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The Deputy Prime Minister of Israel believes that the forthcoming indirect negotiations between his government and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are "doomed to failure". Speaking to the Jerusalem Post,...
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The Israel Defence Forces have deployed unmanned drones to watch over offshore gas fields for fear of an attack by Lebanon's Hezbollah. Reports in the Jerusalem Post claim that...
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The President of Israel has claimed that a move by the Palestinian Authority to seek UN recognition of an independent Palestinian state will "continue, not bring an end to,...
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Israel has protested to the European Union about plans to consider the accurate labelling of products made in illegal Jewish settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories; such goods are...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, after his meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, "First stop firing, then we'll talk." Half of Israel is under constant...
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The Zionist Organization of America issued a press statement on Monday regarding the results of a survey which show that the vast majority of Israelis do not believe in...
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Media sources in Israel have revealed that the government in Tel Aviv is opposed to any cut in aid from the US to Jordan, fearing that it could lead...
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Former Mossad Chief, Meir Dagan, has said that Yuval Diskin, the former director of Shin Bet (Israel's Security Agency), was speaking his "internal truth" when he criticized Israel's Prime...
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Israel has accelerated its digging and destruction around the Al-Magharbeh Gates, which is an essential part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Islamic Endowments and Heritage said...
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President Mahmoud Abbas is facing massive American and European pressure to change his mind over accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, which has coincided with US efforts...
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Huge gaps have opened up between Turkey and Israel over the amount of compensation for the Mavi Marmara families as well as Israel's position towards the Palestinians, Syrians and...
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Israel has denounced a paper by the Scottish Church which denies "Jews' special claim to the land of Israel." The paper entitled "The Inheritance of Abraham," which was published...
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Amnesty International has labelled Israel's Prawer-Begin Bill which allows for the displacement of Bedouins in the Negev Desert as "racist". The human rights group called on the Israeli government...
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Israeli writer, Yossi Melman, has said that Israel's main concern is the possible downfall of the military regime in Egypt. He has also said that Israel is fearful that...
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Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has said that Saudi Arabia and Israel share a position on Iran but cooperation between the two countries is difficult due to the continued Palestine-Israel...
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Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Thursday that he has never known any Palestinian ready and willing to concede his rights as his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. Speaking at...
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A conference of foreign ministers of the Mediterranean Union due to take place in Istanbul in November has been cancelled after Egypt and several other Arab countries objected to...
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Israel's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Dutch Ambassador in Tel Aviv over the Dutch water supplier Vitens' decision to end its partnership with the Israeli water company Merokot because...
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January 27, 2014
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By Khalid Amayreh in RamallahSexual and financial corruption is "rampant" throughout the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Fahmi Shabaneh. The former PA intelligence official has made these grave allegations...
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On November 6th The Jerusalem Post published an article written by G. Steinberg and J. Edelstein titled, 'Turning the Tables on BDS'. The article discusses the need for Israel...