Tag: Israel
Israel to seek approval for 2,500 new settler homes in West Bank
Israel plans to seek approval on Monday for the construction of some 2,500 new homes in Jewish settlements in the…
Gaza Protest: Israeli minister slams EU, says “go to a thousand thousand hells”
Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday slammed the European Union over the bloc’s criticism of police treatment of Israeli-Arab…
Palestine asks ICC to investigate alleged Israeli human rights crimes
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Tuesday submitted a request asking the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged human rights…
Gaza Killings: South Africa urged to cut diplomatic ties with Israel
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) urged the South African government on Wednesday to cut diplomatic ties with Israel…
Gaza protests: UN chief urges Israel, Palestine to avoid further bloodshed
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint, as Gaza violence left dozens…
37 Palestinians killed protesting US Jerusalem embassy
The United States officially opened its deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy on Monday in a ceremony preceded by violent clashes between…
UK has no plans to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem – PM’s spokesman
Britain has no plans to move its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and still disagrees with the U.S.…
Israel pledges to strengthen bilateral relationship with Nigeria
Israel has pledged to continue to show support to Nigeria and strengthen its bilateral relationship with Nigeria.
UN rights chief urges Israel to stop excessive use of force in Gaza
Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to…
Israel aborts plan to deport African refugees
Israel has shelved plans to deport about 40,000 African refugees, local media reported on Tuesday. “State officials said during a…
Iranian army generals threaten to wipe out Israel by 2043
Two Iranian military generals have warned Israel that its days are numbered and that the end could come before 2043.
Israel set to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda
Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with…
Israel fails to bar Dublin mayor’s entry amid name spelling mess
Dublin Lord Mayor Micheal Mac Donncha was meant to be barred from entering Israel because authorities spelled his name wrong…
Migrants set for Rwanda freed after relocation deal collapses
Israel released from detention a small group of African migrants who had been awaiting deportation after the collapse of an…
Israel govt. urged to improve treatment of detained Palestinian children
Britain called on Israel to improve the treatment of Palestinian children in military detention on Friday and said Israel should…
Israel arrests French citizen for selling arms to Palestinians
Israel said on Monday it had arrested a French citizen, an employee of France’s consulate in Jerusalem, on suspicion of…
Israel ready for direct talks with Palestinians, but calls for meaningful programme
Israel is still ready for direct talks with the Palestinians, but a meaningful programme is needed for the dialogue, Israeli…
Israel threatens to respond if Iran continues provocations on Syrian border
Israel will respond if Iran continues to provoke the situation on the Syrian border, Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Director-General Alexander…
Russia considers statements that Israel should be destroyed unacceptable
Russia considers statements that Israel should be destroyed inadmissible, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.
Palestine may abandon autonomy, return responsibility to Israel
Palestinians may decide to dissolve the existing self-governing bodies and return the responsibility over the territories and its large population…
Trump urges Israel, Palestine to make “significant compromises” for peace
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to make “significant compromises” for peace with…
Israeli missiles target Syrian ‘research centre’
Israeli missiles targeted a Syrian government research centre early Wednesday, sources close to the government told dpa.
Israel kicks off deportation of African migrants
Israel has started handing out notices to 20,000 male African migrants giving them two months to leave the country or…
Israel vows to destroy all tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip within a year and proposed to…
Israel approves 1,222 new homes in West Bank
Israel has approved the construction of 1,122 new homes in occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank, a rights organisation…
Israel urged to stop forced relocation of African refugees
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Israel to stop forcibly relocating African refugees because of the different kinds of…
Israel passes law to limit commercial business on Jewish Sabbath
Isreali parliament passed on Tuesday a controversial law limiting trade on the Jewish Sabbath, following a marathon debate.
Uganda denies deal with Israel to host African asylum seekers
The Ugandan Government on Monday denied reaching a deal with Israel to host thousands of African asylum seekers, a senior…
Israel closes Gaza border crossings
Israel announced the closure of its Gaza border crossings on Thursday in response to daily rocket fire from the enclave…
Nigeria calls for peaceful Israel-Palestinian conflict resolution
Nigeria has called for the peaceful resolution of the protracted conflicts between Israel and Palestinian, saying it is greatly concerned…