- 18 Feb 2012 17:54 - Staff Reporter
- Israel's Defence Minister has called on world leaders to tighten sanctions on Iran before it enters a zone of immunity against its nuclear programme.
- 26 Jan 2012 10:38 - Staff Reporter
- Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak warns tougher sanctions are needed against Iran despite the unprecedented oil embargo agreed by the EU this week.
- 20 Jan 2012 03:41 - Staff Reporter
- The government must prepare immediately for disruptions in crude oil supply from Iran.
- 04 Dec 2011 15:56 - Olivier Knox
- Barack Obama has stepped up a counter attack against Republican opponents charging that he has short-changed Israel's security.
- 17 Jan 2011 20:18 - Jeffrey Heller
- Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak broke away from his centre-left Labour Party on Monday.
- 01 Jul 2009 16:56 - Jeffrey Heller
- Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would consider a limited moratorium on new construction in Jewish settlements.
- 29 Jun 2009 13:04 - Ori Lewis
- Israel said on Monday it had approved construction of 50 new homes at a West Bank settlement as part of a plan for 1 450 housing units.
- 07 Apr 2009 13:15 -
- Israel carried out a test launch of its Arrow II interceptor missile on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said.
- 23 Mar 2009 09:09 - Ori Lewis
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud signed a coalition deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday, bringing the leader closer to forming a government.
- 06 Mar 2009 13:01 - Staff Reporter
- Israeli leaders and military commanders deemed by Iran to be "war criminals" should be executed, a senior cleric said in a Friday prayer sermon.
- 04 Mar 2009 13:45 - Mohammed Daraghmeh
- Palestinian leaders were urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday to push Israel to freeze construction in West Bank settlements.
- 19 Feb 2009 09:23 - Patrick Moser
- The Israeli president was to hold talks with party officials on Thursday and decide within four days who will be tasked with forming a new government.
- 13 Feb 2009 11:43 - Patrick Moser
- Final results confirmed the Kadima party narrowly won the election but suggested Likud is better placed to form a government.
- 10 Feb 2009 09:44 - Joseph Nasr
- Israelis began voting on Tuesday in an election that pollsters say is too close to call, with right-wing opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 03 Feb 2009 16:00 - Staff Reporter
- Hawkish frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed he would smash Hamas if he becomes Israel's prime minister after next week's elections.
- 26 Jan 2009 14:41 - Jeffrey Heller
- Front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu has moved quickly to deflect allegations his victory could mean conflict with new US President Barack Obama.
- 12 Jan 2009 07:51 - Nidal Al-Mughrabi
- Israeli leaders trying to find a knockout blow for Hamas militants defying a 17-day-old assault on Gaza have thrown army reservists into battle.
- 06 Jan 2009 06:57 - Nidal Al-Mughrabi
- Israel pressed on with its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Tuesday despite new international calls for a ceasefire.
- 04 Jan 2009 06:36 - Nidal Al-Mughrabi
- Israeli tanks and infantry battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a ground offensive launched after eight days of deadly air strikes.
- 29 Dec 2008 18:13 - Nidal Al-Mughrabi
- Israeli air strikes flattened Hamas government buildings in the Gaza Strip and targeted leaders of Gaza's Islamist groups on Monday.
