Israel moves to boost West Bank settlements before peace talksNinety settlements were included on new national priority areas map approved by governmentMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Interim deal may be best option in pursuit of accord between Israel and PalestiniansDifficult choices lie ahead for both sides as they seek a lasting agreementTue Jul 30 2013 - 10:05
Israel to release 104 Palestinian prisonersMove a goodwill gesture ahead of Middle East peace talks in WashingtonMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Israel freezes EU projects in West BankMove a response to Brussels decision not to fund or co-operate with Israeli settlementsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:08
Middle East peace talks to begin next weekFive years of deadlock to end with Washington meeting between Israelis and PalestiniansFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
European Union to blacklist Hizbullah’s military wingGilmore welcomes moves amid fears for Irish troops if full clampdown agreedTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Abbas vows to hold referendum on any peace proposalUS diplomat Martin Indyk named mediator for Mid-East talksMon Jul 22 2013 - 19:52
Netanyahu says any peace deal will be put to Israeli referendumRelease of 80 Palestinian prisoners to herald restart of long-stalled peace talksSun Jul 21 2013 - 22:00
Palestinians and Israelis to resume stalled peace talksMajor breakthrough after months of intense US diplomatic pressure on both sidesFri Jul 19 2013 - 21:43
Palestinians expected to decide today on terms for talks with IsraelConflicting reports emerged from yesterday’s top-level discussions in RamallahFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Israel plans settlements despite EU’s tougher lineConstruction plans for West Bank going ahead as John Kerry tries to broker new talksThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Israel condemns EU ban on funds for settlementsNetanyahu angry at decree that means all future co-operation agreements with Israel can’t include Israeli settlementsWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:21
Israel takes measured response to events in EgyptHamas leaders in Gaza said to be in shock over fall of Muslim BrotherhoodFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Israelis and Palestinians closer to talks, Kerry claimsUS secretary of state says start of final-status negotiations could be ‘within reach’Mon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Kerry steers Israel towards peace talksUS secretary of state has ‘productive, in-depth and wide-ranging’ discussion with Israeli prime ministerSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Netanyahu agrees goodwill moves to jump-start peace process, reports sayUS secretary of state John Kerry to meet Israeli PM and Palestinian president AbbasThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:03
Jewish man mistaken for terrorist shot dead by security guard in JerusalemDoron Ben Shlush was shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, said guardSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Palestinian prime minister offers to resign just two weeks after being sworn inHamdallah believes his deputies have ‘overstepped their authority’Fri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Two-state solution is at dead end, says Israeli ministerNaftali Bennett statement directly contradicts Netanyahu’s policyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Netanyahu distances himself from minister’s ‘two-state’ claimsIsraeli prime minister says officials must speak in unison in favour of returning to negotiating tableMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Palestinians warn that Israeli settlement plans could scupper peace talks effortsIsrael plans 300 homes in Ramot and nearly 800 in GiloFri May 31 2013 - 00:00
Israel conducts largest ever civil defence drillMissile attacks from Syria, Lebanon and Gaza simulated as well as use of chemical weaponsTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
John Kerry reaches out in effort to restart Middle East peace talksUS secretary of state pushes ahead despite no sign of diplomatic advanceFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Damascus claims it destroyed Israeli military vehicle on joint borderIn response guided missile fired and Syrian military outpost destroyed, says IsraelTue May 21 2013 - 23:29
Israel questions Gaza boy’s deathReport claims there was no evidence that Muhammad el-Dura was killed by Israeli fireTue May 21 2013 - 01:06
Netanyahu says further strikes on Syria a possibilityDamascus vows to retaliate to future attacks, as Russians to send naval task force to defend base in TartusMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem over army enlistment plansClashes with police leave six policemen and five protesters injuredSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Netanyahu urges Putin not to supply air defence system to SyriaIsraeli PM makes urgent plea to Russian president to cancel plans to aid SyriaWed May 15 2013 - 09:00
Jewish settlers furious at Israeli government plans for Bedouin cityNueimeh, in the Jordan Valley, is slated to become the home to tens of thousands of PalestiniansTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Binyamin Netanyahu’s flight of fancy leaves Israeli taxpayers unimpressedNews that putting a double bed on a five-hour flight cost €98,000 came a day after 10,000 Israelis protested against austerityMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Brawl at Jerusalem’s Western Wall as police prevent disruption of prayersThree ultra-Orthodox men arrested and two policemen injuredSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Israel to build 300 new settlement homes in West BankMoves jeopardise any hope of peace talks, say PalestiniansFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Stephen Hawking pulls out of major presidential conference in JerusalemIsrael displeased at ‘boycott’ of event sponsored by president, Shimon PeresThu May 09 2013 - 06:29
Hapoel Katamon football team, owned totally by fans, wins promotion to professional leagueIsraeli team’s progressive ethos attracts fans of every hue, secular and religious, Jewish and ArabTue May 07 2013 - 06:59
Israel claims ‘proof’ of chemical weapons use by Assad regime‘No one has any doubts’ asserts senior officialTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Syrian army ‘using chemical weapons’, says Israeli military analystBut Netanyahu cannot back claims, says KerryWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:09
Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad resignsResignation of ‘political moderate’ a significant blow to US peace effortsMon Apr 15 2013 - 06:00
Women arrested for wearing men’s prayer shawls at Jerusalem’s Western Wall‘Women of the Wall’ feminists had defied court order banning the wearing of shawlsFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:12
John Kerry visits Israel in attempt to revive Middle East peace processImmediate setback as Israel refuses to release map delineating a future Palestinian stateMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:21
Obama vows to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear bombUS president speaking in Jerusalem on first day of Middle East tripThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Obama’s Middle East trip begins this afternoon in JerusalemUS president will inspect Iron Dome missile system on arrival in JerusalemWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:20
New government an opportunity for Israel and Palestinians to re-engage, says ShatterMinister visits Ramallah on fourth day of Middle East tripThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Israeli parties reach agreement on make-up of new governmentNetanyahu’s Likud Beiteinu list will hold majority of ministries in centre-right cabinetThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Shatter begins Middle East tour with medal presentation to Irish troops in LebanonIsraeli officials to press Minister for Defence for more robust Unifil role on HizbullahMon Mar 11 2013 - 09:28
Palestinian children ill-treated by Israeli military, says UnicefThe United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has accused Israel of systematic ill-treatment of Palestinian children detained in…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Israel to run separate buses for PalestiniansFrom today Israel plans to operate separate buses for Jews and Palestinians on some routes running from the West Bank into central…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Netanyahu rails against 'slanderous'Zionism jibeIsraeli prime minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu has condemned Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for calling Zionism…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Netanyahu gets two more weeks to build coalitionIsraeli prime minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu will be granted a two-week extension tomorrow night by president Shimon Peres…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
25,000 at West Bank funeral of militant who died in jailSome 25,000 Palestinians attended the funeral of a detainee who died in Israeli custody over the weekend but clashes in the West…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
West Bank violence flares over man's deathIsrael has asked the Palestinian Authority to act to stop a wave of violence in the West Bank that erupted after the death in…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
