Israel

Merkel says Islam 'belongs to Germany' ahead of Dresden rally

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam "belongs to Germany", in a clear repudiation of...

Jan 13, 2015 03:32 AM EST

Israeli general says not worried by Palestinian move to join ICC

Israel's top military officer said on Thursday he was disappointed rather than worried about a Pales...

Jan 08, 2015 09:03 PM EST

Israel's new rules on natural resources putting off investors

New regulation of Israel's natural gas and mining industries aimed at increasing competition to brin...

Jan 07, 2015 03:10 AM EST

Abbas rolls statehood dice with International Criminal Court move

For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision...

Jan 05, 2015 09:48 PM EST

Israel mulls war crimes lawsuits against top Palestinians: source

Israel is looking at ways to prosecute senior Palestinians for war crimes in the United States and e...

Jan 03, 2015 07:11 AM EST

Palestinians join war crimes court after U.N. rejection

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including...

Dec 31, 2014 07:48 PM EST

Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdra...

Dec 30, 2014 10:13 PM EST

Egyptian court permanently bans Jewish festival on 'moral' grounds

An Egyptian court permanently banned a Jewish celebration that has taken place since the 1979 peace ...

Dec 30, 2014 08:54 AM EST

Israel approves 243 new settler homes in East Jerusalem

Israel has given preliminary approval for the construction of 243 new homes on West Bank land that I...

Dec 26, 2014 07:32 AM EST

Egypt constituency law sets stage for long-awaited elections

Egypt on Thursday cleared a final hurdle to long-awaited parliamentary elections seen as decisive in...

Dec 18, 2014 08:48 AM EST

Palestinian U.N. draft calls for Israel occupation end by 2017

Jordan formally submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution cal...

Dec 18, 2014 01:01 AM EST

EU court says Hamas should be removed from terror list

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be removed from the European Union's terrorist list, an ...

Dec 17, 2014 05:55 PM EST

Palestinian U.N. statehood bid at heart of Kerry-Netanyahu talksv

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before talks on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State J...

Dec 15, 2014 09:56 AM EST

Three Israelis charged with torching Jerusalem Arab-Jewish school

Three Israelis from a far-right group were charged on Monday with setting fire to a classroom in an ...

Dec 15, 2014 09:21 AM EST

Palestinian, Israeli officials dispute autopsy on dead Palestinian minister

Israeli and Palestinian officials issued conflicting accounts on Thursday over the results of an aut...

Dec 11, 2014 06:40 AM EST

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