes peace conference
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told France’s foreign minister on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a French initiative for an international conference to try revive...
Netanyahu rebukes Israeli general over Holocaust speech
By Jeffrey Heller Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, contradicting his defence minister, scolded Israel’s deputy military chief on Sunday for suggesting that Israeli society was showing...
Two Palestinians stab Israeli woman and are shot dead – military
Two Palestinians stabbed and wounded an Israeli woman and were then shot and killed on Thursday outside a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank,...
Three Palestinians attack Israeli troops in W.Bank, shot dead – army
Three Palestinians carried out back-to-back gun and car-ramming attacks on Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday and were shot...
Palestinian stabs 10 people, killing one, on Tel Aviv boardwalk
At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded by a Palestinian wielding a knife in the popular Jaffa port area of Tel...
Netanyahu defends top general in excessive force debate
By Jeffrey Heller Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military chief on Sunday after the general drew fire for saying he would not want soldiers...
Israel forces shoot dead three Palestinians, two aged 15
The Israeli army said troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers who were throwing stones at cars in the occupied West Bank on Sunday after coming...
Israel charges two Jews over lethal arson of Palestinian home (Updated)
Israeli prosecutors filed murder charges on Sunday against a man and a minor for an arson attack in the occupied West Bank that killed three...
Netanyahu “scandalised” by Swedish FM’s remarks on Palestinian deaths
By Dan Williams and Simon Johnson Israel condemned as “scandalous” on Sunday what it deemed was a suggestion by the Swedish foreign minister that its...
Israel suspends EU role in peace process with Palestinians (Updated)
Israel said on Sunday it was suspending contacts with European Union bodies involved in peace efforts with the Palestinians after the bloc started requiring the...
Challenges of EU migrant relocation plan
By Andria Kades Cyprus is expecting 509 migrants over the course of the next two years as part of its obligation under the EU distribution...
Palestinians suspicious of al-Aqsa monitoring promoted by Kerry
By Ali Sawafta Palestinian officials reacted warily on Sunday to what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed as Jordan’s “excellent suggestion” to calm Israeli-Palestinian...
Israeli-Palestinian clashes break out during “Day of Rage”
By Maayan Lubell Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers broke out in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday during “Day of...