Israeli officials

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:...

The Israeli government has said that it objects to the moves made by the Palestinian Authority to raise the status of its diplomatic representation in a number of countries....

Israeli newspaper Maariv has revealed that the Prime Minister of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has asked the governor of the Bank of Israel for help to relieve the PA's...

Israeli officials have reacted with anger to UNESCO's decision to endow an academic chair at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG). This, claim the Israelis, is an "endorsement of...

A British newspaper claims that the Israeli government has refused to pledge to let the United States know well in advance of any unilateral attack against Iranian nuclear facilities....

A leading Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem, has accused the country's army of violating its own rules of engagement by using deadly force to disperse unarmed Palestinian protestors in...

Mahmoud Abbas has suggested that Palestine could approach the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the issue of Israel's plans to build 3,000 settlement housing units in the occupied West...

After observing a moratorium of 30 years, Israel released on Thursday records and minutes of secret meetings held on the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre. The documents show that...

The Israeli government has announced plans to hand the Palestinian Authority (PA) 700 firearms ahead of US President, Barack Obama's upcoming visit, Israeli Radio said on Wednesday. The firearms...

Israeli bulldozers have destroyed the homes of Palestinian Bedouin living in Al-Araqeeb village in the Negev Desert for the 48th time. According to Israeli officials, the Bedouin live in...

Israeli officials assume that the US is behind the malware cyber-attack known as Flame, which attacked computers in Israel and across the Middle East recently. This is proof, they...

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries has rejected a complaint put forward by Dr Saeb Erekat on his own behalf and on behalf...

A report in the Israeli media claims that the government is hoping that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will veto a proposed deal for a Germany company to build two...

In February 2006, the Israeli authorities tightened the siege on the Gaza Strip, reducing the movement of passengers and goods to and from the occupied territory; the excuse was...

Israel imposes two parallel legal systems across the occupied West Bank. Illegal Jewish settlers who commit a crime face the mainstream Israeli courts, with in-built legal rights and safeguards....

The question of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel was raised after the Eilat incident and its aftermath when six Egyptian border police were killed by Israel. In...