News about Israel

iPhone spyware spotlights Israel's secretive surveillance industry The discovery of sophisticated spyware to infiltrate and remotely take control of iPhones put a spotlight on Israel's surveillance industry.
29 August 2016 16:12
Gaza Salafists look to IS for inspiration Militants inspired by the Islamic State group's ideology are seeking to benefit from the desperation of young Palestinians to strengthen their foothold in the Gaza Strip.
12 May 2016 17:26
Israel caps bankers' salaries to $658,000 a year Israel's parliament passed a law capping the annual salaries of bank executives at $658,000, among the world's toughest such restrictions.
29 March 2016 15:56
Israel advises citizens to leave Turkey citing attack risk Israel advised its citizens to leave Turkey citing the potential for jihadist attacks.
28 March 2016 16:54
Israel supreme court strikes down landmark gas deal Israel's top court on Sunday struck down a landmark deal regulating exploitation of Mediterranean gas reserves, in a major defeat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
28 March 2016 14:14
Israel army to return Palestinian land after decades The Israeli army is to return West Bank land it requisitioned nearly 40 years ago to its Palestinian owners.
02 March 2016 23:44
Israel probes video of Jewish extremists celebrating toddler death Israeli authorities said Thursday they had opened an investigation into a video showing gun-wielding Jewish extremists at a wedding celebrating the death of a Palestinian toddler in a firebombing.
24 December 2015 17:37
Netanyahu urges 'global solution to terror' in call with Hollande Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for "a global solution" to terrorism in a phone call with Francois Hollande on Wednesday to express his solidarity after the Paris attacks.
19 November 2015 15:22
Israel condemns 'impudent' remarks by Swedish FM Israel criticised "appallingly impudent" remarks by Sweden's foreign minister for drawing a parallel between the Paris attacks and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
17 November 2015 12:50
Kerry tells UN two-state solution 'not impossible dream' US Secretary of State John Kerry told an Israeli gathering at the United Nations that a two-state solution in the Middle East was "not an impossible dream" but would require courage.
12 November 2015 14:04
Netanyahu says no immediate way forward for Mideast peace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced pessimism about the prospect of peace with the Palestinians, suggesting the current stalemate was likely to remain in place.
11 November 2015 14:41
EU's Mogherini urges Netanyahu, Abbas to meet Quartet 'in days' EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to meet Quartet representatives "within days" in the hope of kick-starting stalled peace talks.
28 October 2015 15:32
UN chief 'not optimistic' about Israeli-Palestinian crisis UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council that he was "not optimistic" following his talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to urge them to defuse tensions.
22 October 2015 15:44
Kerry meets Netanyahu in diplomatic rush to halt spiralling violence US Secretary of State John Kerry was holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin.
22 October 2015 15:12
Kerry urges return 'to basics' on Jerusalem holy sites US Secretary of State John Kerry said he will engage Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the "basics" of administering Jerusalem's holy sites to try to calm tempers in the city.
21 October 2015 14:27
Kerry calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian violence US State Secretary John Kerry called for an end to the wave of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence but said "Israel has every right in the world to protect itself".
19 October 2015 15:22
Kerry calls Abbas, Netanyahu to urge Mideast calm: US official US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern at recent violence and ask them to work to restore calm.
17 October 2015 12:44
Netanyahu vows to defeat 'knife terror' after three new attacks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel would not bow to "knife terror" as three new stabbings in Jerusalem spread more fear among Israelis and Palestinian unrest showed little sign of slowing.
13 October 2015 12:05
Netanyahu: Israel 'in fight to death against Palestinian terror' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "waging a fight to the death against Palestinian terror", and ordered tough new measures after the killing of two Israelis in Jerusalem.
05 October 2015 13:51
Israel PM imposes silence on UN over Iran deal Israel's prime minister savaged the nuclear deal with Iran, falling silent for nearly a minute at the United Nations in protest and offering to resume direct peace talks with the Palestinians.
02 October 2015 14:57
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