Knesset

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...