Category: Israel

Senior aides of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon expressed Thursday concerns that the government might fail to muster a Knesset majority for the budget, leaving the country with one choice;…

Israel is considering delaying the handover of the West Bank city of Qalqilyah to the Palestinian Authority, claiming that the PA did not fulfill the terms of the last week…

The Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, claimed that Israel is facing difficulties in handing the security responsibility over the Palestinian territories to the Palestinian authority because “it is not investing…

An Israeli Arab has been arrested on suspicion of transporting the Islamic Jihad operative who carried out the last month bombing in Tel Aviv, which took the lives of five…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Shinui chairman Yosef Lapid were slated to meet Saturday evening to discuss the 2005 state budget Cracks in Likud widen, Olmert slams Netanyahu Israeli…

The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee passed the State Budget and the Economic Arrangements bill Wednesday night by a majority of ten to nine. The Israeli government so far lacks majority…

An Israeli court convicted two Israeli residents after charging them with obstructing army while attempting to demolish a Palestinian home near Jerusalem. Head of the “Hakhams for Peace” organization Erik Ahserman and…

Israeli decided to impose a full closure over the West Bank and Gaza Strip starting on Wednesday morning over “Purim” celebrations in Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered the…

The members of the Israeli Knesset’s Law, Justice and Constitution Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow a national referendum on the disengagement plan.  The bill passed by…

Trial of captain R, the Israeli military commander charged of the confirmed kill scandal of the 13 years old girl, Iman Al-Hams, has surfaced again as the military trial continued…

An Israeli security source reported on Tuesday that the military intends to dismantle a village protected by the army in the southern Gaza Strip, and move Palestinian and Egyptian collaborators…

Head of the Israeli army intelligence stated that the Palestinian Authority security forces are actually foiling attacks against Israel. Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security…

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed confidence Tuesday that the state budget would be approved by the Knesset next week.  Netanyahu also said the Likud would remain united, despite the…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to allow Likud MKs to vote their conscience on the 2005 state budget and on a bill mandating a referendum on the disengagement plan…

Israel handed over the West Bank city of Tul-Karim to Palestinian Authority security control on Monday night, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Israeli…

Four Israeli security agents were wounded early Sunday morning during a military operation in the Amari refugee camp south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, one of them very…

About 10,000 people attended a rally in support of disengagement Saturday night at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv.  The rally was organized by the Coalition of the Majority, the umbrella…

Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon said on Friday that the Israelis should not be fooled by what he described as the ‘pause of terror attacks’, adding that attacks can…

Despite an Israel army decree barring Israelis from relocating to the Gaza Strip, MK Effi Eitam (Religious Zionism) and his family announced Saturday that they would be moving from the…

Thursday, nearly 10000 settlers rallied at Naveh Dekalim settlement in the Gush Katif settlement Bloc against the disengagement plan; the settlers at the rally were divided between supporters of an…

Israeli State Prosecutors Office brought charges against the nuclear whistleblower Morddechai Vanunu on Thursday at the “Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court”, Vanunu was charged of ‘violating his release terms in 21 separate…

In an attempt to persuade Shinui party to back the 2005 state budget, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met with Shinui leaders; chairman Yousef Lapid, and Knesset Member Avraham…

Israel delayed signing the agreement on the handover of security responsibilities in Jericho to the Palestinian Authority over ‘technical reasons’, said a Palestinian commander on Wednesday afternoon. Security transfer was…

Israeli soldiers arrested an Israeli paramedic after he distributed fruits and sweets on several detainees in an Israeli prison; the medic was punished by seven days imprisonment and will be…

Wednesday morning, an explosive charge detonated near a military patrol driving on the road which leads to Ebal Mountain in the northern West Bank city of Nablus , army reported…

The Israeli Defense Ministry is blaming a military dog for the death of a Palestinian resident, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers ten months ago. Deputy Defense Minister Ze’ev…

Leader of Israeli secular Shinui party Yousef Lapid said Tuesday that few prominent U.S. administration officials has asked him to support Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the coming state…

Israeli army radio reported on Tuesday that the higher command of the Israeli army issued direct orders against Israeli soldiers who refuse to evacuate settlements under disengagement plan. Major General…

During a meeting on Monday with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Sharon reiterated that Israel was demanding the PA to dismantle the resistance groups, not to make agreements with…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the United Nation’s Secretary General Kufi Annan on Sunday night there will be no progress on the peace talks if Palestinian resistance groups were…

250 Israeli high school students signed a document declaring that they do not intend to conduct the military service because “they appose the occupation of the Palestinian territories”. The young refusenicks,…

Pullout opponents stepped up campaign against the disengagement plan, sending SMS messages asking Israelis to change residency address to Gush Katif settlement Bloc. The email, which is sent through the cellular network, urges…

Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz confirmed Saturday that unauthorized settlers’ outposts will not be removed until after the implementation of the disengagement plan. The evacuation of unauthorized settlements is an…

During his visit to Cairo in the coming few days, Israeli Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin may meet with heads of Parliaments from Arab states that do not have diplomatic relations…

Following a request by the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, the evacuation of Gaza Strip settlements and four West Bank ones, will last for three to four weeks only. The original…

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Friday that the Israeli hospital of Hadassah Har-Hatzofim in Jerusalem refused to addmit an Israeli woman suffering serious injuries, because she was transferred in a Palestinian ambulance.…

The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli the Israeli vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres met in Madrid with the Algerian presidents Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a in an international…

Desperate Sharon appeals to Likud wives to use influence on spouses to vote in favor of the state budget in the Knesset. As the Knesset voting closes up, the list…

The Israel Army Prosecutor Gen Avi Mendilit, met on Wednesday evening in his office in the Ministry of Defense with family members of James Miller, a British Cameraman killed by…

The Israeli minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz is slated to meet with the Egyptian President Hosni Mobarak in the Egyptian resort of Sharm Al-Sheikh, for talks on the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations…

In a pre-Purim sermon at a Jerusalem synagogue, Shas party spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef slammed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his disengagement plan. ‘What a cruel and evil…

Israeli military officials expressed concerns that Syrian pullback from Lebanon to the Bekaa could urge Hezbollah to renew attacks on Israel. Israeli army chief, Moshe Ya’alon said on Tuesday. Ya’alon…

In a press conference in Jerusalem, the author of the report on unauthorized West Bank outposts said that some of the unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank were both…

Israeli Foreign Minister, Sylvan Shalom told the US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, during a meeting held on Tuesday, that “Israeli will not be able to progress in the political…

Israeli failure to keep its promise to remove all unauthorized settlers’ outposts established in the West Bank since March 2001 will harm relations between Israel and the United Sates, and…

The Israeli Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is set to meet on March 21 to vote on the first reading of a bill that would mandate a referendum on…

Israel’s strategic goal is to phase out Palestinian labor by 2008, Israeli army chief of staff said on Tuesday.    Speaking to a security conference, Ya’alon said that before the…

Israeli police arrested a 20-year-old Israeli Palestinian from the village of Deir Hanna in the western Galilee over suspicions of plotting an attack the Knesset as well as planning to…

Shinui party MK Avraham Poraz said Monday that his faction would be willing to return to the cabinet and set beside ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism ministers in order to help…

Dozens of Israeli left activists demonstrated in Paris square in Jerusalem, calling the government to disarm settlers. Around one hundred demonstrators gathered Sunday evening in Paris square, around 50 meters…

Hamas and Islamic Jihad denied media reports, claiming that Syria has expelled Hamas leader Khaled Mashal and Islamic Jihad Leader Ramadan Shalah out of its territories. Hamas spokesperson in Gaza,…

The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon met with the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Hani Al-Malqy, on Sunday, and criticized the policy of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. “We will give Abbas…

Israel is holding talks with Egypt on the deployment of Egyptian forces along the border with the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources reported on Monday. These talks come as preparations for…

Israeli Security source said Monday that one of the two soldiers, who were wounded in Hebron’s Monday morning attack is in a critical health condition. Israeli troops placed Casbah neighborhood…

Israel’s ambassador to Britain accused Sunday the London mayor of trying to ‘divert attention’ from the public criticism he has faced through inflaming ‘prejudice and hatred’ between Israelis and Palestinians. …

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with United States President George W. Bush in Washington on April 12, Israeli official source said Sunday. Bush also plans to meet separately…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning a series of meetings this week with MKs from both coalition and opposition factions, in an effort to muster a majority for the…

Hundreds of Arab and Druze members of the youth movement of the Balad party in Israel held a meeting on Friday calling for rejecting military service; the meeting was held…

Hundreds of Arab and Druze members of the youth movement of the Balad party in Israel held a meeting on Friday calling for rejecting military service; the meeting was held…

Israeli sources reported that Israeli leftist movement ‘Gush Shalom’ demanded Attorney general Menachem Mazuz to bring Settler Rabbi David Dodocvechs from Yitzhar settlement to justice for urging his students to…

Despite his humiliating defeat in the Likud convention, a public opinion poll, carried by Yodout Ahranot newspaper shows that 77% of Likud supporter stand behind Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon’s…

Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

The Likud Central Committee approved a resolution Thursday urging the party’s MKs to work for enacting legislation to allow a referendum on the disengagement plan. The resolution was passed with…

The Israeli army revealed that it is manufacturing an unmanned vehicle to be used in conducting “military tasks” and that the manufacturing of the vehicle is in its final stages.…

Israeli High court of justice, rejected on Wednesday, a petition submitted by ‘Adalah’ society demanding the freeze of citizenship law until further discussions. Last January the Israeli State representative stated…

An Islamic Sheikh issued an Religious ruling known as “Fatwa”, which allows Bedouin soldiers at the Israeli army to shoot while evacuating the settlements with the Israeli army if they…

An Israeli source revealed that the Israeli commander of Gaza Division, brigadier general Aviv Kikhavi said that the army intends to formulate a new plan to dig a canal at…

Senior officials in the Shin Bet security services in Israel, said during a meeting with the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee held behind closed doors, said on Tuesday that…

Half of the Israeli settler families living in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip have expressed readiness to leave the settlement and negotiate with the government for…

Israeli soldiers claimed to have uncovered a large Hamas laboratory for the production of bombs early Wednesday near the West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli troops operating in Al Yamoun…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Likud Central Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi on Tuesday that he would agree to let Likud members to work toward requiring a referendum on the…

A Druze soldier asked Tuesday Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to respond to reports that rabbis issued a halakhic ruling permitting live fire on Druze and Bedouin soldiers and police…

Leaders attending Tuesday’s international conference in support of the Palestinian Authority said they expect ‘action by Israel’ regarding its commitments to the road map.      Senior British sources described…

The Israeli Supreme Court of Justice has ruled a new investigation into the shooting of the US peace activist Brian Avery two years ago in the West Bank city of…

Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni, informed the Palestinian Authority (PA) said Israel is opposing a meeting of the joint Palestinian-Israeli committee to discuss releasing Palestinian detainees, “The Israeli government will…

The death toll of the latest bombing that targeted a Tel Aviv night club, rose to 5 as a woman critically wounded in the attack died on Monday, Israeli sources…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to consider the decision to remove the structures from the settlements after the intended pullout from the Gaza Strip settlements and the four northern…

The Israeli army developed a cannon shell which produces the sound of a normal tank shell, but when fired it does not use explosive charges; army officials said that it…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Sunday that he would halt the peace process unless the Palestinian Authority moves swiftly against Islamic Jihad and other ‘militants’ Responsibility for Friday’s bombing…

Two Israeli Arabs from the city of Sakhnin filed a complain at Misgaf police station on Saturday night, saying that three armed Israeli soldiers attempted to kill them in the…

Israel will exert pressure on Syria and the Palestinian Authority, but will refrain from launching ‘major military action’ in retaliation to Friday night’s bombing in Tel Aviv, senior Israeli government…

An Israeli Judge at a Tel Aviv military court issued an order barring the release of any information regarding the Tel Aviv bombing carried out Friday at night. The order…

The Israel army imposed a curfew early Saturday on the village of Deir al Ghusun, just north of the town of Tul Karm. Palestinian security officials said the Israeli army…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to seek his Cabinet’s approval to increase the support for Yeshiva student aged 23-and older by 40%. The request to increase support for the…

Israeli chief of staff of the air force, Eliezer Shkedi said that when Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next summer, its apaches, unmanned planes, and other military sensors will…

29 Likud MKs and ministers, including both opponents and supporters of the disengagement plan, are demanding a referendum on the plan before it is implemented. All have signed a letter…

{mosimage}The Israeli soldier who witnessed the killing of 13-year-old Gaza girl Iman Al-Hamas couple of months ago testified on Thursday that the officer in charge of the Golani unit have…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Thursday ordered senior defense ministry officials to prepare a shortened timetable for implementing the disengagement plan. The current timetable requires 8 weeks for evacuating all…

The Israel army is retracting a plan to disband religious soldiers’ separate unit, where soldiers combine military service and religious studies, and disperse soldiers among army battalions. Disbanding the unit…

In an act of defiance to the disengagement plan, The Nir Yeshiva in Kiryat Arba will soon move to Sa-Nur, one of the four northern West Bank settlements that are…

Palestinian security services have recently located and destroyed 12 arms smuggling tunnels along the Gaza borders with Eygpt, Israeli security sources say. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered PA security…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a television show host on Wednesday that the French favors the Arab states. ‘First of all, the French are pro-Arab,’ Sharon told the told…

Israel army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon approved this week guidelines for dealing with soldiers who refuse to evacuate settlements. He also decided that units slated to take part in…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Wednesday rejected Vice Premier Shimon Peres’ proposal to take part in next week’s London summit.   Peres told Sharon in a face to face meeting on…

Palestinian resistance groups are planning strategic attacks in case the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Authority breaks down. The Israeli Military Intelligence research chief Brigadier-General Yossi Kuperwasser made those…

  Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz announced on Tuesday that he will recommend to the government that Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Dan Halutz Halutz be appointed chief of…

An Israeli Foreign Ministry report said that 10 Arab countries will establish full relations with Israel immediately after the pullout from the Gaza strip and parts of the northern West…

An Israeli senior military officer said that the Palestinian authority uncovered and demolished over the last few weeks seven arm-smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip. “Since Abbas headed the P.A…

Israel will reconsider its decision to demolish homes in Gaza Strip and West Bank settlements evacuated during the disengagement. Israeli Cabinet Secretary General Yisrael Maimon told Tuesday Israeli Army Radio…