Clashes erupted near army checkpoint after youths threw stones at Israeli forces on Nakba anniversary Medical officials say Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian teens in a West Bank clash that erupted after Palestinians marked the anniversary of their uprooting in the war over Israel's 1948 creation. Officials at Ramallah hospital said a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were shot in the upper...
A closer look at the diplomatic playing field ahead and the South African history behind plus blunt statements from a rising set of Israeli right-wingers reveals a different blueprint The howls of outrage from the pro-Israel lobby are probably the best indicator that John Kerry and his chief Middle East mediator, Martin Indyk, had it right. Organizations claiming to speak for America's Jews mostly...
Troops destroy buildings in Ma'ale Rehavam as court rules government dragged its feet over demolitions Israeli security forces have demolished 10 illegal houses in the West Bank outpost of Ma'ale Rehavam, after Israel's high court court rejected settlers' claims to have purchased the land legally from Palestinians. The demolitions followed a an order for the destruction of 28 illegal buildings in three...
In the light of Tzipi Livni being granted diplomatic immunity for her visit to Britain ( Report , 14 May) and with today being Nakba day , we want to draw attention to the recent reports into Palestinian child prisoners in Israel by the Foreign Office and Unicef which catalogue gross violations of the rights of the child and human rights. Children In Military Custody concludes: "Israel is in...
Canada sends special forces to assist Nigerian troops, joining teams from the US, UK, France and Israel The Nigerian government has confirmed that a military operation has been launched with international backing to locate and rescue more than 200 girls, who have been held captive for a month. The government also signalled that it is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group that...
The moral consequences of the triumph of Zionism: Ilan Pappé and Ari Shavit view Israel from different vantage points, but they agree the status quo between Israel and the Palestinians can't be sustained Zionism achieved its greatest triumph with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The Zionist idea and its principal political progeny are the subject of deeply divergent interpretations,...
A survey of people from over 100 countries by the Anti-Defamation league also found that 46% of those taking part did not know about the Holocaust An estimated 1.09bn adults have antisemitic views, new research has suggested. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish nongovernmental organisation, surveyed over 50,000 adults from 102 countries and territories to produce the ADL Global 100 report....
UK government awards 'special mission' status to head-off would-be arrest warrant sought for alleged war crimes in Gaza The British government has granted temporary diplomatic immunity to a prominent Israeli politician ahead of a visit to the UK this week to protect her against arrest and potential prosecution for alleged breaches of international law, including war crimes. The Foreign Office confirmed...
Professional mountain climbers work on the art installation 'Big Bambu: 5,000 Arms to Hold You' at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem Continue reading... ...
Olmert, 68, found guilty of taking bribes in a real estate deal that took place during his time as mayor of Jerusalem Continue reading... ...
Senior ministers Tzipi Livni and Yitzhak Aharonovitch condemn 'price-tag' attacks as author Amos Oz calls militants neo-Nazis Calls are mounting for hardline Jewish settlers to be classified as terrorists after a spate of attacks on Palestinian property in the West Bank and Israel, and threats of violence towards Israeli soldiers. Last week, the justice minister, Tzipi Livni, and the internal security...
Concerns raised about spate of vandalism by hardline Jewish nationalists in Jerusalem churches and attacks in Galilee Christians in Israel and Palestine fear an escalation of violence against them after a spate of vandalism in Jerusalem churches by hardline Jewish nationalists ahead of Pope Francis's visit this month. Continue reading... ...
PM proposes rare change to basic law in response to 'constant and increasing assault' on aspects of Israel's legitimacy Binyamin Netanyahu will push ahead with a rare change to Israel's basic laws which amount to the country's constitution to insist Israel is "the nation state of one people only the Jewish people and of no other people". At Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said...
Zochrot aims to educate Israeli Jews through tours and a new phone app about a history obscured by enmity and denial In a run-down office in the busy centre of Tel Aviv, a group of Israelis are finalising preparations for this year's independence day holiday. But their conversation switching between Arabic and Hebrew centres not on celebrating the historic realisation of the Zionist dream in May 1948,...
Changing landscape: click through the sequence of maps to show how hundreds of Arab villages and towns were abandoned, attacked and de-populated during Israel's war of independence in 1948 which is still remembered by Palestinians as their catastrophe or Nakba Continue reading... ...
On the morning Israeli statehood was declared, 127 who had survived the Holocast and fought for independence were killed at Kfar Etzion. Their deaths inspired today's settlements In his diary on 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion, later to be first prime minister of Israel, recorded the events leading to Israel's declaration of statehood. It is marked in a handful of words: "At four o'clock in the...
Online campaign follows publication of video showing soldier David Admov pointing gun at Palestinians confronting him Israeli soldiers, their faces obscured to avoid punishment, have mounted an unprecedented mass online campaign in support of a soldier they believe was jailed for pointing his gun at Palestinians who were arguing with him. The social media campaign in support of "David of Nahal"...
The Israel-Palestine peace talks have collapsed, and Netanyahu's rightwing coalition remains in place. But this is not a long-term solution Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, wants to stay in power for as long as possible. He deploys a zero-risk strategy aimed at keeping his rightwing political base behind him, while convincing the public that he alone could lead the country in times of regional...
Why was today's deadline so important, and what happens now the Israelis and Palestinians have suspended talks? A US deadline for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has passed without an agreement being reached. Continue reading... ...
John Kerry is only one expressing regret as talks halted, with US predicted to withdraw from mediation efforts The nine-month deadline for US-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority has passed with nothing to show for the period of intense American diplomacy, as the US secretary of state, John Kerry, apologised for declaring that Israel risked becoming an "apartheid...