East Jerusalem

Israeli police have detained and released a leading member of the Islamic Movement, a Palestinian group, accusing him of inciting violence. Sheikh Raed Salah was arrested during clashes between...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon implored Israel to bring an end to "provocative" actions in East Jerusalem following the eviction of a third Palestinian family from their home in...

Israel's decision to push ahead with settlement expansion in East Jerusalem in defiance of international community opinion generated a rebuke from the EU on Wednesday (18 November). "The Presidency...

Israel yesterday reacted angrily to a draft EU proposal for East Jerusalem to be a future Palestinian capital that allows the possibility of endorsing a unilaterally declared Palestinian state....

The statement was declared by the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Nasser Al Judeh, during his talks in Madrid on Saturday evening with his Spanish counterpart, Miguel Moratinos. The discussions focused...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman expressed his absolute rejection of the US demand to halt settlement construction in East Jerusalem, describing the US demand as "unreasonable." Israeli radio quoted...

Israel's Supreme Court has told the Minister of the Interior that it is minded to overturn the deportation order he issued on June 30 against Jerusalemite members of the...

Palestinian sources have reported that groups of Israeli settlers have attacked civilians across the occupied West Bank. In the village of Burqa near Nablus, two cars were set on...

A UN report has highlighted the escalation of Israeli aggression against Palestinian children in March and April this year. Issued by UNICEF, the report alleges that Israeli hostility against...

An Israeli organization has warned against the dangerous repercussions of the implementation of a new Israeli plan to establish a national garden in the East Jerusalem towns of Issawiya...

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has confirmed his government's commitment to the construction and development of occupied Jerusalem, through the implementation of a number of Judaization projects supported by...

The head of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation's culture and media section has said that ending Israel's 44-year occupation of the Palestinian territories is the only way to guarantee the...

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments following Israel's announcement that 1500 additional settlements will be built in East Jerusalem. UK Foreign Minister Alistair Burt...

A senior member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has blamed the Israeli government for the collapse of the peace process. Saeb Erekat, who, as...

A ground-breaking video conference took place on Tuesday 25th January at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels, between Members of the European Parliament and the three members...

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister has said that the coming days will witness "massive" settlement construction activity in three of the largest Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and...

A UN official has said that the Israeli occupation authorities have increased the number of house demolitions in Palestinian East Jerusalem by 45% in 2010 compared with 2009. Maxwell...

The Arab League has urged those invited to a Christmas reception hosted by the Israeli government in occupied East Jerusalem to boycott the event as it is a "clear...

An independent United Nations expert today urged Israel to prevent further rights violations in East Jerusalem, warning that population transfers in or from occupied territory are war crimes under...

The Palestinian embassy in Jordan has rejected the Israeli Absentee Property Law, which authorises the Occupation Authorities to confiscate land and properties in East Jerusalem that belong to absent...

Jordan warned Israel on Monday over the enforcement of its scheme to confiscate property left by Palestinians in East Jerusalem following the occupation in 1967.   A Government spokesman,...

A group of illegal Israeli settlers have thrown the Abul-Hawa family out of their home in occupied East Jerusalem, forcing the seven family members onto the street with their...

The Palestinian Authority has asked Egypt to use all of its resources to mobilise international support for its bid for recognition at the United Nations. The PA aims to...

In his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Israel about its "religious transgressions" against Al-Aqsa Mosque. He stressed that attempts to...

The Palestinian Authority has warned the deadlock in peace talks with the Israelis will result in a single state governed by the system of apartheid. In a document circulated...

The Israeli Wall in the occupied West Bank has reduced access for thousands of Palestinians living in communities located behind the barrier to workplaces and essential services, a UN...

The head of Hamas political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, met with Jordan's King Abdullah II and senior officials on Thursday for discussions on Palestine. King Abdullah reassured Mr Meshaal of...

A high-ranking Palestinian delegation is heading to the Vatican to hold talks with the Holy See on the legal status of property owned by the Catholic Church in the...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ramallah has called the UN Human Rights Council's adoption of resolutions on Palestine, with a large majority, "another achievement for Palestinian diplomacy", and...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Authority has called on the international Middle East Quartet mediators to adopt a more serious position which holds the Israeli government...

Senior PLO committee member Saeb Erekat has called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton to intervene for the...

A high-ranking Palestinian source has claimed that the delay in the formation of the Palestinian unity government, which, it was agreed between Hamas and Fatah, will be headed by...