Israeli Government

Yesterday evening a demolition order was served on a home in the village of Al Walajah just outside Bethlehem on the West Bank. If this action goes ahead, this...

A spokesman for Fatah has described as "political terrorism" the incitement by Israel against the Palestinian reconciliation agreement and national unity. In a press statement, Fayez Abu Eita said:...

Reports from Israel suggest that negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority are unlikely to resume in the near future. Leaked documents claim that there have been...

Israeli media outlets have unveiled a government plan to displace 30,000 Palestinians from their villages in the Negev, which the authorities refuse to recognise. They would be forced to...

A senior member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Chairman of the Palestinian delegation for the negotiations, has said that the Israeli government is neither...

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 senior figure in Fatah has accused the Israeli government of escalating military activity against Gaza as a cover-up of continued illegal settlement expansion and building. Azzam El Ahmad...

Official data released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed that settlement construction in the occupied West Bank has quadrupled since the end of the partial moratorium five...

Israel's Defence Minister has called on the rest of the Israeli government to maintain strong ties with the US Administration. This is especially important, said Ehud Barak, due to...

Media sources in Israel have claimed that messages have been exchanged between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority regarding the possibility of returning to direct negotiations. Officials in...

Hebrew newspaper sources have revealed the existence of an "urgent" message sent by the Israeli government at the end of last week to a number of world leaders. Aimed...

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...

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...

In a statement to mark International Children's Day, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Israel is tangible breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of...

The Israeli government stated that plans for settlement construction and projects in Jerusalem are on-going and will continue, adding that this is in complete harmony with the policies of...

The Israeli government has announced that it is freezing relations and cooperation with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision was announced by Israel's Deputy Foreign...

A senior Fatah official has ruled out any effective international or American action on the deadlocked peace negotiations until after the US mid-term election. Nabil Shaath, a member of...

The People's Democratic Party in Jordan has called upon the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to reject a return to direct negotiations with the Israeli government because the latter "will...

The Israeli government has issued a statement warning Palestinians of the consequences of their efforts to extend a permanent appeal to the international community about Israel's occupation. Issued by...

Yesterday morning , Hebrew Radio revealed that the Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently in communication with political entities in Turkey that oppose the ruling...

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has condemned strongly the Israeli government's decision to accelerate the construction of hundreds of illegal settlement units in...

Israel has threatened to topple the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas if he gets non-member status at the UN and then challenges the Zionist state at the...

Israel's Minister of War, Ehud Barak, has announced his decision to completely retire from politics following accusations by Israeli politicians, parliamentarians and the Hebrew media of defeat during 'Operation...

An Israeli economics magazine said on Sunday that the financial repercussions of Israel's "Operation Pillar of Cloud" are such that the deficit in the government's 2013 budget has been...

The ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli government is threatening the political future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A leading Israeli newspaper...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Prime Minister of Gaza has delivered a live address to the media following the agreement of a ceasefire with Israel which brought an end to the...

An economic analyst has warned that the aggression launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip will deepen the economic crisis in the near future, which may push Israelis to...

Israeli government websites have been subjected to "unprecedented" numbers of cyber attacks since the start of the military offensive against the people of Gaza. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told...

The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth has published the conditions set out by negotiators for a ceasefire to end the current Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. The newspaper said...

The Speaker of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has expressed concern that Israel will face security and political obstacles over settlements if US President Barack Obama is re-elected. Reuben...

The Israeli government has criticised the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Richard Falk has called for a boycott of all companies...

An Israeli court has heard that the government of Ehud Olmert drafted a plan to starve Palestinians in Gaza. The details were revealed after a human rights group obtained...