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Israel defence minister quits as PM mulls replacing him with far-rightist

FORMER STAFFMay 20, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 20, 2016November 9, 20165 67

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...

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Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six

FORMER STAFFJuly 30, 2015

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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...

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Israel authorises force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners

CyprusMailJuly 30, 2015

By CyprusMailJuly 30, 201510 76

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...

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Our View: Fine words but little of significance in Israeli visit

CM: Our ViewJuly 30, 2015November 3, 2016

By CM: Our ViewJuly 30, 2015November 3, 20167 64

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...

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Arson attack guts part of Israel’s Church of Loaves and Fishes

FORMER STAFFJune 18, 2015

By FORMER STAFFJune 18, 20152 154

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...

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Israeli aircraft strike, PM accuses world of ignoring Gaza rockets

CyprusMailJune 7, 2015

By CyprusMailJune 7, 20154 103

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...

World

Vatican move on Palestine adds fuel to European debate

FORMER STAFFMay 14, 2015

By FORMER STAFFMay 14, 20153 179

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...

World

Israel happy at compromise deal on Iran between Congress-Obama-minister

FORMER STAFFApril 15, 2015

By FORMER STAFFApril 15, 2015067

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,...

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Netanyahu tells Obama Iran deal threatens Israel; to convene top ministers

CyprusMailApril 3, 2015

By CyprusMailApril 3, 2015085

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...

World

Dilemma for Israel as Palestinians join war crimes court

FORMER STAFFMarch 31, 2015March 31, 2015

By FORMER STAFFMarch 31, 2015March 31, 20150136

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...

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Israelis vote as ‘King Bibi’s’ reign hangs in the balance (Update 2)

FORMER STAFFMarch 17, 2015March 17, 2015

By FORMER STAFFMarch 17, 2015March 17, 20150140

By Luke Baker Millions of Israelis voted on Tuesday in a tightly fought election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to defeat...

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Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism

FORMER STAFFFebruary 9, 2015

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 9, 20157 89

By Luke Baker Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to the US Congress next month to try...

World

Palestinian minister dies after confrontation with Israeli police (Update 1)

FORMER STAFFDecember 10, 2014December 10, 2014

By FORMER STAFFDecember 10, 2014December 10, 20140143

By Mohammed Torokman A Palestinian minister died on Wednesday shortly after an Israeli border policeman shoved and grabbed him by the throat during a protest...

World

Israel heading for early national election – ministers

FORMER STAFFDecember 2, 2014December 2, 2014

By FORMER STAFFDecember 2, 2014December 2, 20140139

By Jeffrey Heller Israel appeared to be heading on Tuesday towards an early election after right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his major centrist coalition...

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French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state

FORMER STAFFDecember 2, 2014

By FORMER STAFFDecember 2, 20149 92

By John Irish French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognise Palestine, a symbolic move that will not...

World

Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist

FORMER STAFFOctober 30, 2014October 30, 2014

By FORMER STAFFOctober 30, 2014October 30, 20142 86

By Luke Baker Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist,...

World

Rights group accuses Israel of forcing African migrants to leave

FORMER STAFFSeptember 9, 2014

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 9, 20142 86

By Allyn Fisher-Ilan Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Tuesday of coercing thousands of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants to leave since last year in a...

World

Gaza truce holding but Israel’s Netanyahu under fire at home

FORMER STAFFAugust 27, 2014

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in...

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Gaza ceasefire deal reached, Palestinian groups say

FORMER STAFFAugust 26, 2014

By FORMER STAFFAugust 26, 20141128

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller Palestinian officials said on Tuesday a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel has been reached under Egyptian mediation and a...

World

Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages

FORMER STAFFAugust 23, 2014

By FORMER STAFFAugust 23, 20141130

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Yasmine Saleh Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt fire and resume peace talks, but violence continued...