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Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has said that he remains optimistic about the second round of peace talks despite the Israeli government's approval of 1,200 new settlement units in the...
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The Israeli cabinet has approved a plan by the Minister of Housing, Silvan Shalom, for the development of the Negev and Galilee to attract 300,000 Israeli Jews to the...
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that his government would continue its hard line policy to combat the flow of African refugees and immigrants into Israel. Netanyahu's statement...
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81 Jordanian MPs have demanded their government to summon the Israeli Ambassador "to convey a message of protest against Jewish extremists calling to organize their religious celebrations on Islamic...
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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...
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Jordan's first Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Khalil Attieh demanded on Wednesday that his government expel Daniel Nevo, the Israeli ambassador to Jordan. Attieh also urged the Arab League...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has participated in a propaganda film to promote the Jewish relationship with the city of Jerusalem. The film shows the gradual wearing away...
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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...
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Justice Minister Tzipi Livni is preparing to appeal against the Knesset if a vote goes against her on a bill which would ban Israel from relinquishing control over parts...
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In an editorial published on Tuesday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz condemned the amended version of the Contributors to the State bill that was supposed to soften the extreme discriminatory...
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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...
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The Israeli government is expected to vote today for the re-appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as Foreign Minister. The move follows a court decision which acquitted Lieberman of corruption charges...
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The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his rejection of the proposed deal between Iran and a number of Western states. "There are not just two possibilities on the...
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During his visit to Washington on Thursday, Israel's Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett accused the Obama administration of "jeopardising" Israel's security in order to reach an agreement with Tehran...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is set to head the cabinet next week during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two day visit to Russia, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported...
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Israel's Deputy Minister of Defence Danny Danon has accused the Palestinian Authority of funding terrorism and is calling on the international community to immediately cease its assistance until the...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has expressed his skepticism about ever reaching a permanent peace agreement with the Palestinians, claiming the "time is not appropriate." Speaking at a Contractors...
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The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Religious Endowments and Heritage has warned of a recommendation by the chairperson of the Knesset's Interior Committee, Miri Regev, which aims to facilitate the storming...
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Official data from the Israeli Knesset show that more than 400 Israelis commit suicide every year. According to the figures, the phenomenon has increased in recent years. On Tuesday...
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Israel's Labour and Shas parties have agreed to work together in the Knesset to help topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, according to Israeli newspaper Maariv. The new alliance...
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Israel's Deputy Knesset Speaker MK Ahmad Tibi has revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not halted the construction of 20,000 housing units in the West Bank settlements,...
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On Friday Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman ruled out that Palestinians and Israelis will reach any peace agreement and said both sides are at a "dead end." Speaking at...
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Israel's former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg openly recognised that Israel possesses nuclear weapons during a conference in Haifa on Thursday that convened to discuss a Middle East free of...
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Right wing members of the Israeli Knesset have confirmed their opposition to the Prawer bill, a plan to regulate Palestinian Bedouin settlement in the Naqab desert, also known as...
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Adalah, the legal centre for Arab minority rights in Israel, has called the Israeli government's decision to withdraw the Prawer Plan bill a "major achievement in the history of...
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Israel's official state radio has reported that a "historic meeting" was held between Israeli and Saudi diplomats on the sidelines of the World Policy Conference in Monaco. According to...
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A member of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has condemned the decision to look at ways to enlist Arab Christians and Bedouin into the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Dr Basel...
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At dawn on Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces raided a number of neighbourhoods in the city of Hebron using armoured vehicles. The incident is the first of its kind to...
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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has voted by a large majority to block a bill intended to block negotiations for a political agreement over Jerusalem without first achieving the support...
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