ARTICLES RELATING TO ISRAEL

Kerry in Israel for peace push

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US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted there is scepticism and cynicism about his efforts to broker new talks between Israelis and Palestinians, as he made his fourth visit to Israel.

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Israel extends Gaza fishing zone

2013-05-21 20:38

Israel has restored the fishing zone off the coast of Gaza after earlier reducing it when rockets were fired from the territory, the army has announced.

Israel MP speaks of removing settlers

2013-05-20 18:08

The leader of the second largest party in Israel's coalition government says thousands of Jewish settlers would have to be removed from occupied land under any peace deal with the Palestinians.

Israel cancels Unesco mission to Jerusalem

2013-05-20 15:00

Israel has announced it is calling off a United Nations investigative mission to the Old City in annexed east Jerusalem because of Palestinian efforts to politicise the visit.

Golan peacekeepers suffer third abduction

2013-05-17 10:00

Syrian rebels have seized three UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights in the third abduction in two months in the ceasefire zone between Syria and Israel, says the UN.

ICC examines Gaza flotilla raid

2013-05-14 22:05

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor says she would open a preliminary examination into the events surrounding the 2010 Israeli raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound from Turkey to the Gaza strip.

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria

2013-05-14 09:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria amid growing concern about Moscow's arms deliveries to Damascus.

Netanyahu under fire over $127k bed

2013-05-12 18:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised for ordering a twin bed installed on a flight to London, which cost tax payers $127 000.

Police guard women praying at Jewish site

2013-05-10 10:00

Israeli police have held back hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men trying to prevent a Jewish women's group from praying at a key Jerusalem holy site, a reversal of past practice.

Anger as Israel OKs new settler homes

2013-05-09 13:00

Israel has signed off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah, angering the Palestinians who accuse the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" moves to rekindle peace talks.

UN pulls back Golan peacekeepers

2013-05-08 22:03

The United Nations has pulled peacekeepers back from an observation post in the Golan Heights ceasefire zone where four Philippine troops were abducted by Syrian rebels, a spokesperson says.

UN bemoans Israeli air violations

2013-05-07 22:08

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has protested to Israel after it observed increased violations of Lebanese air space by Israel, which carried out raids in Syria.

Turkey slams Israeli air strikes in Syria

2013-05-07 14:02

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, saying they are an opportunity for the Syrian regime to cover up its own killings.

Israeli air strikes - Ban urges restraint

2013-05-05 21:59
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for restraint to avoid an escalation in the Syrian conflict, expressing "grave concern" over Israeli air strikes.

Israel strike opens 'all' possibilities

2013-05-05 16:43

The Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi says that the Israeli air strikes against three targets on the outskirts of Damascus "opens the door to all possibilities".

Israel launches airstrike into Syria

2013-05-04 09:32

Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site.

Parents abandon disabled Gaza baby

2013-05-03 11:26

Abandoned by parents, a Gaza disabled toddler has known just one home: the yellow-painted children's ward in Israel's Tel Hashomer hospital where he lives with his grandfather.

Jihadist killed in Israeli air stike

2013-04-30 16:26

Israel has launched its first targeted attack on a militant in Gaza since a war in November, killing a Palestinian jihadist in an air strike, which put further strain on a five-month-old ceasefire.

Netanyahu: Iran hasn't crossed red line

2013-04-29 18:03

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, Iran had not crossed the "red line" he set for its nuclear programme, despite an assessment to the contrary by a former Israeli intelligence chief.

No charges in jail death of Mossad spy

2013-04-25 22:33

Israel will not press charges over the prison suicide of a disgraced Mossad spy from Australia, despite a series of missteps by jail officials on the day of his death in 2010.

Israel did not tell Hagel of Syria intel

2013-04-25 08:05

Hagel says Israel did not tell him of its intelligence assessment that Syria used chemical weapons.

Palestinian hunger striker to end fast

2013-04-23 11:02

A Palestinian prisoner who refused food for months is expected to end his hunger strike after a deal was reached with Israeli authorities for his early release, his lawyer says.

2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

2013-04-19 12:19

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have hit southern Israel without causing casualties or damage, a police spokesperson says.

Kerry: Mideast has 2 years for peace

2013-04-17 22:03

US Secretary of State John Kerry has underlined the difficulty he will face in trying to chart a path toward Mideast peace, urging patience on the details of any two-state plan.

 

Israel preps for 'surprise' Syrian war

2013-05-22 20:55

Israel's air force chief says his troops need to be ready to act quickly in case of an attack from Syria.

Israeli military chief warns Syria

2013-05-21 22:34

An Israeli military chief has issued a stern warning to Syrian leader Bashar Assad against Golan attacks, saying Syria will 'bear the consequences'.

Golan: Israel troops return Syria fire

2013-05-21 09:03

Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria have fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defense Forces statement says.

Israel gunman kills himself and 4 others

2013-05-20 16:31

A bank robbery in Israel has ended with the deaths of five people, including one of the holdup men who apparently shot and killed himself when police launched a raid to free hostages.

Syria gunfire hits Israel-occupied Golan

2013-05-20 07:54

Shots fired from Syria have hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokesperson says, causing no harm or damage.

Israeli 'Nakba' Arabs return to village

2013-05-15 12:00

Palestinians and Arab Israelis have marked what to them is the Nakba - Arabic for "catastrophe" - of the creation of the Jewish state and exodus of 760 000 of them from their homes.

Putin warns against 'destabilising' Syria

2013-05-14 18:24

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against any moves that would further destabilise the situation in Syria, speaking after talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

DA rejects claims of Israeli funding

2013-05-13 21:47
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The Democratic Alliance has rejected claims that the party receives funding from the Israeli "lobby".

Mideast needs political solution: Hagel

2013-05-10 12:07

The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require "political, not military" solutions, says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Israel seeking to 'sabotage' peace efforts

2013-05-10 09:02

The chief Palestinian negotiator has accused the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" US moves to rekindle peace talks by signing off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah.

Hawking to boycott Israel conference

2013-05-08 22:03
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Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a conference hosted by Israel's President Shimon Peres, joining an academic boycott of the Jewish state, event organisers say.

Syria able to face Israel: Assad

2013-05-08 10:09

In his first response to Israel's weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad says Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near Damascus.

Syria OKs militants' attacks on Israel

2013-05-07 16:37

President Bashar Assad's regime has given a Palestinian militant group the go-ahead to set up missiles to attack Israel in the wake of recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, says a spokesperson.

Syrian rockets hit Israeli territory

2013-05-06 21:47

Two rockets fired from Syrian territory have exploded inside the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, without casualties or damage, an Israeli army spokesperson says.

Israel bans civilian flights in north

2013-05-05 19:46

Israel has closed off the airspace in the north of the country to civilian flights, Israel Radio reports.

Israel hits missile stockpile in Syria

2013-05-05 15:19

Israeli has hit a military target outside Damascus for the second time in a week.

Israel questions Google over 'Palestine'

2013-05-03 19:16

Israel has questioned internet giant Google's decision to replace the term "Palestinian Territories" with "Palestine" on the Palestinian www.google.ps page.

Israel negotiator positive on Arab offer

2013-05-03 10:17

Israel's chief peace negotiator says it's "good news" that the Arab peace initiative is negotiable and that Arab nations are supporting peace talks between Israel and the Palestine.

Minister: Hezbollah getting chemical arms

2013-04-29 22:26

A former Israeli defence minister has alleged that Syria's chemical weapons are "trickling" to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Israel to stop phosphor use in smokescreen

2013-04-26 15:01

Israel has said it will be phasing out white phosphorus smokescreen munitions whose use during its 2008-2009 offensive in the heavily populated Gaza Strip drew war crimes allegations.

Israeli military shoots down drone

2013-04-25 17:21

Israel has shot down a drone as it approached the country's northern coast, the military says.

Israel's Shin Bet read tourists' e-mail

2013-04-24 22:20

Israeli security officials at Ben Gurion airport are legally allowed to demand access to tourists' e-mail accounts and deny them entry if they refuse.

Israel says drones will replace aircraft

2013-04-21 21:20

Israel military official says drones, which can execute nearly every battlefield operation, will replace piloted aircraft.

Iran's army able to destroy Israel 'alone'

2013-04-18 15:01

Iran's army "alone" is able to destroy Israel, army commander General Ataollah Salehi has said, responding to boasts by the Jewish state that its military that could attack its arch foe on its own.

Rockets hit Israeli resort town

2013-04-17 11:04

At least two rockets have exploded in Israel's Red Sea resort town of Eilat early causing no casualties but prompting the authorities to close the airport, police say.

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