Hollande assures Israel on Iranian nuclear sanctionsFrance will uphold economic sanctions until Tehran renounces nuclear weapons, says presidentMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Settlement plans derail Middle East peace talksPalestinian negotiators resign over plans for ‘largest ever’ build in West BankThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Kerry extends Israeli stay to engage in shuttle diplomacyUS secretary of state warns Israel would pay a heavy price if no diplomatic breakthroughThu Nov 07 2013 - 22:55
Lieberman acquitted of corruption chargesControversial figure expected to return to post of Israeli foreign ministerThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:01
Kerry urges limits to settlement building on visit to IsraelPM Binyamin Netanyahu says he doubts Palestinian commitment to peace dealWed Nov 06 2013 - 23:29
Kerry visits Israel to try to invigorate peace talksRecent Israeli-Palestinian talks have been dominated by accusation and counter-accusationTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Israel frees 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks dealRelease proceeds after Israeli supreme court rejects petition by victims’ groupWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:09
Israel to free 26 Palestinian militantsMinisterial committee headed by Binyamin Netanyahu votes for release of second batch of total of 104 prisonersMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Israeli Bill could undermine peace talksBill requires super majority in Knesset to discuss future of east JerusalemTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
Israel discovers 2.5km tunnel dug by Gaza militantsIsraeli minister orders halt to transfer of building materials to Gaza via Israeli land crossings in move criticised by rights groupsMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Israel to run for seat on UN Security CouncilCandidacy would require endorsement by two-thirds majority of general assemblySat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Israel claims it has arrested Iranian spyRelease of details likely timed to coincide with Netanyahu visit to UNMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Pro-Israel lobby rallies behind Obama in support of strikeNetanyahu instructs Washington lobby group Aipac to help US administation seek support for Syrian strikeTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:03
Mahmoud Abbas says pre-1967 West Bank border is basis for peace negotiationsSixth round of peace talks to be held between Israeli and Palestinian representatives todayTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:15
Israel defiant any attack would provoke its ‘great might’Netanyahu makes it clear restraint was not an optionThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Palestinians cancel round of peace talks after three killed by Israeli troopsPeace process may resume today if atmosphere calm following raidTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Israelis stock up on gas masks amid fears of Syrian strikesMilitary steps up preparations for a possible attack from the northMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:01
Jerusalem peace talks conclude third round under radarPalestinians and Israelis maintain radio silence as talks progressSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Refusal to recognise Jewish state preventing peace, Netanyahu saysSettlements not the reason for ongoing conflict, Israeli prime minister tells United Nations secretary generalSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Middle East peace talks get under wayMedia blackout implemented as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators attempt to reach deal within nine monthsThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Middle East peace talks resume in JerusalemJohn Kerry determined to clinch deal despite scepticismWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Israel to release 26 Palestinian prisoners ahead of talks this weekLong-term detainees first batch of 104 to be released as part of peace talks conditionsMon Aug 12 2013 - 18:51
Israeli panel approves release of 26 prisonersMove intended as goodwill gesture to Palestinians ahead of peace talksMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Israel and Egypt use drone on Islamic militantsFirst Israeli attack inside Egypt since the countries signed 1979 peace treatySat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Lebanon to complain to UN over ‘infiltration’ of territory by Israeli armyFour Israeli soldiers hurt in border incidentThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Israel moves to boost West Bank settlements before peace talksNinety settlements were included on new national priority areas map approved by governmentMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Interim deal may be best option in pursuit of accord between Israel and PalestiniansDifficult choices lie ahead for both sides as they seek a lasting agreementTue Jul 30 2013 - 10:05
Israel to release 104 Palestinian prisonersMove a goodwill gesture ahead of Middle East peace talks in WashingtonMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Israel freezes EU projects in West BankMove a response to Brussels decision not to fund or co-operate with Israeli settlementsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:08
Middle East peace talks to begin next weekFive years of deadlock to end with Washington meeting between Israelis and PalestiniansFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
European Union to blacklist Hizbullah’s military wingGilmore welcomes moves amid fears for Irish troops if full clampdown agreedTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Abbas vows to hold referendum on any peace proposalUS diplomat Martin Indyk named mediator for Mid-East talksMon Jul 22 2013 - 19:52
Netanyahu says any peace deal will be put to Israeli referendumRelease of 80 Palestinian prisoners to herald restart of long-stalled peace talksSun Jul 21 2013 - 22:00
Palestinians and Israelis to resume stalled peace talksMajor breakthrough after months of intense US diplomatic pressure on both sidesFri Jul 19 2013 - 21:43
Palestinians expected to decide today on terms for talks with IsraelConflicting reports emerged from yesterday’s top-level discussions in RamallahFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Israel plans settlements despite EU’s tougher lineConstruction plans for West Bank going ahead as John Kerry tries to broker new talksThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Israel condemns EU ban on funds for settlementsNetanyahu angry at decree that means all future co-operation agreements with Israel can’t include Israeli settlementsWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:21
Israel takes measured response to events in EgyptHamas leaders in Gaza said to be in shock over fall of Muslim BrotherhoodFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Israelis and Palestinians closer to talks, Kerry claimsUS secretary of state says start of final-status negotiations could be ‘within reach’Mon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Kerry steers Israel towards peace talksUS secretary of state has ‘productive, in-depth and wide-ranging’ discussion with Israeli prime ministerSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Netanyahu agrees goodwill moves to jump-start peace process, reports sayUS secretary of state John Kerry to meet Israeli PM and Palestinian president AbbasThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:03
Jewish man mistaken for terrorist shot dead by security guard in JerusalemDoron Ben Shlush was shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, said guardSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Palestinian prime minister offers to resign just two weeks after being sworn inHamdallah believes his deputies have ‘overstepped their authority’Fri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Two-state solution is at dead end, says Israeli ministerNaftali Bennett statement directly contradicts Netanyahu’s policyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Netanyahu distances himself from minister’s ‘two-state’ claimsIsraeli prime minister says officials must speak in unison in favour of returning to negotiating tableMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Palestinians warn that Israeli settlement plans could scupper peace talks effortsIsrael plans 300 homes in Ramot and nearly 800 in GiloFri May 31 2013 - 00:00
Israel conducts largest ever civil defence drillMissile attacks from Syria, Lebanon and Gaza simulated as well as use of chemical weaponsTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
John Kerry reaches out in effort to restart Middle East peace talksUS secretary of state pushes ahead despite no sign of diplomatic advanceFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Damascus claims it destroyed Israeli military vehicle on joint borderIn response guided missile fired and Syrian military outpost destroyed, says IsraelTue May 21 2013 - 23:29
Israel questions Gaza boy’s deathReport claims there was no evidence that Muhammad el-Dura was killed by Israeli fireTue May 21 2013 - 01:06
