Netanyahu: “No Prisoner-swap Deal Reached Yet”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…
Netanyahu: “No Prisoner-swap Deal Reached Yet”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Monday that efforts are being conducted to the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, but so far no deal was reached, and that…
Israeli legislators plan commemoration of Jewish terrorist Meir Kahane
Israeli Knesset (Parliament) Member Michael Ben-Ari is organizing, with other legislators and supporters, a commemoration this month of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose organization, Kach, was declared a…
Netanyahu: “I Want A Permanent Peace Deal”
The Jerusalem Post Israeli newspaper reported that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated during internal government discussions that ‘if there is a courageous Palestinian leadership’ he would be interested in…
Beilin: “Temporary Freeze Of Settlements Could Lead To P.A Collapse”
Former head of the Meretz Israeli leftist party, Yossi Beilin, stated Wednesday that a temporary freeze of settlement construction could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority (P.A). He…
Thousands Protest Peres In Argentina
Thousands protested in front of the Argentinean Congress building in Buenos Aires against the visit of Israel’s President, Shimon Peres. The protested called Peres a murderer and a child killer,…
Lieberman: “P.A Asks Israel To Crush Hamas Then Complains To The International Community”
Israeli Foreign Minister of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamental party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Monday that the Palestinian Authority seeks Israel’s support in fighting and countering Hamas, and at the same time…
Israel Offers NIS 10 M. For Information About Shalit
Israeli sources reported that thousands of residents of the Gaza Strip receive daily calls from an Israeli organization offering 10 Million NIS for information on the whereabouts and the conditions…
Netanyahu: “Israel Would Respond To Any Unilateral Palestinian Political Maneuvers”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned on Sunday that Palestinian unilateral moves, especially a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, would push Israel to make similar unilateral moves, and added…
Lieberman: “Establishing A Palestinian State Would Not End The Conflict”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Saturday evening that establishing a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but “would get the conflict closer to Israel’s…
Activists Protest Peres’ Visit To Brazil
Dozens of activists protested on Thursday against the Israeli President, Shimon Peres, during a visit to Sao Paolo – Brazil. Peres was participating in an event when the activists gathered…
Netanyahu Meets Sarkozi
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met on Wednesday with the French President, Nicolas Sarkozi, during a visit to France. The two discussed the bilateral relations between Israel and France, the…
Netanyahu Vows ‘Limited Decrease’ Of Settlement Activities
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed during his Monday night meeting with U.S. President, Barack Obama, to place a limited decrease on Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.…
Netanyahu: “We Are Ready To Make Concessions, But Not On Jerusalem, Israel’s Security”
Israeli Prime Minister stated at the conference of the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation in North America that he is willing to make concessions for peace but will never…
Netanyahu-Obama Meeting Set For Monday
The White House officially confirmed that a meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. President, Barack Obama, will take place in Washington on Monday evening. The statement came…
Netanyahu To Visit The U.S. Sunday
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is scheduled to start on Sunday a four-day visit to the United States along with Israel’s Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.Barak will be holding a meeting…
Ashkenazi: “Next Battle Likely In Gaza”
Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, stated Tuesday that he believes a new war in Gaza is nearing, and that the army is readying to target Qassam launching pads,…
Barak To Accompany Netanyahu To The U.S.
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, will be accompanying Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in his next week visit to the United States to hold talk with President Barack Obama and other…
Netanyahu Orders A Plan For A Wall In Southern Israel
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the army and the Ministry of Internal Security to prepare a plan to install a fence or a wall in southern Israel to prevent…
Ya’alon: “To Ensure The Army’s Freedom To Act, I Will Not Travel To Europe”
Israeli Vice Prime Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, had to cancel a trip to Europe due to fears that he would be apprehended for committing war crimes against the Palestinians during his…
It’s All About Demography, Again!
A recent Israeli report based on a study conducted by the Macro Center for Political Economy in Israel states that the aim of Israel in East Jerusalem is to guarantee…
Israel Agrees To Pay Families Of Palestinians Killed In 2000 Intifada Protests
Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…
Israel Agrees To Pay Families Of Palestinians Killed In 2000 Intifada Protests
Media sources in Israel are reporting that the Israeli authorities have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the families of the 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in September 2000…
Israeli Cabinet Refrains From Discussing Goldstone Report
The Israeli cabinet refrained during its Tuesday session from discussing the formation of a committee to discuss the events of the Gaza war earlier this year and the Goldstone report.…
Israel Refuses To Grant French FM Permit To Visit Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected a request by the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to visit the Gaza Strip. Kouchner intends to visit Israel and the West Bank soon,…
Israel Might Discuss Goldstone Report
The Israeli security-diplomatic cabinet is planning to convene on Tuesday to decide whether Israel should look into the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza war. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/gaza_un_army_frighters_1.jpg 300 0) Image…
Israel Acting To Void A Vote On Goldstone Report
Israeli officials are actively involved in talks with several European officials in an attempt to convince their countries to vote against adopting the report on Judge Richard Goldstone on Gaza…
Israel Weighing Limiting Travel Of Senior Officials To Europe
The Washington Times reported Wednesday that Israel is seriously weighing the possibility of limiting its officials travel to Europe fearing that they could be arrested following the Goldstone report accusing…
Netanyahu Demands P.A To Recognize Israel As Jewish State
During his Monday morning speech at the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel as a Jewish State, and to declare that the Palestinian-Israeli…
Israel Ex Pow Calls On Netanayhu To Discredit Shalit Video
Israeli pilot, Ex Prisoner of War, Uri Shahak, called on Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to discredit the video in which the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit,…
Fundamental Jewish Group Demands Court Not To Release Palestinian Female Detainees
The Almagor fundamental Jewish group filed an appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice demanding it to stop the release of 20 Palestinian female detainees in return to a…
Livni calls for a large-scaled military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army should carry a large-scaled military offensive in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for what she described as “the…
Barak to meet Mubarak in Egypt on talks to free Shalit
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria to discuss Egypt's efforts to broker a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas; as…
Fateh leader accuses the US of obstructing Hamas-Fateh talks
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh parliamentary bloc, stated on Friday that the current Palestinian-Israeli talks are on a standstill and will not achieve any positive results as the…
Barak orders closure of Gaza’s borders in response to single homemade shell
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered commercial and humanitarian crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip closed as ofWednesday morning after a homemade Palestinian shell was fired at an Israeli…
Olmert offers to absorb 20,000 Palestinians
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that the ‘shelf agreement’ the two sides are working on should include an agreement for Israel…
Israel to reopen four Gaza crossings
Local sources reported that Israel will reopen four crossing points with the Gaza Strip, including the Kerem Shalom border crossing. This will be the first time that the Kerem Shalom…
Israel attempts to overturn arrest warrants for commanders accused of war crimes
Israel is seeking overturn an order by the National Court of Spain to arrest six Israeli military leaders who have been accused of war crimes. Sources in the Israeli attorney…
Movie director acquitted of ‘incitement’ charges
Mohammed Bakri, the Israeli-born director of the film 'Jenin, Jenin', has been acquitted of all charges by an Israeli judge. Bakri had been sued by Israeli soldiers who said his…
Israeli High Court: “Olmert could be suspended if he fails to comply with police requestsâ€
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the High Court of Justice rejected a petition submitted a Yoav Yitzhak, an Israeli journalist who demanded the Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, should…
Ashkenazi: “We know Shalit is alive, we know where he is being heldâ€
Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, stated on Monday that Israel is practicing all efforts on all levels to secure the release of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit. He…
Olmert to resign once a new Kadima leader is chosen
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, who is under criminal investigation by the Israeli police, stated on Wednesday that we will not run in the Kadima party primaries and will resign…
Israeli legislature moves forward with bill to strip citizenship rights for certain crimes
The Internal Affairs Committee of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) has voted to approve a bill that would strip Israelis of their citizenship rights if they are convicted of crimes of…
Knesset approves law barring withdrawals without referendum
On Monday evening the Israeli Knesset approved by preliminary reading a new law barring any withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories without a referendum or an approval; by…
Olmert: “talks of the release of Shalit will continueâ€
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated on Monday, after his cabinet approved the prisoner swap deal with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, that talks on the release of Gilad Shalit, the…
Arab MKs slam the statements of Livni
Arab members of Israeli Knesset, Wasel Taha and Jamal Zahalka, slammed the statement of Israel’s Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, who said at the Tel Aviv University that the Arabs in…
Livni: “Arabs who decide to stay in Israel, should accept it as a Jewish stateâ€
The Arabs48 news website reported on Monday that the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated that the Arabs and Palestinians who live within Israel should accept the Jewish State with…
Shalit’s father demands clarifications on the truce deal
The father of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli army soldier who was abducted by Palestinian fighters in June 2006, sent several letters on Wednesday to senior Israeli officials, including Israeli Prime…
Israeli PM warns Gaza cease-fire may not last
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Wednesday that Israel is committed to its part in implementing the cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, but also warned that this deal…
Barak says it’s early to declare that a truce deal was reached
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated on Tuesday that it is too early right now to say that Egypt brokered a truce deal between Israel and Palestinian resistance groups in…
Barak holds Israeli government responsible for not achieving a truce with Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated on Friday that the Israeli government is blocking any truce deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip as it is incapable of making any…
Olmert at AIPAC: United with Bush on Iran
Just as the Democratic Party was securing its nominee during their South Dakota and Montana primaries last night, Isreali Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was giving a speech to more than…
Barak says early elections possible by the end of the year
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated on Monday that early elections in Israel could be held by the end of this year, and added that the current situation cannot continue…
Israel: Olmert Corruption Scandal Grows
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he would use his considerable power to topple the coalition government if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert does not step aside to face corruption allegations.…
Israeli legislators: Olmert should be executed if he gives away Golan Heights
After a preliminary meeting took place last week between Israeli and Syrian leaders, several Israeli Knesset (Parliament) members have stated publicly that the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should be…
Israeli authorities imprison, deport and ban Jewish professor from Israel
Norman Finkelstein, a prominent U.S. Professor who is an outspoken critic of the Israeli occupation, was denied entry into Israel Friday, and banned from the country for ten years. The…
Police interrogates Olmert again, describe probe as decisive
Interrogators of the Regional Unit which probes fraud cases interrogated Olmert again on Friday and said that this interrogation was decisive as it could lead to an indictment against him.…
More than two-thirds of the Israelis believe Olmert is not entitled to negotiate over Golan
Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, and the Dahaf Center, under the supervision of Dr. Mina Tsemah, conducted a survey on 500 Israelis chosen randomly and asked them about negotiations with Syria…
Israeli Vice Premier says his government is negotiating with Hamas
Israeli Vice-Premier Haim Ramon criticized Ehud Olmert’s government for negotiating with Hamas movement despite an Israeli government decision against negotiating with the Palestinian movement. On Monday, Ramon told the Israeli…
Israeli leader admits Israel has been holding secret talks with Hamas
Israel’s Vice-Prime Minister, Haim Ramon, admitted Monday that the government of Israel has, for the last several weeks, been holding talks with the Hamas party, in contradiction with Israel’s stated…
Knesset members: “Bush more Zionist than Olmertâ€
After the US President, George W. Bush, gave a speech at the Israeli Knesset on Thursday, several right wing members of Knesset said that “Bush seems to be more Zionist…
Israeli is yet to respond to an Egyptian-mediated truce offer
As Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Sulieman is set to hold talks on Monday with Israeli officials over Cairo-mediated Palestinian ceasefire offer, the Israeli cabinet discussed on Sunday the current situation.…
Gag order against Olmert’s probe to be gradually lifted in coming days
Israeli Yent News reported on Tuesday a police sources said that the gag order on the investigation against Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will be gradually lifted in the coming…
Israel sets forth conditions for ceasefire ahead of Suleiman’s Visit
The Israeli government set forth on Monday three main conditions for a possible Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians. Spokesman of the Israeli government, Mark Regev, told the IMEMC…
Olmert interrogated by Israel’s’ National Fraud Unit
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, was questioned under caution on Friday morning for nearly 90 minutes by the head of the National Fraud Unit in Israel, Brigadier-General Shlomi Ayalon and…
Olmert visits Jordan, meets king Abdullah II
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with the Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II, in a visit to the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Wednesday afternoon, the Arabs48 news website reported.The website…
Olmert to take ‘necessary’ steps to handle the situation in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stressed on Tuesday that his government will soon take some necessary actions to handle the situation in the Gaza Strip, while his intelligence service chief,…
‘I don’t talk to Arabs.. I shoot people like you.’
On Sunday, there were no US flags and lots of Israeli flags in a "street fair" dubbed "Ben Yehuda, Jerusalem Street fair" in Teaneck, NJ. I came a bit early…
Israeli cabinet: no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Hamas rejects
The Israeli cabinet decided on Sunday that there is no humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and that the ruling Hamas party exploits the shortage of fuel supplies. Israeli housing…
Manifest Destiny?
Next month, Israel will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The government is working feverishly to make this day into an occasion of joy and jubilation. While serious problems are crying out…
Israel claims Hamas recruited 20.000 fighters in Gaza
The Israeli “Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center” claimed on Thursday that Hamas movement managed to build up its military capabilities in the Gaza Strip and recruited nearly 20.000 fighters despite…
Israel’s president says halting Qassam homemade shells requires reoccupying Gaza
Israeli president, Shimon Peres, stated yesterday that stopping homemade shells fire from Gaza onto nearby Israeli areas requires Israel to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, an option Israel never wants. Israeli…
Ben-Eliezer; Israeli-Palestinian talks, “just a showâ€
Israeli Infrastructure Minister, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, stated on Saturday that the Palestinian Israeli talks are just “a Pretend", adding that if Israel wants to achieve peace it should free that Fateh…
Israel, USA to boycott UN anti-racism conference in Durban
Israeli sources reported that Israel and the United States decided to boycott the Durban II Anti-Racism conference which will be conducted in early 2009. The Israeli and US decision was…
MK Tibi visits Lebanon despite of Israeli ban
Israeli media sources reported on Thursday that Dr Ahmad al Tibi, Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, and head of the Arab bloc (United Arab List, Ra'am-Ta'al) had challenged the…
Israel to distribute gas-masks to its civilians starting in 2009
The Israeli Radio reported on Wednesday that the Israeli Authorities decided to distribute gas-masks among the population in Israel starting in 2009. The step, the radio said, comes as a…
Israeli Prime Minister refuses truce with Hamas
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened ‘painful’ measures against the democratically-elected Hamas government of the Palestinian people, and refused the latest attempt at a ceasefire by Hamas. ‘We are…
Israeli Defense Minister: West Bank checkpoints will not be removed
The Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced on Monday that Israel will not remove the 700 checkpoints, roadblocks and earth mounds that have cut the West Bank into hundreds of…
No limits on rules of engagement to avoid abduction of soldiers
Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday that the Israeli army instructed troops deployed at the Gaza-Israel borders to do whatever it takes in order to foil any abduction…
Israel boycotts Al Jazeera news channel
The Israeli government decided to officially boycott the Qatar-based Al Jazeera News channel after claiming the its coverage of the incidents is unbalanced and biased towards the Palestinian people.The Israeli…
Gush Shalom: West Bank assassinations, “grave provocationâ€
The Israeli Peace Bloc, (Gush Shalom), described the assassination of four Palestinians in Bethlehem and Tulkarem, on Wednesday as a grave provocation and accused the Israeli government of deliberately obstructing…
Barak: Israel is not about to achieve any political agreement with the Palestinians
The Israeli Defense Minister Ehod Barak said on Wednesday that there is no political agreement that about to happen with between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Barak said that the…
“Jenin Jenin†film on trial in Israel
Mohammed Bakri, the producer of a film titled “Jenin Jenin”, which details the Israeli invasion into Jenin refugee camp in 2002, is currently on trial in an Israeli court under…
Israeli foreign minister dismisses creation of a Palestinian state for the time being
Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, dismissed Sunday possibility for creation of a Palestinian state for the time being, citing what she called ‘ continued attacks on Israelis and the situation…
Israeli government orders military to step up attacks on Gaza
The Israeli government announced on Wednesday that it had approved stepping up attacks targeting the Gaza Strip. The announcement came after today’s cabinet meeting, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud…
With three-day death toll at 35, Israel announces plans to invade Gaza
According to the Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the preparations are complete for a large-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip. Israeli military forces are lined up at the Gaza border,…
A hot season in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak recently issued orders to the commanders of his army to prepare to launch a large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip, but with “self-restraint and calmness…
Israeli FM refuses handover of Gaza’s crossings to Abbas in presence of Hamas
Israeli foreign minister, Tsibi Livni, refused Thursday handover of Gaza’s crossings to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in presence of the ruling Hamas. Livni, who yesterday took 60 world countries’ ambassadors…
Olmert: “No talks are being held over dividing Jerusalemâ€
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Wednesday that Israel is not holding any secret talks with the Palestinians over dividing Jerusalem. The statements of Olmert came after the religious…
Israeli Knesset to discuss the demolishing of 246 homes in Al Teera
The Israeli Knesset discussed on Wednesday demolishing orders which were issued against 246 houses in Al Teera Arab town within the Israeli boundaries. The deliberations were made after Sheikh Abbas…
Winograd – The Failure of the System, Not the PM
If anyone believes that a different Prime Minister, under similar circumstances would have acted differently, then they refuse to look at the history of Israeli incursions and the power the…
Israeli sources: “Abbas and Olmert agree to demand Egypt seal Gaza bordersâ€
Israeli sources reported on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed on Sunday to demand Egypt to seal the breached border with the…
Researcher: “Israel is about to pass a law which will bar thousands of detainees from visitation ri
Fuad Al Khafsh, a Palestinian researcher and specialist in detainee’s affairs, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli Knesset approved in preliminary reading a new law which will give the Israeli…
Peretz loses leadership election
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will face Ami Ayalon in a second round of voting after failing to secure the 40% of the vote necessary for an outright victory.After…
Voting begins in Israeli Labour Party leadership election
In an event that could have a serious bearing on the future of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, members of the Israeli Labour Party are set to vote on the election of…
Shortly after Olmert orders further attacks on Gaza, a warplane hits Deir Elbalah
Just few hours after Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, ordered further attacks on the Gaza Strip, an Israeli warplane, hit today the Deir Elbalah town in central Gaza Strip.Palestinian sources…
Two Israeli students, two policemen injured in a protest, 12 arrested
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday at night that two police officers and two students were mildly injured, and twelve were arrested during clashes that took place in Jerusalem…
Al Sani’: Shin-Bet spys on several Arab Israeli MP
The Arab Israeli Kinaset( Parliament) member Dr. Talab Al Sani’ asked the legal councilor of the Israeli government to question the legality of the Public Security Service (Shin Bet) taping…