News about Israel

Israel, Palestinians resume peace talks amid settlement row Israel and the Palestinians are to hold their first direct talks in almost three years on Wednesday, overshadowed by a deepening rift over settlements and following the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners.

14 August 2013

Jihadists claim rocket attack on Israel A group of jihadist fighters said Tuesday they had fired a Grad rocket on the Israeli Red Sea town of Eilat in retaliation for an alleged Israeli air raid.

13 August 2013

Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign Israel on Monday launches a mass campaign in the south of the country to vaccinate 200,000 children up to nine years old against polio.

05 August 2013

Israeli and Palestinian officials resume talks Israelis and Palestinians resumed direct talks for the first time in three years on Monday, with the United States urging negotiators to make tough compromises to reach a peace deal.

30 July 2013

Kerry finalizing MidEast peace talks team Secretary of State John Kerry is finalizing his team to help shepherd Middle East peace talks and take on the heavy lifting on a day to day basis.

23 July 2013

Israel politicians cautiously welcome Kerry breakthrough Israeli politicians on Saturday hailed an announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry's of a breakthrough in talks with Palestinians but warned it was an opportunity that could not be missed.

21 July 2013

Israel PM rejects EU 'external dictates' on borders Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc's 28 member states from funding projects in Jewish settlements.

18 July 2013

Kerry heads to Mideast with peace talks on agenda US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Jordan Monday on his sixth trip to the region as he tries to push Israelis and Palestinians back to peace talks.

16 July 2013

Netanyahu says may have to act before US on Iran Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and Israel may have to act before the United States does.

15 July 2013

Israelis pessimistic over talks with Palestinians: poll Nearly three quarters of Israelis think it will not be possible to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians even if stalled peace talks resume.

05 July 2013

Women's prayer tests ultra-Orthodox hold on Western Wall The singing rises through the early-morning cool which still covers the esplanade in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site at which Jews can pray.

28 June 2013

Israeli air force attacks Gaza Strip after rocket fire The Israeli air force (IAF) attacked targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Sunday, following rocket fire from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel.

24 June 2013

More EU pressure on Iran, Israel PM tells Ashton Europe must take a firmer line with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at the start of a working meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

21 June 2013

Palestinian statehood at 'dead-end': Israel minister Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that the idea of a Palestinian state was at a "dead end", prompting the Palestinians to accuse him of sounding the death knell of a two-state solution.

18 June 2013

US gives Israeli minister a ride in V-22 Osprey aircraft Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon got to fly in a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft during a US visit Friday, as his country weighs whether to buy the American military plane.

16 June 2013

Iran eyes 30 nuclear bombs a year: Israel minister Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year.

12 June 2013

Google to buy Israeli GPS app Waze for $1 bln: reports Google is in talks on a deal worth at least $1 billion to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze.

10 June 2013

Kerry warns Israel of last chance for Mideast peace US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday issued a stark warning to Israel to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.

04 June 2013

'Very confident' Assad talks of new front with Israel Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Israel with renewed fighting in the Golan Heights and said Russia was committed to supplying him with advanced missiles.

31 May 2013