Israel has announced it is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating militant leaders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
The influx of African migrants into Israel has slowed dramatically, following a series of measures meant to halt the new arrivals.
The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods from Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost with an unprecedented South African proposal.
A growing chorus of critics has warned that Israel’s educational mix will compromise the country’s ability to continue generating dazzling technology.
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/ 16 February 2009
A powerful Sudanese rebel leader met secretly with top Israeli espionage officials in Israel this month, Israeli defence officials said on Monday.
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/ 21 September 2008
Israel’s corruption-tainted Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will formally resign on Sunday, Israel Radio reported.
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/ 19 December 2005
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered no permanent damage from a mild stroke and will be released from the hospital on Tuesday, his doctors said on Monday. Although Sharon is expected to make a full recovery, the illness raised questions about his ability to lead the country.
Thousands of Israeli stormed the main synagogue of the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim on Thursday to remove about 1 500 protesters, one of the last bastions of resistance to the Gaza pull-out.
The Israeli government is considering moving up its mid-August withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, senior government officials said on Thursday, after a three-day mass protest against the pull-out tied up tens of thousands of security forces. The evacuation originally was to have begun in mid-July.
Israel was not warned about possible terror attacks in London before at least six blasts ripped through the city, Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom said on Thursday. A foreign ministry official had said earlier that British police warned the Israeli embassy in London of possible terror attacks minutes before the first explosion.