WZO Settlements Division Back With Netanyahu
The World Zionist Organisation’s (WZO) Settlements Division is again under the control of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office after a period of nearly four years with the Agriculture Ministry. The…
Barak Announced His New-Born Party, Independence
After publicly announcing his resignation from the Labor Party, Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, announced on Monday the birth of a new party, running under his command, called “Independence Party”.…
European countries may recognize Palestinian state – Shin Bet
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Yuval Diskin said on Tuesday that he believed that international recognition of a Palestinian state will spread.In remarks during a meeting of the Knesset’s…
Interpal Replies to Report on Blacklisting of 163 Foreign Charities
Interpal has responded in writing to a report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, published last week, regarding Israel’s ban on 163 foreign charities suspected of ‘supporting terrorism’, the Middle East…
According to Netanyahu Aides, Labor Party Exit will Help Advance Peace Process
On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides said the Prime Minister believes that the Labor Party split will actually help move forward the peace talks with the Palestinians.According to Netanyahu,…
Israeli Think-tank says US Aid Should End
The influential Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS) has published a study which argues that financial aid to Israel from the United States is a net loss for the country.According…
Peres Slams Investigation Of NGO’s Funding
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, stated during an interview with Israel’s daily, Haaretz, that the formation of a parliamentarian committee to investigate the sources of funding sent to non-governmental Organizations harms…
Barak To Split Party, Form A New Parliamentary Bloc
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, intends to quit the already weakened Labor Party to form a new parliamentary bloc that would run under his command.Israeli Paper, Yedioth Aharonoth, reported Monday…
Israeli ambassadors call on government to end month-long foreign service strike
As a strike by Israeli foreign service workers enters its second month, a group of 20 Israeli ambassadors submitted a letter to the Israeli Prime Minister calling for his intervention…
Gendelman: “Hamas Should Not Test Our Patience”
Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ofir Gendelman, stated that the Hamas movement “should not test Israel’s patience”, and must act on halting the firing of homemade shells into adjacent Israeli areas.…
Israeli Government Allocates $100M to Birthright, Educational Zionist Trip
Israel increases funding for Birthright, a 10-day free educational trip to Israel, which aims to bring 51,000 Jewish young adults to Israel annually by 2013According to Ynetnews, last week, Prime…
Lieberman: ‘Israeli Groups that Provided Information to Goldstone Commission: Collabors With Terror’
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that Israeli organizations which provided information to the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Commission) are “net collaborators with terror…
Netanyahu’s Office Issues Statement Defending Demolition Of East Jerusalem Hotel
The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an official statement defending the demolition of East Jerusalem Arab Hotel “Shepherd”, and challenging international condemnations in this regard. The Hotel,…
Netanyahu To Meet Mubarak In Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be holding a meeting on Thursday with the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and will be heading back to Israel during evening hours. The two…
Lieberman: “Gaza Siege Could Be Lifted if Smuggling Stops & International Forces Are Deployed”
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman stated during his Wednesday meeting with the visiting EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, that the siege on Gaza can only be lifted if the…
Call for Israeli Facebook Groups to be closed down
The deputy Israeli Attorney-General has asked the police in Israel to investigate two Facebook groups for inciting racism against Arabs.Haaretz reports today that Israel’s deputy Attorney-General Shai Nitzan has instigated…
Knesset to Vote on Proposal to Investigate Organizations Critical of Israeli Military
The Knesset will vote on Wednesday on a proposal initiated by Yisrael Beiteinu to establish a committee of inquiry into groups that are critical of human rights violations committed by…
Lieberman: At least a Decade to Achieve Mid-east Peace
Israeli hard right-wing foreign affairs minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaking to Agency France Press in an exclusive interview, stressed on Tuesday that at least a decade is needed to reach a…
Netanyahu Wants Israeli Spy Released From U.S Jail
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sent on Tuesday a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he releases Jonathan Pollard, who was spying on Israel’s best ally, the United States,…
Prominent Rabbis’ Wives Tell Fellow Jewish Women Not To Date Arabs
In a letter published Tuesday in the Israeli press, around two dozen wives of prominent Israeli rabbis followed a recent edict by their husbands for Jews to refuse to rent…
Netanyahu: “Temporary Peace Deal Is Possible”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated on Monday at night that a temporary peace deal with the Palestinians is possible should the direct peace talks between the two sides fail.…
Lieberman: “P.A. An Illegal Entity, Not Interested In Peace”
Israeli Foreign Minister, a leader of the fundamentalist Israel Beiteinu Party, claimed Sunday that the Palestinian Authority (P.A) is not interested in peace with Israel, and stated that the P.A…
Netanyahu Accuses the Palestinians Of Obstructing Peace
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that the International Community understands that the Palestinians, not Israel, are responsible for obstruction the efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.Talking to…
In A Letter Send To Turkish PM; Likud MK Says Israel Should Have Killed All Marmara Passengers
Israeli sources reported Wednesday that Israeli Member of Knesset of the Likud Party, Dani Dannon, sent a sarcastic letter to Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, telling him that Israeli…
Netanyahu: “Israel Does Not Intend To Compensate Families Of Flotilla Victims”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, denied reports stating that Israel intends to pay compensation to the families of the nine Turkish peace activists who were killed when the Israeli army…
Knesset Approves New Law Preventing Detainees From Meeting Lawyers For Six Month
The Legal Committee of the Israeli Knesset decided on Monday to approve a new draft submitted by the Israeli Interior Minister, Yitzhak Aharanovitch, in which he demanded that Palestinian detainees,…
Israel Expects Next ‘Big’ War on Gaza
Israeli army chief has proclaimed that the next Israel’s offensive on Gaza will be ‘extensive’, a Press TV report said. Israeli army chief Lieutenant-General, Gabi Ashkenazi, stated: ‘The next round…
Russian TV Show Tracks Down Israeli Neo-Nazi In Kyrgzstan
The leader of a Tel Aviv based neo-Nazi gang who eluded Israeli intelligence for years was arrested, Friday, after a Russsian investigative television show found him “living openly” as a…
Israel Offers To Compensate Families Of Flotilla Victims, Refuses To Admit Guilt
The Israeli government made an offer to pay thousands of U.S. Dollars to the families of the of the nine Turkish citizens who were killed during the Israeli violent military…
Israel Tries to Improve Its International Image
The Israeli foreign ministry has called on 10 of its embassies in Europe to begin an advocacy campaign for Israel, starting with recruiting 1,000 public members. The new policy comes…
Rabin’s Son Proposes Alternative Israeli Peace Initiative
The son of Yitzhak Rabin and businessman Koby Huberman presented a plan in response to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, Haaretz said quoting a source on Friday.Yuval Rabin, the son…
Netanyahu Apologizes to U.S. Politician, After Praising Castro
During his last official visit to the U.S., the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to apologize to a Republican congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for having praised Fidel Castro, after the…
Syria Joins Palestinians in Condemning Israel’s Referendum Law
Syrian and Palestinian officials condemned, on Tuesday, a new Israeli law that mandates a referendum must be held ahead of any withdrawal from annexed East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights,…
Israeli Knesset Passes Referendum Bill
With a majority of 65 votes in favor and 33 opposing, the Israeli Knesset passed the Referendum Bill in the second and third readings, thus requiring a public majority referendum…
Israeli Soldiers Who Used 9-year Old As Human Shield Receives No Jail Time
Israeli news sources reported on Sunday, that two soldiers were convicted of following their actions in 2008 during Israel’s war on Gaza. Despite being convicted of using a nine-year old…
Dutch Film Director Accuses Ariel Sharon of Killing Two Palestinian Children in 1982
George Sluizer declared that in 1982 he saw then Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon shooting Palestinian children from near the Sabra-Shatilla refugee camp, Beirut, while he was filming a documentary.…
U.N. Welcomes Israel’s decision to Withdraw From Northern Ghajar: Residents Angry
On Thursday, the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon defined Israel’s decision to pull its troops out of the Lebanon’s Ghajar region as an ‘important step’ and hoped that it could…
Israel Asks Egypt To Release A Spy In Exchange For Egyptian Detainees
An Israeli official presented an offer to Egypt to release a spy detained by Cairo in exchange for releasing a number of Egyptian detainees.The offer was presented by Ayyoub al-Qarra,…
Israel “Pardons” 75 Fatah Fighters
In a step that was considered by Israel as an act of good will towards Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel pardoned 75 Palestinians wanted by its army and security forces.The…
Meridor: ‘No cabinet freeze vote until U.S. gives proposal in writing’
In an interview with Israeli Army Radio today, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said U.S. promises were needed in writing before the Cabinet votes on a 3 month settlement…
Clashes at Haifa Uni. Over MK Zoabi Event
Clashes have occurred at the University of Haifa between students and police, following the arrival of Haneen Zoabi, MK of the Balad party.Zoabi was scheduled to speak at the university…
The loyalty oath and Israel’s Zionist ‘left’
On 10 October 2010, the Israeli government proposed a bill obligating non-Jewish naturalized citizens to swear loyalty to a ‘Jewish and democratic state.’ The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) deplores…
Activists Disrupt Netanyahu’s Speech In New Orleans
As Israeli Prime Minister was addressing the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations in North America, in New Orleans, on Tuesday, several activists disrupted his talk at least four times…
Fayyad Denied Entry To Jerusalem To Dedicate New Schools
Israeli Public Security Ministers, Yitzchak Aharonovitch, issued a decision preventing Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, from entering Jerusalem to dedicate new Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem. Dr. Fayyad…
Study Reveals Israel Among the Most Corrupt Countries
A study released by the International Transparency Organization on Tuesday, found Israel to be among the most corrupt countries in the Western World. The 2010 study ranked 178 countries. A…
Army Prepares For The Possibility Of Not Invading P.A Areas At Will
After the United States reportedly backed a request by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, the Israeli army is preparing for potentially not being able to invade P.A. controlled…
Israel Considers Unilateral Moves
Israeli officials are considering declaring unilateral steps if the Palestinian leadership of Mahmoud Abbas implements its vows to walk out of the negotiations and seek international recognition of a Palestinian…
Netanyahu Orders to Redraft the Israeli Loyalty Oath
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change in his controversial amendment to the Citizenship Act, so that the loyalty oath would also apply to Jews immigrating to Israel. On…
Israeli MK: “Jordan Is the Palestinian State”
Member of the Knesset of the National Union fundamentalist party in Israel, Aryeh Eldad, stated on Tuesday that the “solution” for the conflict is to consider the Hashemite Kingdom of…
Israeli Settlers Began Settlement Expansion Work Near Nablus
On Tuesday, Ghassan Douglas, a Palestinian official in charge of monitoring Israeli settlement in the northern part of the West Bank, stated that Israeli settlers started the expansion of Eli…
Asad Slams Israel’s New Citizenship Law
On Monday, Syrian President, Bashar Asad, strongly denounced the new Israeli citizenship law requiring all non-Jews in the country to pledge allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish democratic state”. Asad…
Netanyahu Offers Freeze In Return For Recognition Of Jewish State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered on Monday, a new temporary freeze of settlement activities in the West Bank in exchange for an official Palestinian recognition of Israel as the…
Newly declassified documents show that Israel considered using nuclear weapons in ’73 war
Thirty seven years ago, during the 1973 war between Israel and surrounding states, then-Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir considered the use of nuclear weapons against Syria, according to recently unsealed…
Israeli Artists, Intellectuals Protest New Israeli Bill
Shortly after the Israeli cabinet of Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Sunday requiring all non-Jewish citizens to pledge allegiance to Israel not only as a state but as a…
Lieberman To European Counterparts: “Go And Solve Your Problems First”
Israel’s Foreign Minister of the fundamentalist right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, told his French and Spanish counterparts that Europe should first solve its own problems before trying to complain about Israeli…
Israel To Require ‘loyalty Oath’ For Non-jews Seeking Citizenship
The Israeli Cabinet passed a law Sunday requiring all non-Jewish applicants for citizenship to take a ‘loyalty oath’ confirming their support for Israel’s ‘Jewish character’ as a state. A number…
Israeli Army Closes Commercial Crossing Points Leading To Gaza Strip
On Friday, Israel imposed a two day closure on the commercial crossings into the Gaza StripRaed Fattouh, the chairman of the Committee on the Intoduction of Goods into Gaza Strip,…
U.S. Grants Israel Incentives Package In Return For Freeze Extension
Israeli Ambassador in Washington, Michael Oren, confirmed that the United States granted Israel further guarantees and incentives in return for renewing the freeze on settlement activities for two or three…
Netanyahu Demands Obama To Abide by Bush Guaranties To Sharon
Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonoth, reported Thursday, that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is demanding that U.S. President, Barak Obama, reinstate the guaranties granted by former president, George Bush to the…
Netanyahu Accuses the Palestinians Of Stalling Peace Talks
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused on Friday that Palestinian side for staling peace talks, and claimed that renewing the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank should not…
Netanyahu: “Lieberman’s UN Speech Does Not Represent Israel’s Official Stance”
Following a controversial speech at the UN General Assembly by Israeli Foreign, Avigdor Lieberman, in which he said peace could take decades, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued a statement…
Netanyahu: “The Palestinians Must Recognize Israel As A Jewish State”
Israeli Prime Minister reiterated his demands that the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and said that Israel will never abandon this demand.His statements came during a meeting…
Peres Phones Abbas, Tells Him Netanyahu Is “Trustworthy”
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, phoned Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday evening and told him that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “can be trusted as a partner for peace”.Peres told Abbas…
Lieberman Vows To Counter Any Settlement Freeze
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, vowed to act against any decision to freeze settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including in occupied East Jerusalem.Lieberman said that he will counter…
Israeli Soldier Convicted Of Killing British Photojournalist Gets Early Release
The Israeli soldier convicted of killing British human rights activist Tom Hurndall, was released from jail on Wednesday, after a special committee granted him an early release. According to Israeli…
Israeli Universities Condemn ‘Witch Hunt’ By Right-wing Groups
In a joint statement released by Israel’s largest and most prominent universities, the academic leadership challenged a foreign-funded campaign to undermine academic freedom in the name of Zionism, led by…
Israeli settlers expand campaign to manipulate entries on Wikipedia
The internet’s open-source, user-edited encyclopedia called ‘Wikipedia’ has been targeted by Israeli governmental and non-governmental partisans since its inception, who have attempted to manipulate its contents to promote a Zionist…
Israeli right-wing activist accused of killing 4 Palestinians released from prison
An Israeli man suspecting of killing four Palestinians in 1998 was released from Israeli prison today and put under house arrest, due to an apparent lack of evidence. Chaim Pearlman…
Netanyahu Visits Amman
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, conducted a short, unannounced, trip to Jordan on Tuesday afternoon, and held a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The two leaders held talks on…
Radical rabbi arrested for incitement to violence
Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira was arrested Monday on suspicion of incitement to violence against non-Jews. The rabbi was arrested Monday on charges of incitement after the publication of his book ‘The…
Loyalty Oath Approved by Israeli Cabinet
The Israeli cabinet has approved a provision that would require all Israeli citizenship seekers to swear allegiance to a ‘Jewish democratic state’.On his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised…
Knesset Revokes Privileges of Arab MK Over Participation In Gaza Flotilla
The Israeli Knesset held a vote that led to revoking the parliamentary privileges of Arab Member of Knesset, Hanin Zoabi, as a punishment for her participation in the Freedom Flotilla…
Israeli Navy Readies To Attack Libyan Aid Ship
Israeli Radio reported, Tuesday morning, that the Israeli Navy was placed on high alert on Monday at night, and is preparing to intercept the Libyan aid ship that sailed two…
Israeli Officials: ‘Mistakes Were Made’ In Attack On Humanitarian Aid Flotilla
Israeli officials have admitted that ‘senior-level mistakes were made’ during last month’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla. Results of an internal military probe were presented Monday, revealing…
Netanyahu To Meet Mubarak
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Sunday, that he will be holding a meeting with Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo this coming Tuesday. The statements of Netanyahu came after…
Netanyahu: Peace Agreement Unattainable By 2012
The Israeli Prime Minster expressed doubts over negotiations as well as concerns about Iran as the ‘ultimate terrorist threat today.’In an interview held on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu said that he…
Netanyahu: “Settlement Activities To Resume By The End Of September”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he will not renew the so-called settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank after it expires at the end of September. He said…
Netanyahu: “Israel Willing To Release 1,000 Detainees, But Not To The West Bank”
In an exclusive interview with Israel’s TV Channel One, conducted by Ella Hason Nesher, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel is willing to free 1,000 Palestinian detainees under…
Netanyahu: “Israel Will Not Apologize To Turkey, Will Not Pay Compensations”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held Turkey fully responsible for Israel’s attack against the Turkish ships trying to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, and stated that Israel will not apologize…
Hamas Legislators Hold Protest Against Deportation Orders
Elected Hamas legislators in Jerusalem started a protest against Israel’s order to expel them from Jerusalem, and will likely escalate their protest to a hunger Strike.Engineer Khaled Abu Arafa, former…
Zahalka: “Deporting Jerusalem Legislators, Part of Israel’s Ethnic Cleaning of Palestinians”
Arab member of Knesset of the National Democratic Assembly party, Dr. Jamal Zahalka, stated that the kidnapping of the Palestinian legislator from Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu Teir, and the Israeli decision…
Netanyahu “Invites” Abbas To Visit Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, invited the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to visit Jerusalem and hold direct talks with him.Netanyahu also said that he is willing to visit Ramallah to…
Army Kidnaps Hamas Legislator In Jerusalem, Prepares To Deport Him
Israeli soldiers and undercover forces, on Wednesday evening, kidnapped Hamas legislator from Jerusalem, Mohammad Abu Teir, and moved him to the al-Maskobiyya prison, in preparation to deport him along with…
Likud Approves Resumption Of Settlement Activities
The Likud Party, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, decided Thursday evening to resume settlement activities in the occupied territories directly after the declared settlement “freeze” expires on September…
Turkish Military Delegation In Israel For Drone Deal
Turkish Military officials are currently in Israel to receive training and test four Israeli drones, Heron, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries which is owned by the Israeli government. The visit…
Netanyahu Calls For Direct Talks
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to start direct peace talks with Israel without any delays. Yet, he did not offer any changes on…
New Knesset Bill To Demand Sending P.A Money To Settlements
25 fundamentalist members of Israeli Knesset submitted a bill proposing that the Knesset transfer money allocated to the Palestinian Authority to Jewish settlements, to punish the Palestinians for their boycott…
Israel Joins OECD
Israel has officially joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) during a ceremony held in Paris where the organization is located. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attended the…
Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Lieberman
The Israeli police recommended indicting Israel’s Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering charges. The police recommended pressing new charges that involve corruption, the…
Hezbollah Calls For Readiness Ahead Of Israeli Drill
Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, representative of the Hezbollah party in southern Lebanon, stated that the fighters of the party will remain alert ahead of Israel’s large-scale military drill which is slated…
Mitchell Ends Tour, Netanyahu Affirms More Settlements
As the United States Special Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, concluded a new series of talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials as part of the proximity talks, Israeli Prime…
Israeli Report; P.A Runs Political Campaign Against Israel
Israel paper, Haaretz, reported Thursday that the Israeli Foreign Ministry recently prepared a document stating that the Palestinian Authority will continue its international political campaigns against Israel’s policies despite the…
Israeli Military Leaders Prepare Scenarios For Possible Redeployment In Gaza
Several senior Israeli military leaders and leaders of the military police held a meeting recently to prepare scenarios for a possible reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and appointing a “military…
Professor Chomsky Denied Entry To The Country
The Israeli Authorities at the Allenby Bridge, between Jordan and Palestine, prevented professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories after detaining him for five hours, and deported him to…
Israel To Syria; “No Plans To Attack You”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, asked the visiting Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, to send a message to Syria stating that Israel does not have any intention to attack…
Vanunu Sentenced To Three Months
Israeli sources reported that Nuclear whistleblower, Mordechai Vanunu, was sentenced, Tuesday, to three months imprisonment after he refused to perform community service in West Jerusalem, fearing harassment from fundamentalist Jews.…
Netanyahu: “Jerusalem Is Ours, We Will Build And Develop It”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel will always build and develop the city of Jerusalem is order to make it a “viable, developed and advanced city”.Netanyahu said the…
Barak: “Israel Must Present A Peace Plan”
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, stated that the “deteriorating relations” with the United States should push Israel to come up with a serious initiative for peace with the Palestinians.His statements…
Opinion/Analysis: Israel’s tourism ministry is wiping Palestinians off the map
If Israel supports a two-state solution, it can start by redrawing official maps that ignore internationally recognized borders and major Palestinian towns.As Israeli-Palestinian negotiations restart, Palestinians are determined to begin…
Israeli Legislator Submits A Proposal For A Palestinian State in Jordan
Israeli Legislator, Aryeh Eldad, member of the National Union fundamentalist party, asked the Israeli Knesset to discuss a proposal he submitted regarding establishing a Palestinian state in Jordan. Eldad initially…