Israeli security

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...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Palestinian Authority and its security apparatuses to regulate Palestinian rallies commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), the name given...

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 has been forced to reveal what Palestinians and other observers on the ground have known for a long time: that the blockade of Gaza is state policy intended...

A report in Haaretz newspaper on Thursday claims that Egypt has sent troops and military equipment to Sinai without prior approval from Israel. This, notes Haaretz, is in contradiction...

Israel destroyed dozens of EU-funded development projects across the occupied West Bank in 2011. The details of the extent of Israeli destruction have been given in a report issued...

The Israeli occupation authorities have arrested a number of foreign nationals who arrived at Ben Gurion Airport to take part in solidarity events in the occupied West Bank. The...

Media sources in Israel have revealed that the Israeli Transport Minister and Railway Authority have prepared a blueprint for the extension of the country's railway network to service the...

The Israeli government approved on Sunday the extension of a law that places restrictions on the reunification of Palestinian families for a further year "due to security considerations". The...

Israel's Prime Minister has told John Kerry that recognition of the state and its security must be secured before a resumption of negotiations with the Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu met...

An Israeli court has rejected the appeal made on behalf of Palestinian MP Ahmed Attoun against his detention without charge. Instead, the court in Jerusalem confirmed the six-month "administrative...

Israeli Defence Minister, Moshe Ya'alon, said on Monday that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad controls no more than 40 per cent of Syrian, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. In...

At a time of serious economic crisis in America, the US government has allocated $220 million to Israel for its "Iron Dome" missile defence system. Documents linked to the...

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said that any solution to problems in the Middle East, especially the Syrian conflict or Iran's nuclear programme should be "political, not military." In...

Media sources claim that Israel and America are putting considerable pressure on European Union foreign ministers who are preparing to issue a strongly worded statement condemning Israeli practices in...

Israel's shameless mouthpieceIn yet another revealing speech, this time delivered at a symposium at IDC University in Herzliya, Tony Blair has exposed himself for what he truly is; not...

The United States must support the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations this month or risk losing the little credibility it has in the Arab world. If...

By Prof Abdullah Al Ash'al The Arab Initiative's mandate to hold direct negotiations with Israel which was the result of its Committee meeting on July 29th 2010 is bound...