Israeli Politics

In a national security studies conference held in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the head of the Israeli army's Planning Division, General Nimrod Sheffer, revealed that Israeli army combat units...

On Monday The Times of Israel newspaper published the results of a poll conducted by Ariel University, revealing "the overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews support Israel extending its sovereignty...

On Tuesday 12 March, the Arab Centre for Applied Social Research (MADA Al-Carmel) in Israel launched its inaugural Israel Studies Programme specialising in the study of Israeli society and...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accused the current incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu of exaggerating the Iranian nuclear threat, called for a two-state solution with the Palestinians and predicted...

Israel's Likud Party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has proposed a basic law with constitutional status which, if passed by the Knesset, would lead to the annexation of...

The Yesh Atid Party in Israel has said that the coalition government is in danger following a freeze in the debate over the recruitment of religious students into the...

Israel's Housing Minister said on Thursday that the idea of the two-state solution has reached a dead-end and the search for an alternative is a "must". Uri Ariel, a...

Reports in the Israeli media suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has no control" over Likud, the party that he is supposed to lead. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth has...

Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Wednesday that he is "hopeful" that peace talks with the Palestinians will lead to a two-state solution and bring prosperity to the Middle...

The parliamentary bloc for the National Democratic Rally has asked the legal advisor to the Israeli government to launch an investigation into comments made by right-wing politician and Minister...

Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue settlement building in return for support from coalition partners for the prisoner release deal. It...

Israel's Minister of the Economy, and head of the Jewish Home Party, has claimed that the Oslo Accords and idea of a Palestinian State are both "dead". Writing on...

The Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Israel's former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, has undergone a surgical procedure in the abdomen on Tuesday whilst still at "a minimum level...

Secretary of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Abed Rabbo said that the chances of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations succeeding are "non-existent". He warned that if the negotiations continue as...

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister appears to be waging a campaign against the creation of a Palestinian state on land occupied by Israel since 1967. Zeev Elkin has expressed his...

In light of the latest developments in the region, Palestinian Islamic movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad have announced that they are forming a joint body to cooperate on political,...

Israeli Likud leaders are calling for a conference to be held aimed at foiling peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, an Israeli Hebrew newspaper reported on Wednesday. The majority...

Israel's housing minister, Uri Ariel, has claimed that the state's borders "extend from the Jordan River to the western border", which is, of course, the Mediterranean Sea. He told...

Members of the majority Likud Party in Israel have threatened to topple Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government if he cedes control of any of the West Bank to the Palestinians...

Israel's Supreme Court is to convene on Tuesday to discuss an appeal calling on the Attorney General to prosecute Knesset Member, Hanin Zoabi, for taking part in the Freedom...

On Thursday, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, said that his country plans to compete for one of the non-permanent seats on the Security Council for 2019-20. According...

Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to release the second batch of Palestinian prisoners two weeks early in order for them to...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his condolences on Monday to the family of extremist Jewish Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, founder of the rightwing Shas party. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth...

Israel's Finance Minister Yair Lapid has revealed that he is against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's requirement that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a condition for...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered Czech President Meles Ziman his own house to serve as the Czech embassy, Israeli Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Wednesday. The newspaper...

The leader of Israel's Jewish Home Party and Minister of the Economy Naftali Bennett has threatened to withdraw from the government coalition if negotiators agree to grant concessions to...

A Haaretz poll published on Friday reveals that 63 per cent of the Israeli public favours Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, while frustration with Minister of Finance Yair Lapid...

The Yedioth Ahronoth website reported on Sunday morning that the Israeli right-wing is introducing a series of laws during the Knesset's winter session primarily aiming to limit the power...

VIDEO Efraim Halevi, Israel's former Head of Mossad, has said that Israel could benefit from what he describes as a struggle between religion and modernity in the Middle East....

Whilst the Israeli defence ministry is seeking further budget provisions, the Israeli finance ministry is insisting on budget cuts. The Defence minister has warned that this could affect army...

The Israeli Knesset finance committee has approved the formation of a special committee of three members to pass secret funds to the Shin Bet and Mossad without revealing the...

An Israeli magistrate's court in Jerusalem unanimously acquitted former Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman of fraud and a breach of trust charges. According to Israeli media, the ruling cleared...