The Irish Times

Irish MEPs on delegation blocked by Israel from entering Gaza

Israel accused of blocking European Parliament’s work by refusing entry to delegation chair

Sun May 22 2022 - 18:03

Israeli government at risk of collapse after MP quits

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi accuses coalition of fuelling tensions amid dramatic departure

Fri May 20 2022 - 18:12

The Irish Times view on the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: a real inquiry is essential

Abu Akleh was reporting on Israeli raids and, according to witnesses, was shot with a colleague as she approached a patrol

Mon May 16 2022 - 00:02

UAE president and pro-West moderniser Khalifa dies

Brother Sheikh Mohammed will formally become Gulf state’s next leader

Fri May 13 2022 - 20:06

Russia calls on remaining Mariupol defenders to surrender as evacuation convoy heads to city

Kyiv’s besieged troops in Azovstal steelworks hold out despite ‘bloody fighting’

Thu May 05 2022 - 20:48

Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister's Hitler remarks

Prime minister Naftali Bennett thanks Russian leader for clarifying position

Thu May 05 2022 - 18:44

Russia accuses Israel of supporting Ukraine’s ‘neo-Nazi regime’

Jerusalem summons ambassador and demands apology over Lavrov’s remarks

Tue May 03 2022 - 17:33

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site with 152 injured

Tensions heightened by Ramadan coinciding with the Jewish celebration of Passover

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 10:33

Palestinian killed as Israeli forces continue West Bank crackdown

Thirty-one Palestinians injured in Nablus in clashes with troops at site of tomb

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 19:09

Tensions soar in Israel after terror attacks and with Ramadan approaching

Prime minister Naftali Bennett holds security consultations to weigh Israel’s response

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 18:30

Train tracks leading refugees to Lviv brought Jews to extermination camps 80 years ago

Barbaric 20th-century anti-Semitism, genocide and relocation hang over Russian invasion

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 01:00

Four Israelis killed by Israeli Bedouin with links to Islamic State

Three women and a man killed in southern Israeli city of Beersheba

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 18:42

Israeli prime minister criticises Zelenskiy over Holocaust comparison

Opposition party says Ukrainian president’s comments border on Holocaust denial

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 18:50

Israel set to absorb thousands of Ukrainian refugees

Anyone with family member in Israel will be allowed to enter as long as conflict continues

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 16:48

War in Ukraine: Russia resumes shelling during agreed ceasefire, halting evacuation for second day

Pope pleads for peace as Putin says campaign in Ukraine will not end until Kyiv stops fighting

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 19:09

Ukrainian statehood in jeopardy says Putin, blaming leaders for continuing conflict

Western sanctions against Russia like a ‘declaration of war’ says president

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 21:12

Israel cements ties with Arab states as PM visits Bahrain

Talks in Manama mark first visit to the Gulf state by an Israeli prime minister

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 19:01

Israeli inquiry into police use of spyware in doubt

Initial police investigation into Pegasus discovers only three phones were hacked

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 18:25

Israeli police use of Pegasus spyware on citizens to be investigated

Witness in Binyamin Netanyahu trial among those targeted using controversial software

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 18:23

Netanyahu shuns plea deal sidelining him from politics for seven years

Former Israeli PM vows to remain leader of the Likud party and fight to return to power

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 17:01

Netanyahu plea deal held up by opposition to wording that would end political career

Attorney general insisting court rule former Israeli PM’s conduct was ‘moral turpitude’

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 17:37

Abbas enters his 17th year in power amid criticism and uncertainty

Long-tenured Palestinian leader’s crowning achievement has yet to achieve desired results

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 20:13

Israel needs peace talks to counter apartheid claim, says foreign minister

Yair Lapid says Israel faces designation but coalition make-up rules out talks with Palestinians

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 16:42

Israel administers fourth Covid-19 vaccine to over-60s in world first

Rollout of second booster follows warning Omicron could infect 4m Israelis within weeks

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 18:18

Israel’s PM criticises his defence minister for meeting with Palestinian president

Event at Gantz’s home was first time Abbas had crossed into Israel for talks in a decade

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 18:12

Israel plans to double Jewish settlement on Golan Heights

PM claims Syrian war makes Israeli control of territory more palatable internationally

Mon Dec 27 2021 - 16:44

Israel set to offer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to people over 60

Despite being amongst the first countries to roll out a nationwide vaccination and booster campaign, only 63% of Israel’s population of 9.3m has had two doses

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 17:08

Ireland among countries added to Israel’s Covid travel red list

Move means Israelis cannot travel to Ireland and citizens returning must enter quarantine

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 15:24

Relatives of Israeli settler killed in West Bank shooting call for settlement to be rebuilt

Funeral of Yehuda Dimentman (25) also hears calls from far-right for action on Homesh

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 20:18

Israeli PM defends settlers after minister refers to ‘extremist’ violence

‘Settlers in Judea and Samaria suffered daily from violence and terrorism for decades’

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 17:32

Israel urges world powers to end nuclear deal talks with Iran

Biden administration has repeatedly reiterated its desire to return to the 2015 agreement broken by Trump

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 17:49

Israeli PM defends use of surveillance technology to track Omicron cases

Rights groups criticise reintroduction of Shin Bet devices to curb spread of Covid variant

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 18:02

Omicron: States race to delay spread of Covid variant as more cases detected

WHO urges ‘balance’ in response as travel restrictions and quarantine measures imposed

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 01:00

Hamas gunman shot dead after killing Israeli and wounding three in Jerusalem

Attack near flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque is second attack in city in four days

Sun Nov 21 2021 - 16:46