ARTICLES RELATING TO PALESTINE

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SA approves new trade labels for Israel

2013-04-11 20:54
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South Africa has imposed new rules requiring goods imported from occupied Palestinian territories to display special labels, a government official says.

'The Jewish Terrorist' sentenced to ife

2013-04-09 17:28

A West Bank settler dubbed "The Jewish Terrorist" by the Israeli media have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two Palestinians in 1997.

Abbas 'to suspend action against Israel'

2013-04-04 22:46

President Mahmud Abbas will temporarily refrain from unilateral action against Israel to give US-brokered peace talks a chance to resume, a Palestinian official says.

Saudi-funded UN cash to support Gaza

2013-04-03 16:55

The United Nations is to provide financial support to thousands of Gaza families affected by last year's conflict with Israel thanks to a Saudi donation of nearly $16m, it says.

Palestinian inmate dies; Israel blamed

2013-04-02 14:04
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The Palestinian leadership has blamed Israel for the death of a long-term prisoner with cancer, hiking tensions over a tinderbox issue closely followed on Palestinian streets.

Israeli army arrests five Hamas members

2013-03-27 12:01

Israel's army has arrested five members of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, including a member of parliament, a prisoners' support group says.

Kerry, Abbas discuss 'new' peace efforts

2013-03-23 22:23

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has told US Secretary of State John Kerry that Israeli settlements "endanger" peace efforts, at a meeting to discuss a "new" peace push, says an official.

Palestine invokes apartheid on Obama tour

2013-03-22 07:41

Palestinians sour at Barack Obama's perceived failure to honour their historical struggle have invoked the US civil rights movement and South Africa's apartheid.

Israel poised to ink government deal

2013-03-15 11:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to ink a long-awaited coalition deal that would see a new government sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

Racism claims over special Israeli buses

2013-03-04 22:17

Israel has launched a special bus service to transport Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to work in the Jewish state, triggering accusations of racism from a local rights group.

Palestine urges boycott of Jerusalem race

2013-02-27 07:46

Palestinians have called for a boycott of a marathon race in Jerusalem that winds through the city's eastern sector.

West Bank clashes erupt after funeral

2013-02-25 21:50

Palestinians have clashed with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank after the funeral of a Palestinian who died in an Israeli jail.

Israel raids home of hunger striker

2013-02-18 22:22

Israeli police have raided the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian prisoner, who has been on long-term hunger strike, and arrested his brother.

Israel convicts Hamas members

2013-02-14 21:44

An Israeli court has found two senior Hamas members who had taken refuge in Red Cross east Jerusalem offices guilty of "membership of a terror organisation".

Study faults Israel, Palestine textbooks

2013-02-04 15:00

A US-funded study says both Israeli and Palestinian schoolbooks largely present one-sided narratives of the conflict between the two peoples and tend to ignore the existence of the other side.

Gaza teens graduate military school

2013-01-24 21:41

More than 3 000 Palestinian teenagers have graduated from the ruling Hamas militant group's first high school military training programme in the Gaza Strip.

Malaysian PM on solidarity trip to Gaza

2013-01-22 17:26

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has pledged solidarity with the Palestinians on his first trip to Gaza, and has backed reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah.

Court okays dismantling of Palestinian camp

2013-01-16 22:26

Israel's Supreme Court has approved dismantling a Palestinian camp set up on a West Bank site slated for Jewish settlement, three days after its inhabitants had already been evicted.

Palestinians pitch tents on Israeli land

2013-01-11 18:05

Palestinians from villages in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem have pitched tents on land Israel has earmarked for a new urban settlement.

 

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

Palestine boy appears for throwing rocks

2013-04-11 22:21

A 14-year-old boy with dual US-Palestinian citizenship has gone before an Israeli military court accused of throwing stones at Israeli cars in the occupied West Bank.

Morocco accuses Israel of arrogance

2013-04-09 22:01

Morocco's parliament speaker has accused Israel of arrogance for having barred two Moroccan MPs in an EU-led parliamentary team from entering the West Bank to meet Palestinian officials.

Kerry ends Mideast trip with Israel talks

2013-04-09 14:03

Top US diplomat John Kerry has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the tail end of three days of talks to piece together a plan for resuming Middle East peace negotiations.

Kerry returning to Middle East

2013-04-04 12:31

US Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East for his third trip in a month, foraging for signs that Israel and the Palestinians are ready to make tough sacrifices for peace.

Palestinians on strike after inmate dies

2013-04-03 13:02

Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza are observing a general strike, with prisoners refusing food to mourn the death of a fellow inmate in an Israeli jail.

Hamas mixed-sex schools ban takes effect

2013-04-02 13:00

A law banning mixed-sex schooling in the Gaza Strip has entered into force, education minister for Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, says.

Israel to unblock Palestinian funds

2013-03-25 21:14

Israel is to resume the transfer of revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, the premier's office says.

Obama makes symbolic stops in Israel

2013-03-22 12:08

Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Barack Obama has paid respects to heroes of Israel and victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming the Jewish state's right to exist.

Palestinian 'mother of martyrs' dies

2013-03-18 09:07

A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis has died, says a Gaza official.

UK consul forced out of West Bank campus

2013-03-05 18:11

Scores of Palestinian students have forced the British consul general to make a hasty departure from a West Bank university campus.

Israel: Cause of prisoner death unclear

2013-02-28 20:49

Israel's health ministry says the cause of a Palestinian prisoner's death remains unclear following tests on samples from his body, after Palestinian charges he was tortured in detention.

Israel calls for calm in the West Bank

2013-02-26 11:02

Israel has called on the Palestinian Authority to rein in unrest as militants vowed revenge over the death of a prisoner whom the Palestinians allege died under Israeli torture.

Al-Aqsa mosque warning for Obama

2013-02-24 22:06

Palestinian leaders have stressed that US President Barack Obama should not visit the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem in a way that might compromise its "Muslim sovereignty".

Palestinians rally for Israel prisoners

2013-02-18 20:56

Palestinians have blocked roads and held marches across the West Bank to protest the fate of thousands of their countrymen held in Israeli jails and demand the release of four detainees.

Obama urged to restart Middle East talks

2013-02-07 14:03

Barack Obama has been urged to help restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, despite a White House statement that he will not pursue any new peace initiatives on his upcoming trip to the region.

Israel releases frozen Palestinian funds

2013-01-30 18:58

Israel says it had released $100m of the tariffs and tax money it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which have been frozen last year as punishment for the UN bid.

Israel won't freeze settlements: Lieberman

2013-01-24 14:00

A new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not freeze construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, says former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Palestinians brace for rightwing Israel

2013-01-18 11:00

The Palestinians are bracing for a new right-wing government that Israel's election is expected to produce, hoping that international and domestic moves will strengthen their position.

West Bank teen killed by Israeli fire

2013-01-15 14:17

A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern West Bank, not far from the separation barrier, say Palestinian medical and security sources.

Israel warns of new Palestinian uprising

2013-01-10 20:09

Israel's president has warned that the Palestinians are liable to launch a new uprising if the Jewish state doesn't do more to try to reach a peace accord.

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