Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
By Dan Williams Israel‘s Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon announced his resignation on Friday, citing poor faith in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Netanyahu proposed replacing...
Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six
By Allyn Fisher-Ilan An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stabbed and wounded six participants, two of them seriously, in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on...
Israel authorises force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners
Israel’s parliament authorised on Thursday the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike, a move that has met vehement opposition from the country’s medical association and...
Our View: Fine words but little of significance in Israeli visit
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit of a few hours received extensive coverage in all the local media which read great significance into his talks...
Arson attack guts part of Israel’s Church of Loaves and Fishes
By Baz Ratner An arson attack on Thursday gutted part of a church at the traditional site of what Christianity reveres as Jesus’s miracle of...
Israeli aircraft strike, PM accuses world of ignoring Gaza rockets
By Jeffrey Heller Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip on Sunday after the latest in a series of Palestinian rocket attacks that Prime Minister Benjamin...
Vatican move on Palestine adds fuel to European debate
By Luke Baker The Vatican’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine in a treaty for the first time has drawn a stern response from...
Israel happy at compromise deal on Iran between Congress-Obama-minister
By Ori Lewis Israel is pleased at a compromise deal on Iran achieved between the United States Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama,...
Netanyahu tells Obama Iran deal threatens Israel; to convene top ministers
By Ori Lewis Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet on Friday to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and...
Dilemma for Israel as Palestinians join war crimes court
By Thomas Escritt The Palestinian Authority becomes the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a major step that could move its decades-long...