International Middle East Media Center
“Settlements Council†in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, said that it is preparing to conduct a wide-scaled public campaign to counter Sharon ‘s disengagement plan from the Gaza…
Sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday denied reports on advancement that could launch again prisoners’ swap with Hezbollah, saying that they were ‘another spin by Hezbollah,’…
Israeli army chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon said Thursday that the army preparations for the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the removal of four small West bank settlements are…
Israeli soldiers intensified military presence and procedures in the besieged city of Hebron and around the settlements in the center of the city, and the old city of Hebron. A…
Soldiers completely blocked the entrances of Jenin, in the north of the West Bank and intensified military presence around the city, on Wednesday night. A local source in Jenin said…
The Israeli Authorities closed the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron fro two days starting from Wednesday in order to enable settlers pray in the mosque during the Jewish New Year, while…
A loud explosion heard on Tuesday morning, at a checkpoint near the village of Habla near the West Bank city of Qaliqilia. The explosion, apparently caused by a suicide bomber,…
Israeli security cabinet approved in a 9-1 vote on Tuesday a range of proposals governing evacuation and compensation of settlers under the disengagement initiative. The decisions pave the way for…
Israeli MK Omri Sharon, different to tough talk from his father, said Tuesday that killing Yasser Arafat would be foolish, calling for leaving the Palestinian President ‘stuck’ in his crumbling…
Palestinian sources reported that three Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded as the Israeli Air Force gun ships fired missiles at their can in the West Bank city…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called his ministers to take part in efforts to end incitement against army officers and soldiers ahead of a unilateral disengagement and the Gaza Strip…
A local source in Hebron , in the south of the West Bank, said that soldiers raided the city, conducted vast searches in Issa neighborhood, and several areas near Keryat…
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid slammed Friday calls for forceful opposition to the evacuation of settlements as ‘incitement to civil war’. ‘It is untenable that there is incitement to civil…
Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom said Wednesday that the expulsion of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is very near and he will stay in confinement until then. Shalom’s remarks that…
The Israeli Knesset approved by a 40-17 margin Monday the appointment of Tzachi Hanegbi to the position of cabinet minister without portfolio. Hanegbi resigned his position as the public security…
The Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz reiterated his threats to expel the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ‘in the right time’ and to attack Damascus as well. Mofaz said, Israel…
The president of Tel Aviv district court, Uri Goren postponed on Monday the ruling whether to approve the administrative detention of Tali Fahima, an Israeli peace activist arrested on August…
Israeli Supreme Court President Aharon Barak on Sunday called on the state prosecution to end the Israel army practice of using Palestinian civilians as human shields, but refrained from issuing…
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israel asked international donors to help open new West bank roads and rehabilitate existing ones in order to provide Palestinians alternative routes to the…
Tali Fahima, an Israeli woman under arrest on suspicion of helping plan a terror attack, will be placed in administrative detention for four months, security officials decided Sunday. Fahima’s attorney,…
Israel Deputy Defense Minister Ze’ev Boim said Thursday Israel should consider military action against targets within Syria. In response, Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan Thursday warned Israel that Hamas ‘will…
Right wing activists and settlers are growingly abusing and harassing soldiers and policemen who took part in evacuating unauthorized settlers’ outposts. The Israeli justice system refrained so far from dealing…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s objection to the new route of the separation wall section in southern Hebron hills, proposed after the Israeli High Court ruling, is delaying the approval…
Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz pointed Wednesday at Hamas headquarters in Syria as being directly responsible for the Be’er Sheva double bombing. Mofaz said that ‘a large portion of the…
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon warned that Israel would ‘take care of those who support terror,’ pointing at the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Hezbollah. ‘We will take care…
Israeli Public Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi resigned Tuesday after Attorney General Menachem Mazuz decided to open a criminal investigation against him. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Hanegbi to continue…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon criticized Tuesday the defense establishment plan of action against launching Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel as insufficient, calling army to shell Palestinian…
Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon plans to ask the cabinet to approve the evacuation of settlements under the disengagement plan in December, a government source said Monday. Sharon will request…
The district court in Tel Aviv indicted three Israeli border policemen on charges of assaulting, abusing and robbing Palestinian workers in the city of Lod in northern Israel. On March…
The Israeli security cabinet is scheduled to meet Monday to discuss measures against Qassam rockets, the division of responsibility between army and police for the intended evacuation of settlers, and…
Israeli newspaper Yethioth Ahronoth revealed on Sunday what is described as “the most uncovered secrets surrounding settlers’ evacuation from Gosh Katif settlement Bloc in eth Gaza Strip. The “secret†issue…
Sharon is either planning to set his cabinet opponents through an early test, or prefers that another likey defeat happens prior to U.S. elections, not after. Israeli Government Source said…
The Israeli Military Police arrested lately three soldiers suspected of killing a Palestinian in Rafah, and covering the incidents of the event and forge evidences. A senior army official described…
A compromise proposal mentioning hat coalition talks were “no longer continuing†and blaming Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Likud, was passed in the Labor Bureau on Wednesday. The…
Israeli Labor party MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer would try Wednesday morning to persuade party leader Shimon Peres to accept a compromise with Labor rebels to ensure party unity. Criticisms against Peres…
The government of Israel should ‘thoroughly examine’ the possibility of formally applying the Fourth Geneva Convention to the Palestinian territories, an Israeli Justice Ministry legal team has recommended. The Fourth…
Speaking at a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz said Monday that soldiers would be responsible for carrying out evacuation of settlements…
Likud Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must run together in the next elections to prevent a split in the…
Labor rebels don’t stand a chance, the party executive committee will not vote to disband the coalition talks team; said Israeli Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres in response to mounting…
Israeli Labor party head Shimon Peres is facing similar difficulties to those Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced with Likud rebels. Labor rebels are angered, getting organized, and working to…
Israeli Labor party chairman Shimon Peres agreed to convene the party faction and leadership committee next week after it was demanded by 80 leadership committee members. The convention would be…
Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on Thursday warned that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the separation wall could lead to international anti-Israel actions, including sanctions. The ICJ…
Despite his call for early elections, Labor head Shimon Peres explained Thursday evening that if Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon calls for the resumption of coalition talks, he would consider…
After the Likud convention decided to disqualify labor as a coalition partner, mounting voices in the Labor Party are calling for an immediate halt to coalition talks with Likud representatives.…
Military apaches shelled the home of Saleh Al-Riyashi, in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south east of Gaza, moderately wounding three residents, and another home near the neighborhood, Wednesday night. The targeted home…
Haifa University Professor Arnon Savir, an expert in demographic issues, attacked the international report on world population increase to be inaccurate and misleading. The international report on the world population…
After the Likud convention decided to disqualify labor as a coalition partner, mounting voices in the Labor Party are calling for an immediate halt to coalition talks with Likud representatives.…
A large force of the Israeli army raided Deheisheh refugees camp in Bethlehem backed with some vehicles and a bulldozer and Helicopters and arrested three of its residents, eyewitnesses said.…
Some Likud officials are seeking a compromise that allows delegates in the Likud convention to support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, but setting conditions for a unity government with labor, Minister…
The London based Asharq Al-Awsat reported Monday that an agreement has been reached between Egypt and both Hamas and Islamic Jihad in which both groups agreed to stop attacks against…
The Histadrut labor federation threatened early Monday to claim a general labor dispute following the government’s approval of the 2005 budget (Israeli Army Radio) After failing to reach agreement with…
Two Palestinians were killed as Israeli Air force apaches fired four missiles at Jabalia refugee camp north of Gaza Strip. A Palestinian Police source said the two residents killed Monday…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon aids accused Sunday that Likud Rebels are only attempting to humiliate the prime minister, calling the Likud convention members not to support a proposal against…
Against Labor party protest and Histadrut strike warnings, the Israeli cabinet is expected to approve the 2005 state budget in its Sunday meeting. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon extended Sunday…
Shinui party convention approved Thursday a compromise that allows party leaders to engage in coalition talks with the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism. The approved compromise allows Shinui leders to hold…
The Israeli Minister of Internal Security Shaul Mofaz intends to hold a meeting with high official in the Israeli Security in order to discuss new methods to improve the capacities…
Shinui party conference would convene Thursday to decide whether the party can join a coalition with United Torah Judaism, (UTJ) a move that has stirred unprecedented unrest in the party.…
At least two were killed and 13 were injured Wednesday in a blast on an Israeli Military checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. According to Haaretz…
Following the Likud’s internal court decision to convene the party central committee to discuss labor joining the cabinet, Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon began a campaign to convince delegates to…
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid accused Tuesday United Torah Judaism leaders with attempting to drive Shinui party away through laying concerning the alleged agreement with Likud over civil marriages and…
Israeli sources reportedly said that two Israeli settlers were injured in an ambush on a settler’s bus on its way on a major highway through the West Bank, Israel calls…
The practice of confiscating Palestinian Vehicles, which army carried out for several years in the Palestinian territories, was legalized Monday in an order issued by the commander of the Army…
The Likud party’s internal court accepted Monday an appeal filed by 12 party MKs calling for the party central committee to meet on August 18, to discuss inviting Labor party…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Sunday his cabinet minister that no governmental approval was issued to allow Palestinian police officers to carry weapons. Two days ago, Israeli Defense Minister…
In a move that could pave the way for forming a unity government, United Torah Judaism MK Avraham Ravitz said Friday that his party would be welling to join a…
Israeli Public Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi said Saturday that he favors detaining Jewish extremists without charges or trial, to prevent possible attacks on Haram Alsharif in Jerusalem or on Israeli…
Few hours after Israel redeployed troops in the northern Gaza Strip region; two Qassam rockets landed in the Western Negev, but caused no casualties or damage. Troops were pulled out…
National Security Adviser and head of the disengagement coordination team, Giora Eiland said on Wednesday that the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank will…
Sharon calls UTJ to join the cabinet, not only the coalition; a rising movement within Shinui against accepting Haredi parties in the governmental coalition; Netanyahu expresses strong opposition to inviting…
The Israeli Ambassador to Washington Dani Ayalon said the decision to build the new 600 housing units in Ma’aleh Adomim, east of Jerusalem, is not a violation of previous commitment…
Sharon calls UTJ to join the cabinet, not only the coalition; a rising movement within Shinui against accepting Haredi parties in the governmental coalition; Netanyahu expresses strong opposition to inviting…
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the Blast that killed three Palestinians and wounded around 15 on Tuesday early morning was a result of two missiles fired by Israeli Apaches that were hovering…
Contrary to Israeli Shin Bet head Avi Dichter assessment, MI chief Aharon Farkash told Tuesday Knesset foreign affairs and defense committee that Palestinian armed resistance [terrorism in his words] can’t…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to press on United Torah Judaism to join the government after Shinui accepted Monday to sit in the cabinet with the ultra-Orthodox party, ending…
Israeli Minister of internal security, Tzahi Hanegbi reiterated on Sunday his warnings about possible attacks against the Haram Al-Sharif plaza, by extreme Israeli Jewish groups. According to Hanegbi, the attacks…
Israeli Newspaper Yodot Ahranot on Sunday quoted senior army officers as demanding an evaluation as to whether the army operation in Beit Hanoun has been useful. ‘We need to carefully…
According to Arab-y-net news site, Shinui leader Yousef Lapid told a close aid to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, late in the night on Monday, that his party is welling…
According to Arab-y-net news site, Shinui leader Yousef Lapid told a close aid to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, late in the night on Monday, that his party is welling…
Israeli Police will question nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu over suspicious of violating release conditions. The police are examining an interview Vanunu gave to foreign media after his release in…
Army source reported Friday that four armed Palestinians were killed by soldiers as they attempted to plant an explosive device near the al-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile,…
Likud and Labor teams holding coalition talks agreed Thursday that a government would be established within two weeks of signing any agreement. In a meeting in Kfar Hamaccabiah, Labor negotiators…
The Israeli security establishment will present a revised route of the northwest Jerusalem section of the separation wall to a steering committee headed by Dove Weisglass, the head of the…
Israeli Police Chief in Jerusalem, Ilan Frenco, decided Tuesday not to allow members of the ‘Temple Mount Faithful’ group to enter the Aqsa Mosque plaza (Temple Mount) to hold a…
Shas leader MK Eli Yishai said recently that his party is ready to join the cabinet if Shinui party quit the coalition, confirming that his party has no moral objections…
Anger and concern have been stirred in the Labor Party as the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invited two religious parties for talks on Unity government on Tuesday. For some…
Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that a special unit of the Israeli army has assassinated No’aman Tahaineh 34, an Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin, Tuesday afternoon. According to PNN, Tahineh,…
Palestinian sources reported that Mahmoud Khalafallah, was killed early Monday morning as he was crushed to death when Israeli army troops shelled his house in the Austrian quarter west of…
After his meeting the Opposition leader Shimon Peres, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his coalition members that forming a new coalition or early elections are options to be…
The Israeli Authorities banned an American- Jewish Peace Activist, who is a member of the International Solidarity Movement, from entering Israel Saturday. The Israeli Authorities at the Ben-Gurion airport said…
Israeli source reported that the one killed in Tel-Aviv blast was a 20 years old female soldier and that the number of wounded arrived at 30. One killed, 20 Wounded…
Israeli Minister Uzi Landau will meet Sunday afternoon in Tel-Aviv with 10 Likud MKs and 50 members of Likud Central committee to start a campaign to foil attempts to establish…
According to a document obtained by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, The International Court of Justice ruling would state: ”the court is not convinced that the specific course Israel has chosen for…
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Friday that Israel will not compile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation fence, ICJ will in few…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invites Labor Leader Shimon Peres for Coalition Talks; National Religious Party might Pullout; Labor MK Amir Pertz objects joining the government; Likud Minister Uzi Landau…
A public opinion poll, conducted by Haifa University, revealed a worrying growth of extremisms and acceptance of political violence among Israelis, especially among new immigrants. 11.1% of the Jewish population…
An Israeli military source reported that Five Israeli soldiers, among them two colonels, were wounded Thursday in clashes with Palestinian resistance in Gaza Strip during an Israeli military operation in…
The Tel Aviv District court is expected to rule on the detained US peace activist on Thursday. It is unclear yet whether the court headed by Judge Oded Modrik will…
Israeli Shin Bet Director Avi Dichter told Yesha Council settlers leaders in a Wednesday meeting that the agency has no concrete warnings of extreme right-wing intentions to attack political or…
Upon request from Shinui leader Yousif Lapid, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday night that he will fire Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky. This request came after Israeli TV channel…
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed ElBaradei said at the end of his meeting with Israeli Health Minister Dani Naveh on Wednesday that he would be happy if provided with…