Israeli army prosecutor decides not to open a criminal probe into a widely reported-on air strike against four children playing on a Gaza City beach during last year’s war. The MAG says it will, however,…
http://on.ft.com/1GCmHT7 A group advocating a boycott gains pace as Israeli politicians fight back ©AFP Israel is not at war, but its political leaders are showing rare unity over what they see as a potent new…
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli forces on Sunday in Kufr Malik village near Ramallah was left under an Israeli military Jeep for three hours before he died, an eyewitness…
Once again, Hamas may be coming to Israel’s rescue Reaching an agreement with Hamas means that Israel can avoid entering into peace talks – and at a cheap price. By Zvi Bar’el, Ha’aretz June 10,…
The Saudi peace initiative first saw light some 13 years ago, and apparently there are still many key figures in the Arab world who would like to see it revived. “Now that Prime Minister (Benjamin)…
With Washington’s latest gift — thousands of smart bombs, missiles and bunker busters — our pace of armament continues to spiral, yet I don’t feel any safer. By Uri Misgav 06:40 22.05.15 It warms the…
The democratic election of a new government is a moment of hope – a new beginning. Our new government should restore hope of a peaceful solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict by recognising both states in…
A senior diplomat announced on Wednesday that Palestinians are to submit two lawsuits against Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on June 25. Nabil Abu Zneid, the Palestinian ambassador in the…
Now that the Lib Dems are back in opposition, it is worth reflecting on how the Conservatives are likely to act without their restraining hand. That hand will be sorely missed – and even sooner…
Israel’s new government won’t spout hollow slogans about peace, human rights, and justice. The truth will be thrust in the faces of Israelis – and the world. By Gideon Levy | May 10, 2015 |…
Arab town and NGOs appeal to Supreme Court to prevent demolitions, overturn rules that hamper Palestinian building It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been…
Nothing more exemplifies the historical whitewash of British rule in Palestine between 1917 and 1948 than the response (or lack of) to David Cameron’s speech in the Israeli Kneeset in March 2014. Therein he briefly propounded…
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Head of the Joint List shares his vision of a shared, equal future for Jews and Arabs in Israel. But is it a vision left-wing Israelis and liberal American Jews can sign onto? Ayman Odeh,…
May 11 Israel bought four German-made corvette warships on Monday to help secure its Mediterranean gas rigs, with Berlin heavily subsidizing the deal, Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday. The ships, worth 430 million euros…
