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Suspected Jewish extremists vandalise Arab Israeli town


Suspected Jewish extremists punctured the tyres of 28 cars and scrawled graffiti in an Arab Israeli ...

Settlement freeze in place: Israel ministe


Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel on Tuesday implied that a silent freeze on new housing projects i...

Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self


A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Monday, killing four peopl...

Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police


An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue.

Israel not to tolerate rocket fire: Netanyahu


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country would not allow the interm...

Canada breaks taboo on Israel East Jerusalem talks: Report


Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird met an Israeli minister in annexed Arab east Jerusalem this wee...

2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem


Archaeologists discovered here a 2,000-year-old ritual bath that used a highly sophisticated system ...

Israel okays 50 Jerusalem homes for Holocaust survivors


Israel`s Housing Minister Uri Ariel on Tuesday said that 50 new homes would be built in annexed east...

Trip to Holy Land made Easter celebration special: Obama


US President Obama said that his Easter holiday was especially meaningful this year after his Middle...

Qatar asks for $1 bn for Palestinians in east Jerusalem


Qatar`s emir on Tuesday urged for USD 1 billion fund to help Palestinians in Arab east Jerusalem, an...

Gaza militants `welcome` Obama by firing at Israel


On the second day of US President Barack Obama`s visit to the region, Israel police officials inform...

Tel Aviv calls off marathon after runner`s death


The Tel Aviv municipality announced it is cancelling the full marathon scheduled to take place on Fr...

Rabbi David Hartman dies at 81


Rabbi David Hartman, one of the world`s leading Jewish philosophers and a promoter of diversity amon...

Racism row brews in Israeli football


The proposed signing of two Russian Muslim footballers has sparked a racism row in Israeli football.

India asks Israel to end its settlement activity


India has asked Israel to end its settlement activity in West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Election setback for Netanyahu as Lapid emerges as kingmaker


A political rookie, Yair Lapid, has emerged as a kingmaker in Israeli elections spoiling Prime Minis...

Netanyahu rejects calls to allow Palestinian state within 1967 lines


Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject international demands to allow a Pales...

Israel to build 942 more homes in east Jerusalem


Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in east Jerusalem under a new fas...

More Israeli homes in east Jerusalem


Israel has fast-tracked a project to build 942 settler homes in east Jerusalem as part of the plan t...

Cheques worth $500 mn found at Jerusalem’s Western Wall


A worshipper has found an envelope containing 507 cheques at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Israel moves to further seal off Jerusalem from West Bank


Israeli officials have approved plans to build 2,612 new homes on Givat HaMatos.

Israel to face new condemnation for settlements


The Palestinians said that all of the UN Security Council members except the United States will cond...

US rebukes Israel’s new settlement plans in East Jerusalem


President Obama’s administration has admonished Israel for approving 1,500 new Jewish homes in Arab ...

Abbas says new Israeli settlements `red line`


An Israeli-Palestinian showdown over plans for new Jewish settlements around Jerusalem escalated on ...

Israel settler homes plan to remain ‘unchanged’


Israel has refused to bow down to international pressure to halt plans for 3,000 new settler homes i...

Israel OKs settler homes, Hillary slams


The United States on Saturday reportedly criticised the decision taken by Israel to build 3,000 sett...

Palestinians win UN vote, Israel authorises settler homes


Israel has hinted at building 3,000 settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday, acc...

Israel accuses Palestinian of spying for Hezbollah


Israel`s Shin Bet internal security agency says a Palestinian man has been charged with relaying inf...

Jerusalem pilgrimage from Feb-May next: TN


Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday said the proposed pilgrimage to Jerusalem would begin from Februa...

Palestinian rocket aimed at Jerusalem for 1st time


Palestinian militants fired a rocket aimed at Jerusalem today, setting off air raid sirens throughou...

Violence hits Israel-Gaza Strip region, 4 killed


At least four Palestinians were killed in renewed violence when Israeli fighter jets pounded the Ham...

Israel`s premier vows to build in Jerusalem


Israel`s prime minister vowed to continue building in a contested Jerusalem district, just days afte...

No limits on building in East Jerusalem: Israel


Israel announced construction of 800 homes for Jewish families in East Jerusalem.

No limits on Jerusalem construction: Israel`s PM


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to continue building in east Jerusalem, over the objecti...

Israel: Moshe Katsav asks for clemency


Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for raping t...

Pro-Palestinian boat en route to Gaza: Activist


A boat carrying pro Palestinian advocates is en route to Gaza in the latest attempt to break Israel`...

Israeli police disperse Muslim worshipers at holy site


Israeli police dispersed Muslim worshipers at a holy site for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli s...

Vandals mark anti-Christian graffiti on Jerusalem church


Vandals scribbled anti-Christian graffiti on the outer walls of one of Jerusalem`s best-known church...

Israel fears for existence if war with Iran breaks


More than half of Israelis fear that war with Iran would endanger the Jewish State’s very existence,...

Israel: Mother suspected in deaths of 3 children


Israeli police say they have arrested a woman in connection with the stabbing death of her three chi...

Palestinians criticize Democrats` Jerusalem stance


The Palestinians are criticizing the US Democratic Party`s decision to declare Jerusalem as the Isra...

`DNC amending platform over Jerusalem disappointing`


Arab-Americans have expressed deep disappointment over the inclusion of Jerusalem as Israeli Capital...

Democrats recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel


Following criticism from Republican party, the Democratic National Convention amended its platform t...

Indian students headed for Asian Science Camp in Jerusalem


Three hundred students from across the world, including India, will converge in Jerusalem this week ...

Israel’s global support declining: British envoy


British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould said there is a "growing concern" in UK over la...

Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told Jewish donors their culture was responsible for I...

Romney backs Israel, says Iran incomparable threat


US presidential candidate Mitt Romney kicked off his official visit to Israel by meeting Prime Minis...

UK: Cameron backs Jerusalem as English national anthem


British Prime Minister David Cameron backs calls that England`s sporting team should have its own an...

Olmert acquitted; Israel may re-examine bribery case


Israel`s Ehud Olmert has been acquitted of major corruption charges but convicted of breach of trust...

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert cleared of major charges


Olmert, 66, was convicted of fraud and breach of trust.