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The secretary of the PLO Executive Committee has revealed the details of John Kerry's plan for the Israel-Palestine negotiations. Yasser Abed Rabbo spoke to London's Al-Hayat newspaper. According to...

Israel's chief negotiator, Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni, has slammed the Palestinian Authority's President Mahmoud Abbas' uncompromising positions in the negotiations. She said if Abbas insisted on his "unacceptable...

A recent poll conducted by the University of Haifa has revealed that the number of Druze refusing to serve in the Israeli army is increasing. It also showed that...

In an interview during the 44th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland (January 22-25, 2014), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned that the current...

The UN officer for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in the occupied territories (OCHA) said on Friday that the Israeli occupation's targeting of Palestinian children is increasing; 15 have...

On Saturday deputy PLC speaker Ahmed Bahar refused the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' invitation to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a speech at the...

Fifteen Israeli marine soldiers suffered from smoke inhalation injuries on Friday when the water pump on their boat malfunctioned and caused a fire on board. One of the injuries...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not uproot any Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley in the...

Israeli forces killed 20 year old Bilal Samir today Friday in the Jabaliya area, north of the Gaza Strip. The victim was part of a peaceful demonstration by young...

Israel Minister of Housing and Construction Uri Ariel issued a statement on Friday indicating that he is in favour of constructing what he calls the "Third Temple" in place...

The German government has said that future agreements with Israel on scientific cooperation or grants to Israel's high-tech companies should include a clause stating that entities operating in East...

An Israeli plan to lease a UNESCO World Heritage Site so that a 200-room hotel can be built on it has been thwarted by legal action initiated by the...

The Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, called upon the international community to hold Israel accountable for its violations and crimes and to save...

Jordan has voiced strong opposition to an Israeli plan to build an airport near the city of Aqaba, citing "several technical and legal issues" according to official Jordanian sources....

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that the return of Palestinian refugees to "the Palestinian state" would constitute "a security threat to Israel". He rejected absolutely any right...

Mohamed Shtayyeh, a member of Fatah's Executive Committee, has predicted that the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks being brokered by the US will fail and instead the Palestinian Authority (PA)...

The EU Ambassador to Israel, Lars Faaborg Andersen, revealed on Wednesday that the EU does not understand what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu means when he asks the Palestinians...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that technological superiority contributes to enhancing Israel's security and to improving its capacity to achieve peace. Israeli radio reported that these...

The German government has continued to give grants to Israeli high-tech and scientific companies, yet stated that those located in settlements in the West Bank or East Jerusalem would...

Israel's minister of education Shai Piron has decided to reduce the hours of mandatory Arabic lessons in secondary schools. Israel's Army Radio said that Piron has approved what he...

The Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis, which translates as supporters of Jerusalem, issued a statement on Tuesday claiming responsibility for two rocket attacks against Eilat, the Dead...

Israeli President Shimon Peres has privately said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state is "unnecessary". Peres's private remarks were...

The Palestinian Authority Cabinet condemned on Tuesday Israel's daily threats against the Gaza Strip, warning that Israel's racist violations will undermine the peace process. The cabinet, led by Palestinian...

Illegal Jewish settlers have uprooted more than 800 olive saplings on land belonging to the village of Sinjel near Ramallah. Mayor Ayoub Swedan told Palestine's official Wafa news agency...

Israeli drones killed on Wednesday at dawn two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, claiming that they had been behind the latest rocket attacks against Israeli settlements and cities in...

Israel hopes to exploit the World Economic Forum in Davos to boost its public relations and economy amidst fears of increasing international boycotts in protest of its illegal settlements....

Jordanian imports from Israel have decreased by 11 per cent during the first ten months of 2013 reaching JOD 53.3 million compared with JOD 60.1 million in the same...

The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on its website on Monday that the Israeli Military Industries, a government-owned weapons manufacturer, sold Morocco drones over the past year through a French...

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry summoned on Monday the Australian Representative to the Palestinian Authority, Thomas Wilson, to express its surprise and dismay at the statements made by Australian Foreign...

Arab members of Knesset heckled on Monday Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his speech to the Knesset after he failed to mention anything about the occupation and the...

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that "recognising Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state is absolute and non-negotiable". The right-wing politician's comments came during his speech...

Members of US Secretary of State John Kerry's team have started communicating with the Palestinian and Israeli sides to check on the possibility of extending the ongoing negotiations until...