Category: Israel

20,000 Falashmura are what is left form the Ethiopian Jews slated to immigrate to Israel by the year 2007, according to a recent Israeli government decision taken on Monday. To…

The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday, that the Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz agreed to a response by the Palestinian Authority to reopen the Rafah border crossing, in…

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Yuval Steinitz claimed on Monday, that Syria and Egypt are capable of striking Israeli air basis. “In spite of the peace treaty between…

The Israeli army claimed that the Palestinian child killed in Rafah on Monday, was killed by Palestinian fire during celebrations after pilgrimages return from Mecca , and claimed that soldiers…

A Palestinian security source reported that the Israeli army arrested since the beginning of 2005, at least 400 Palestinian in several areas in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.…

Israeli sources reported on Tuesday that the German Government is delaying the signing of a contract for a sale of Dingo armored cars to Israel fearing that the Israeli army…

In his meeting with the U.S, State Department envoy to the Middle East William Burns, the Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres promoted a proposal to pay a monthly allowance of…

Facing the threats by the settlers council to resist the Israeli army when removing the Gaza Strip settlements under the disengagement plan, the Israeli police has been recruiting hundreds of…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Monday night told senior Palestinian security official Mohammed Dahlan that there would be no transfer of West Bank cities to the Palestinian Authority without a…

Monday at noon, Israeli soldiers killed a 10-year-old child, injured another child, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, while she was playing in the playground at a UN administered…

Two months ahead the final date for approving the 2005 balance at the Knesset, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, continued his efforts to expand his collation, and held a…

Further discussions of security and military cooperation between Turkey and Israel are ongoing, the cooperation involves renovation of 48 Turkish air force’s F4 phantoms and 200-300 M48 Patton tanks; Turkey…

Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with the Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, in talks ahead the planned meeting between Sharon and the Palestinian President Mahmoud…

Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper quoted a senior Egyptian official on Monday as saying that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will demand the release of 8000 Palestinian prisoners during his meeting with…

Tens of thousands gathered in Jerusalem Sunday evening to protest against the disengagement plan. Organizers of the protest said the number was close to quarter of a million, media sources…

Israel is worried that the PA security forces in the West Bank, unlike those in the Gaza Strip, have been completely debilitated in the last four years and are not…

A Palestinian medical source in Rafah reported that the resident who was killed earlier on Sunday in Rafah was identified as Eid Abu Jreide’, 55 years old. Abu Jreide’ sustained…

The report prepared by state prosecutor office attorney Talai Sason reveals how most of the government institutions disregarded law and allowed the emergence of more than 120 settlers’ unauthorized outposts.…

Palestinian security forces will deploy in four West Bank towns on Wednesday, as part of Israel’s gradual transfer of security control to the Palestinians, Palestinian source reported.  Forces will deploy…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will present the changed route of the southern section of the separation wall to the cabinet for approval two days before his expected meeting with…

Saturday morning, a Palestinian security source reported that the Israeli side informed the Palestinian Authority that it intends to open Rafah border crossing next Monday, and Karni Crossing on Tuesday.…

Palestinenet news website reported on Sunday that dozens of residents crossing Huwwara checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, discovered that soldiers based in monitoring towers surrounding the…

Saturday afternoon, a Palestinian security source in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that Israeli soldiers killed one resident, injured three others after firing at…

Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the emergency unit at the ministry of health, reported that a resident of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis died of wounds sustained three weeks ago.…

Saturday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and the neighboring the village of Yatta, conducted military searches of homes and arrested four residents. A local…

Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres and Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayad met Friday during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and agreed on the need to upgrade the crossings…

The Jewish National Fund and the Finance Ministry are discussing ways to separate the JNF from the state, to allow it to continue selling land to Jews only. {mosimage}Israeli sources…

‘Look, we have an army and we didn’t even know it,’ shouted one youth of the hundreds who lined along the streets of Rafah as the police convoy went by.…

‘the conditions have been created that will enable us and the Palestinians to reach a historic breakthrough in our relations.’ Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday ‘the conditions have…

“Military doctors gave medics lessons in anatomy using the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.” A Soldier testified to “Breaking the Silence” organization.   The Breaking the Silence organization has…

Israeli army recommended pardoning Abu-Shbakh and Tirawi, Intelegence Cheif Dechter opposes the move. PA security Cheif, who are leading steps to protect Israel, are still ‘wanted’    Israeli Media sources has reported…

BBC reporter Simon Wilson was not allowed entry into Israel after accusing him of smuggling interviews conducted Peter Homan, of the Sunday Times newspaper, with the nuclear whistle blower Mordachai…

The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Shalom and Rice also discussed what was described as the Iranian nuclear threats, the Lebanese based Hezbollah party and the resumption of “strategic…

The humanitarian organization, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), warned Israel in a report published Wednesday, that a health disaster is immanent in the Gaza Strip because of the Israeli procedures…

The Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met and discussed what was described as the Iranian nuclear threats,…

Dozens of religious soldiers and officers and settlers showed up Wednesday at Jerusalem’s Beit Agron to publicize their firm promise not to refuse orders.   Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror,…

Israeli right wing calls on Mazuz to resign, accusing him with giving preferal to the democratic over the Jewish character of the sate against the declaration of independence.   Israeli…

Demands by Israel Knesset members to add NIS 500 million NIS in compensation for Gush Kativ settlers and settlers of the four small northern West Bank outposts and businesses to…

The Israeli Security service allowed on Wednesday to publish details on the Danish national of Lebanese origin arrested in Israel on suspicions of spying for the Lebanese resistance party, Hezbollah.…

The deputy Israeli Prime Minister Ihud Olmert said on Wednesday that Israeli did not officially decide to stop the targeted killed against Palestinian resistance activists. Olmert told the Army Radio…

Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers fired at dozens of homes in Dir Al-Balah killing a 3-year-old baby girl, and wounding three others residents, one seriously. A medical source at Al-Aqsa hospital…

A push by Ariel Sharon earlier this month to launch a large-scale military assault on all of the Palestinian Gaza Strip has been toned down somewhat after internal discussions with…

Knesset Finance Committee members are conditioning the approval of the settlers’ evacuation-compensation bill with increasing compensation offered to settlers, which would cause an extra NIS one billion deficit in the…

The Israeli army has asked Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz for permission to clear completely a 300-meter-wide strip along the Gazan-Egyptian border, which requires the demolition of several hundred of…

Israeli Political sources said that aides to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and those of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are expected to meet Wednesday evening or early Thursday, Reuters reported.…

Israel plans to build an electronic fence along the Israeli-Egyptian border, from Eilat all the way to Kerem Shalom, on the southern tip of the Gaza Strip. No budgets have…

Israeli security officials confirmed Wednesday that Israel will stop the policy of targeting Palestinian resistance operatives, therefore, fulfilling a key Palestinian demand for a truce to end four years of…

The former National Religious Party Chairman MK (Member of Knesset) Effi Eitam responded to Tuesday’s decision by the Israeli government to disband the “hesder yeshiva” religious army units by saying…

The deputy Israeli Prime Minister Ihud Olmert said on Wednesday that Israeli did not officially decide to stop the targeted killed against Palestinian resistance activists. Olmert told the Army Radio…

A high ranking officer in the Israeli Army said on Monday there are increasing signs on a widespread drug abuse among the soldiers. The official expressed serious concerns about his…

Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres told the army Radio on Monday that Israeli should conducted procedures to facilitate the policy of Mahmoud Abbas such as removing the obstacles of checkpoints.…

The Israel army will disband the special unit for religious soldiers, the hesder yeshiva unit, and place its soldiers into regular army units. The special hesder unit combined military service…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in a speech to the Knesset on Tuesday, attacked those who are calling for civil disobedience and for soldiers to resist orders. ‘The Israeli Knesset…

Israeli Likud party Director-General Arik Barami announced Monday that he intends to ask the party’s internal court to expel Moshe Feiglin and his movement, the Jewish Leadership group, from Likud.…

The disengagement teams representing the different Israeli ministries recommended not to remove the Gaza settlement homes after an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip within the framework of the unilateral disengagement…

For the first time in years, a significant drop in birthrate was registered in the Israeli Arab sector in the year 2004.    Israeli Finance Ministry claims the drop was…

In less than a month, Israeli soldiers shot three handicapped residents in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and the surrounding villages killing one and injuring two others. On…

Israeli vice Premier Shimon Peres accused Monday Iran of being the principal problem of the Middle East, and the center for “terrorism” in the region. Israeli newspaper Maariv published Monday…

Tel Aviv District Court ruled to release Israeli peace activist Tali Fahima from administrative detention to house arrest.   The implementation of the court decision was delayed for 24 hours…

The conclusions an investigation of army home demolition practices and policies, described as “explosive”, would be submitted to Israeli army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon in few days. The investigation…

The Israeli army shot and killed a man Monday evening near Karni Crossing in the northeast Gaza Strip. The army spokesperson claimed that the soldiers fired at the man when…

Monday afternoon, a Hebron resident died in Soroka hospital in Bir Shiva of wounds sustained December, 27th 2004, in the village of Al-Thaheriyya near Hebron. The WAFA news agency stated…

The Israeli radio reported that Sharon’s advisor, Dove Weisglass is heading to Washington next week to prepare for Sharons’ visit scheduled to late March or early April. Weisglass will meet…

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel need not grant Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “anything” in return for a cease-fire.   In an interview with Palestine TV, Abbas…

Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers killed a child, near the village of Azzoun, near the northern West Bank of Qalqilia. A local source in Qalqilia reported that Taqi Al-Deen Khawla, 17,…

Israel is reopening the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in one direction Friday, enabling Palestinians to enter Gaza from abroad but not to leave. The crossing has been…

Friday at noon, a Palestinian child from a village near the northern West Bank city of Jenin died of wounds sustained on December, 29, 2004. A medical source at Khaleel…

Members of the Likud rebels asked Knesset Speaker Likud MK Reuven Rivlin last week to join them in quitting the Likud and forming an independent Knesset faction. By law, a…

Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has not yet decided whether to prosecute any of the suspects in the ‘shell companies’ affair. ‘When a decision is made, we will announce it…

Wednesday evening, a Palestinian source two Palestinians were killed, near the Nahal Oz settlement, east of the Gaza Strip. The two residents were killed after the soldiers fired a car…

Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers killed a 12-year-old, child in the northern West Bank city of Tubas after invading it. The WAFA news Agency reported that Salah Ed-Deen Dharaghma, 12 years…

The Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz said in a TV interview in the Israeli Channel 10 that Israeli is weighing the possibility of reducing the period of evacuation from the…

The head of the World Bank in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Nigel Roberts denied Thursday that the bank proposed or is welling to purchase settlers” hothouses. World…

Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers killed a child when they fired at dozens of homes near Salah Ed-Deen border crossing in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A…

The Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet arrested a Danish citizen of Lebanese descent and two Arab residents of Israel suspected of collaborating with the Lebanese based Hezbollah party. Shin Bet…

The Israeli political-security cabinet approved in principle a military operation in Lebanon. Three incidents of exchange of fire were recorded across Israeli-Lebanese borders in the past two weeks. Israel and…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 19, 2005, 12:56 Israeli soldiers withdrew from the northern West Bank city of Nablus after invading and breaking into it dozens of homes and apartments on…

Uval Steints, chair of the Knesset foreign and security affairs committee said that Israel might retry to assassinate the secretary general of Hamas Khaled Mashal.   Uval Steints, chair of…

‘Army would be considerate of soldiers who quietly approach their commanders to explain their problems with the order.’ Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said, responding to questions about disengagement during…

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to meet Ultra-Orthodox Shas party chairman Eli Yishai on Wednesday to discuss his party’s budgetary demands. To consider joining the governing coalition, Shas…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 19, 2005, 08:15 Israeli sources said Tuesday Israel will not, for now, change its current policy in Gaza despite the suicide bombing Tuesday night at the…

              June 29, 2004             Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday that troops will             complete taking over the area from which Qasam rockets were fired             recently at…

               June 29, 2004             Dr. Nabil Sah’ath, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian             Government, accused the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of             trying to foil…

                        June 29, 2004, 16:54             The Israeli Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday that Army             will stay in Gaza Strip as long as needed.            …

                June 29, 2004             Israeli sources reported Tuesday that the Knesset reject three             no-confidence motions in its Monday session.             The three motions have to do wit…

               June 29, 2004             Israeli High Court of justices will hold a hearing on Tuesday             afternoon on the three petitions against the decision to close the             Greek…

IMEMC & Agencies, January 18, 2005, 14:56 Hundreds of Sderot residents marched Tuesday morning toward Beit Hanun city in the Gaza Strip in protest of the Israeli government’s ‘incapacity’ to…

Chief of Staff of the Israeli army Moshe Ya’alon ordered the army on Monday to prepare for a wide scaled military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported. The…

Israeli Helicopters attacked on Monday afternoon, residential areas in the occupied Shaba Farms, in the southern Lebanon wounding two women. The two women’s wounds were described as light. Israeli army…

            June 30, 2004             Army encircled Wednesday early morning hours the northern Gaza Strip             town of Beit Hanoun with tanks and tore up roads.             Qasams Hit Sderot…

            June 30, 2004             The rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem Avigdor Neventzal warned             Tuesday against giving away Israeli land, saying ‘It should be known             that…

             June 30, 2004, 10:35              The head of the Palestinian Intelligence service Amin Al-Hindi said             Tuesday that the agreement reached between the Palestinian Factions             and the Palestinian Authority…

Monday morning, Israeli killed two Palestinians near Kissufim crossing in the Gaza Strip after firing at them; army claims the two residents were trying to infiltrate into Kissufim area to…

The United Rabbis for the people and the land of Israel together with Rabbis from the United States issued Sunday instructions forbidding Israeli security forces from participating in the evacuation…

Monday morning, Israeli killed two Palestinians near Kissufim crossing in the Gaza Strip after firing at them; army claims the two residents were trying to infiltrate into Kissufim area to…

IMEMC correspondent in Bethlehem reported that the Israeli army has demolished two houses on Monday morning in the village of Walajeh near Bethlehem. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that army bulldozers rolled…

Settlers’ leaders said Monday that in two weeks Jerusalem will witness a grand demonstration, larger than all protests conducted so far, to protest against the disengagement plan. Settler leaders called…

Israel would refrain from carrying out a widespread military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media sources reported. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon affirmed that the army can operate in…

Israeli Chief of Staff General Moshe Ya’alon has appointed General (res.) Ze’ev Livneh to head an inquiry into the army’s destruction of houses in Khan Yunis last summer, done without…

Newly sworn Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Saturday night with the heads of Palestinian Authority (PA) security branches and ordered them to immediately take practical steps to enforce law and…