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Israel shrugs off calls for arrest of top spy
Israel on Friday shrugged off calls for its top spy to be arrested over the killing of a Hamas commander.
Israel braces for UN debate on Gaza war report
Israel braced on Wednesday for what is expected to be a bruising UN debate on a report that accuses the Jewish state and Hamas of war crimes.
Olmert vows to prove his innocence
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert on Friday made his first court appearance on charges of graft, vowing he would prove his innocence.
Plot thickens over Israeli PM’s secret trip
The plot thickened on Thursday over a secret trip by Israel’s prime minister, as his office admitted it had misled the public about his whereabouts.
Israel prepares diplomatic ground for Gaza strikes
Israel has launched a diplomatic campaign to gather international support for a major offensive on Hamas-ruled Gaza, officials said on Monday.
Israel PM diagnosed with prostate cancer
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer requiring surgery but vowed to stay in office, confident of a full recovery.…
Israel on high alert
Israel went on a heightened state of alert on Friday amid fears of Palestinian suicide bombings following a lethal shelling in the Gaza Strip and as gay people staged a…
Israel faces public-relations disaster over air raids
Israel is worried about getting bogged down in a foreign public-relations disaster following a series of botched air raids over the Gaza Strip that killed a number of civilians…
Israel to muster US support for border plans
Newly installed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert set his sights on Friday on a visit to Washington to win United States support for his plan to redraw Israel’s borders and…
The dead sea is ‘dying’
The Dead Sea is dying, with the world’s saltiest water body threatened by a lack of fresh water and an increasingly tense political situation, environmentalists have warned. The…
Israel confirms deadly H5N1 bird flu
Israel on Friday confirmed that the deadly H5N1 bird-flu strain had been found in thousands of poultry, as five people were admitted to hospital and the authorities moved to cull…
Israel looks to speed up pull-out plans
The Israeli government was looking on Wednesday to accelerate its preparations for the pull-out from the Gaza Strip as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voiced concern about the state…
West Bank sealed ahead of Passover
Israel stepped up security measures on Friday ahead of the Jewish Passover festival, sealing off the Palestinian territories, as an opinion poll shows that most settlers will not…
Sharon angers Palestinians with settlement vow
The Palestinians warned on Tuesday that the United States will torpedo the peace process if it bows to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s pledge to keep control of West Bank…