Poll: ‘Labor, Likud gain more seats as Kadima declines’
Israeli newspaper Haaretz and Israeli TV Channel 10 conducted, on Wednesday evening, a poll which revealed that the Labor Party in Israel is gaining seats at the expense of Kadima…
Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Tel Aviv bombing
The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for the Tel Aviv suicide bombing which took place on Thursday afternoon near a central bus station…
Israeli soldier killed by resistance fire
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for the killing of an Israeli soldier on Wednesday, Maan News Agency reported. The agency added that the soldier was…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
Halutz slams violent settlers
Speaking at a national security conference at Haifa University, on Tuesday evening, Israeli Chief of Staff Dan Halutz addressed attempts of settlers to resettle in the evacuated northern West Bank…
PHR: ‘Palestinian AIDS Patient Denied Entry into Israel for Urgent Medical Care’
Six senior experts in the HIV/AIDS field of Physicians for Human Rights in Israel published an open letter on Wednesday, regarding a young Palestinian man from the Gaza Strip, who…
Livni replaces Shalom as a Foreign Minister
The Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, formally appointed Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, from Kadima party, as a Foreign Minister instead of Silvan Shalom, who resigned along with three other…
Olmert says negotiation with P.A after factions are disarmed
Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert said that he hopes that negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel will resume after the elections in both the Palestinian territories and Israel,…
Peretz tends to announce a ‘new disengagement’
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported that leaders of the Israeli Labor Party are trying to convince Labor Party leader, Amir Peretz, to announce his support to another unilateral withdrawal from…
Sharon could be defined as being in vegetative state
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is not showing any signs of reviving from his induced coma; if his condition persists into next week,…
U.S. reconsiders aid to the PA if Hamas joins government
U.S. diplomatic sources said on Friday that the U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority would be reviewed and possibly reduced if Hamas participates in a government after this month’s Palestinian…
Shalom quits the Israeli government, ends Likud presence
Following a conciliatory meeting with Likud party Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom resigned from the government Friday. Netanyahu had asked, on Thursday, Likud ministers to resign in…
Sharon not showing signs of regaining consciousness
Doctors at the Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem said that Sharon is not showing signs of regaining consciousness although they have been trying to get him out of his…
Mofaz demands Abbas to present a detailed plan for disarming resistance
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, demanded the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to present a detailed map which includes a specific timetable for disarming the resistance factions. Mofaz said that the…
Mofaz to Welch: ‘Israel does not intend to allow Gaza-West Bank convoys’
An Israeli source reported on Thursday afternoon that the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz told the US Secretary of State envoy, David Welch, that Israel is not willing to allow…
Army arrests 12 Palestinians in Tulkarem overnight
At least 18 army vehicles invaded the northwestern West Bank city of Tulkarem after midnight, Palestinian sources reported. Thursday’s early morning invasion targeted Hamas operatives and supporters. Hamas is…
Hadassah: ‘Sharon shows movement on left side for first time’
Senior physicians at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem said, on Tuesday evening, that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, showed movement on his left side Tuesday, for the first time…
Peres to be named deputy to Olmert
Israeli source reported on Tuesday evening that Shimon Peres will apparently be placed second on Kadima elections list for the upcoming governmental election in March. The deal was struck in…
Mor-Yosef: ‘Sharon showed slight movement in right hand, leg, in response to stimulation’
Israeli sources reported on Monday evening that senior physicians treating the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, said that he had responded to pain stimulus,…
Israeli security claims Palestinian fighters, trained in Lebanon, Syria have entered Gaza
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that an Israeli security official said that Palestinian weapons experts who have undergone training in Lebanon, Syria and possibly Iran have recently entered the Gaza…
Prof. Mor-Yosef: ‘Sharon likely to live, but can’t predict damage’
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Hadassah University Hospital director, Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said on Saturday evening, that the latest scan of the brain of the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel…
Sharon; the myth and the truth
The merciless army general, who is struggling for his life, is seen as the main pillar for peace in the Middle East. The fundamentalist nationalist, who stepped on the bones…
Doctors to keep Sharon under sedation at least for the coming 48 hours
Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, said on Thursday evening, that Sharon will remain under sedation at least for additional 48 hours. The statements of…
Katsav: ‘Hold elections on time’
Israeli President, Moshe Katsav, called on parties in Israel to hold Knesset elections as planned, adding that Sharon’s condition does not justify delaying the vote The statements of Katsav came…
After surgery; Sharon in serious condition, vital signs in order
On Thursday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon emerged from surgery with vital signs showing proper levels, yet his general condition remained very serious, said Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of…
Kadima party in a state of uncertainty due to Sharon’s condition
Israeli sources reported that Kadima members were thrown into a state of uncertainty, on Wednesday at night, for the second time in three weeks amid mounting concerns for the leader…
Two Israelis injured near Ashkelon
The Israeli Radio reported on Wednesday evening that two Israeli residents were mildly injured after two homemade shells landed near Ashkelon, in the south of Israel. The radio added that…
Mofaz: ‘Israel will not negotiate with Hamas even if it was elected’
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Wednesday that Israel will not negotiate with Hamas movement even if it was elected to the Palestinian legislative council. The statements of Mofaz…
B’Tselem says Israeli ‘death’ zone in Gaza is illegal
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, said the Israeli orders to automatically shoot at anyone in the "buffer zone" in northern Gaza is a…
Poll: ‘23% of Israeli voters might change their minds before elections’
Israeli newspaper Haaretz conducted in cooperation with Israel TV channel 10, a dialogue-poll which revealed that 25% pf the eligible voters in Israel might change their votes before the March…
Israeli Police says it obtained evidence Sharon took $3million in bribe
Israeli Television, Channel 10, reported on Tuesday that the Israeli police have evidence that the family of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, received $3 million in bribes from Austrian…
Halutz: Blue Skies operation does not provide real solution for Qassams
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israeli Forces Chief of Staff Dan Halutz conceded, on Tuesday, that the army’s offensive Operation called "Blue Skies" in the Gaza…
Netanyahu says Likud ministers will resign Sunday
Likud chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu announced, earlier on Tuesday, that the remaining four Likud ministers in the cabinet will resign from the government at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. Netanyahu…
Israeli security recommends partial ‘disengagement’ from border town
Israeli security devices recommended the government to evacuate the residents of the Lebanese side of the occupied village of Al Ghagar, into Israel, and compensate them in accordance to the…
Member of Al Aqsa Brigades charged of planning to bomb Dimona reactor
An Israeli source reported, on Monday at night, that the Israeli Central Court in Be’er Shiva, filed charges against a member of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of…
Halutz dismisses elite unit officer and a sergeant for refusing orders
The Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, approved on Monday a recommendation to dismiss an officer and a sergeant in the elite Duvdevan undercover unit of the Israeli army…
Abbas: ‘I’ll delay PLC vote over Jerusalem dispute’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said, on Monday, that he would delay upcoming parliamentary elections if Israel bars East Jerusalem residents from voting. "We all agree that Jerusalem should be included…
Ezra: Palestinians obtained anti-aircraft missiles
Israeli Public Security Minister, Gideon Ezra, claimed on Monday that Palestinian resistance factions succeeded in smuggling anti-aircraft missiles into the Gaza Strip. Reiterating statistics released by the Shin Bet security…
Israeli Army redeploys on Egypt Gaza borders
Israeli army will start its redeployment on the Egyptian-Israeli borders on Monday starting from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the Nitzana salient, Israeli online daily Ynetnews reported. A senior Israeli…
Israel admits Palestinians fired Qassam from West Bank
Israeli army admitted on Sunday that Palestinian resistance fighters fired a Qassam home made shell from the northern West Bank toward centrals Israel in mid December. An army spokesman reported…
Mofaz approves a plan to invade areas in the Gaza Strip
Israeli Defence Minister, Shaul Mofaz, approved a plan prepared by the army, in order to reoccupy several areas in the Gaza Strip. Israeli news paper Maariv, reported on Sunday that…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Israeli Peace Bloc demands the release of Barghouthi
The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, demanded the Israeli government on Sunday to release the Palestinian jailed legislator and Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving several life-terms in Israeli…
Israel appoints a team to draft stand with Hamas if it takes over P.A
The Israel Radio reported, on Saturday, that an Israeli inter-ministerial team is scheduled to begin working on Sunday on formulating Israel’s official stand if Hamas takes control over the Palestinian…
Israeli Poll: `“Likud up, Labor down`
According to the Mina Tzemach poll, published Friday morning by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the Likud party headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is narrowing the gap with Kadima part headed…
Olmert: `“No limitations in attacks against Gaza`
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said on Thursday that the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, has no limitations in his war against the firing of homemade shells, from the Gaza…
Farkash: `“Hezbollah is using weapons Syria purchased from Russia`
Aharon Ze’evi Farkash, head of the Israeli military intelligence, said during an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Thursday, that the Lebanon based Hezbollah party is using Russian…
Peretz’ peace plan; `“unified Jerusalem, retain settlement blocs`
The new political agenda of the Labor party in Israel is topped by a call for a unified Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel, thus rejecting any negotiations on…
Rockets fired at Keryat Shmoneh
An Israeli military source reported, on Tuesday at night, that Hezbollah fighters fired three Katyusha rockets at the Israeli northern town of Keryat Shmoneh; three homes were badly damaged.Firefighters and…
Rockets fired at Keryat Shmoneh
An Israeli military source reported, on Tuesday at night, that Hezbollah fighters fired Katyusha shells at the Israeli northern town of Keryat Shmoneh; one shell landed on a house, while…
Rockets fired at Keryat Shmoneh
An Israeli military source reported, on Tuesday at night, that Hezbollah fighters fired Katyusha shells at the Israeli northern town of Keryat Shmoneh; one shell landed on a house, while…
Arab residents of Israel to protest in Jerusalem
The directors and employees of local authorities of the Palestinians living in Israel will organize, on Tuesday, a Protest near the office of the Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon in…
Army shells the northern Gaza Strip; homemade shells hit Sderot, Ashkelon
An Israeli military source reported that Israeli artillery fired several bombs at areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after claiming the Palestinian resistance intended to fire homemade…
Sharon’s new party: `“More lands, less Arabs`
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published a report on the Political Agenda of Sharon’s new part, Kadima, and revealed that Sharon intends to use the Road Map plan in accordance to…
Shitrit proposes firing Israeli-made ‘Qassams’ at Palestinians
During an Israeli cabinet meeting, on Sunday, Israeli Transportation Minister Meir Shitrit of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Kadima party has proposed firing Israeli-made Qassam shells at the Gaza Strip in…
Israeli Army, Shin Bet set up joint team capture a Hamas cell
Israeli Army and security services, Shin Bet, recently set up a special joint investigation team in an effort to capture the Hamas group claimed responsibility for the killing of six…
Full closure imposed on the Palestinian territories
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said during the weekly Knesset session, on Sunday morning that he instructed the army to impose a full closure over the West Bank and the…
MK Steinitz calls for Gaza blackouts
Speaking at a political forum in the Israeli city of Be’er Shiva, on Saturday, Chairman of Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee Yuval Steinitz said Israel should launch a large-scale counter…
Israel to enforce off-limits zone in northern Gaza Strip
Israel will enforce a new off-limits zone in the Gaza Strip with artillery, helicopter and gunboat fire in response to firing of homemade shells on Israeli towns, an Israeli defense…
Israel to step up assassinations of Jihad men
The Israeli army decided to step up assassination of Islamic Jihad resistance group in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources reported on Friday. This comes after the…
LAW missile fired in Netanya
An Israeli Police source in Netanya reported, on Thursday at night that, one LAW missile was fired in Ramat Poleg neighborhood, in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya. The police…
Israel plans to create `“security strips` in Gaza
An Israeli source reported, on Thursday at night, that Israel is planning to create “security strips” in the Gaza Strip, in a move which is said to aid the army…
Sharon’s office warns of `“news steps` to counter Qassams
The office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, said on Thursday that that Israel would step up its response to the firing of homemade shells against Israeli targets; adding…
Netanyahu intends to oust far rightist members
Likud chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu, started a series of steps in an attempt to prevent Moshe Feiglin from appearing on the Likud part list. Feiglin was convicted on several charges of…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Police arrest parliamentary assistant of MK Bishara
The Israeli Police arrested on Tuesday Iz Ed Deen Badran, the parliamentary assistant of Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Azmi Bishara. The police arrived at the home of Badran in…
Qassam shell lands in a military base in the northern Gaza Strip
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at night that Palestinian resistance fired several homemade shells at military targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One shell landed…
Netanyahu: `“I will clear out negative elements in Likud`
The newly elected chairman of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Tuesday that will he will strive for unity among party ranks, and vowed to clear out what he…
Israeli Court: `“Dirani cannot receive compensation, but may demand it`
An Israeli court recognized, on Tuesday, the right of the freed Lebanese detainee, Mustafa Dirani to demand compensation for torture and mistreatment, which included sexual assaults; he was subjected to…
Sharon discharged from Hospital
An Israeli medical source at Hadassah Ein Karem University Hospital, in Jerusalem, reported on Tuesday afternoon, that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, was discharged. Sharon did not long with…
Bar-On: `“Sharon will likely to open Kadima session on Sunday`
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to be released from Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem in Jerusalem on Tuesday, and will most likely head the Sunday session of the…
Zeevi: `“West bank and Gaza strip may split into two entities`
Israeli head of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Zeevi, said during a cabinet session on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority will most likely split into two independent entities, one in…
Mofaz: `“PA is facing sever crises`
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority is facing sever crises while Hamas is gaining more power and strength, adding that recent split in…
Shells fired at Ashkelon, Sderot
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that Palestinian resistance fired homemade shells at Sderot and Ashkelon, no damage or injuries were reported as the shells landed in open areas.…
Settler killed in shooting attack near Hebron
An Israeli military source reported that one settler was killed, another injured, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at their vehicle traveling south of Hebron, on Friday. Al Quds Brigades, military…
Israeli Prosecution drops charges against two Arabs residents accused of ties with Hamas
An Israeli source reported that the State Prosecution has agreed to drop central charges against two Arab residents of Israel, suspected of “supporting terrorism” and ties with Hamas, after striking…
Western diplomats fear Israel will partially implement convoys deal
Western diplomats expressed concerns that Israel will start operating the convoys between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank on a merely token fashion to oblige the American administration, which…
Barakeh says no united Arab list for Knesset elections
Arab member of Knesset Mohammed Barakeh admitted to core disputes that would prevent the formation of a united electoral list for the Arab community, in Israel, in upcoming Knesset elections.…
Labor MK’s attempt to convince Peretz not to reject the formation of new government
An Israeli source reported on Wednesday that Amir Peretz, head of the Labor Party in Israel, said that he does not intend to conduct any parliamentary procedure which aims to…
Israeli soldiers abuse two Palestinian children near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers posted at the Qalandia checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked and abused two Palestinian children on Monday afternoon, the (Machsom Watch) Israeli organization reported.…
Peretz denies any role to oust Sharon, form a new government
Amir Peretz, Labor Party chairman, said on Monday that he does not have any role in a new initiative to oust the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. The initiative was…
Shin Bet arrests a resident who allegedly was paid by Hezbollah
Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, has arrested a Palestinian resident in Nablus, north of the West Bank, and claimed that he was paid a sum of US$ 3000 by the…
Israeli Navy fires at a Palestinian fishing boat, fisherman injured
A Palestinian security source reported, on Monday at dawn, that one Palestinian fisherman was injured, near Khan Younis shore, after the Israeli Navy fired with it automatic fire at the…
Army reopens the Erez Crossing
A Palestinian security source reported on Monday morning that the Israeli army reopened the Erez (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and allowed workers and…
Mofaz joins Kadima party
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, announced on Sunday that he is quitting the Likud and joining the Kadima party, which was formed recently by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.…
ISR. High court to rule on targeted killings soon
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Sunday that the Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak said on Sunday that he intends to rule soon in two petitions filed against the Israeli…
Israeli will not honor bus convoy deal
Senior Israeli officials informed international representatives that Israeli does not intend to implement the agreement which allows bus convoys to travel between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank, until…
Israeli army describes Hezbollah fighter as `“Freedom Fighters`
The Israeli army describes Hezbollah fighters, in its official documents, as fighters for freedom, Israeli Newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday. The paper said that the Operations Division at the…
Israeli soldier stabbed to death at Qalandia checkpoint
An Israeli source reported on Thursday evening, that a Palestinian resident stabbed an Israeli soldier at the Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem. The source stated that the soldier was stabbed…
Israel halts talks with P.A on Bus convoys between Gaza and W. Bank
An Israeli source reported on Thursday that the security-political cabinet has decided to suspend talks with the Palestinian Authority on operating bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West…
Habegbi leaves the Likud
Likud chairman, Tzachi Hanegbi, left the Likud party in order to join the Kadima party, which was formed by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who split from the Likud.…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was revealed…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was…
Israeli prosecution to indict a soldier for selling arms
The Israeli military prosecution intends to file an indictment against an Israeli soldier suspected of selling arms to resistance factions, Israeli army source reported on Tuesday. The incident was…
Israel holds Asad responsible for the Netanya bombing
Israeli sources close the Ariel Sharon, charged on Tuesday that the Syrian president, Bashar Asad is personally involved in the Netanya suicide bombing carried out by a Palestinian suicide bomber…
Army to order evacuation of Palestinian areas, and shell them
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the army received direct orders, on Monday evening, to strike Palestinian populated areas in the Gaza strip, in retaliation to the Netanya suicide bombing…
500 Palestinian workers detained in Israel
The Israeli Radio reported, on Tuesday morning, that Israeli border guards’ troops arrested 500 Palestinian workers in Israel over the last 24 hours. The army claims that the workers were…