Israel’s prime minister has used religious rhetoric referring to the country’s Biblical historical enemy to incite troops to war, South Africa’s legal team told the court
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/ 1 February 2009
The call is part of a growing demand by Palestinian sympathisers to investigate the role of South African Jews in the IDF.
The number of Israelis and Palestinians killed in the Middle East conflict dropped last year but human rights abuses continued, a leading Israeli human rights group said on Tuesday. The number of Israeli casualties was at its lowest level since the start of the second intifada in 2000, reflecting a growing sense of security within Israel.
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/ 23 December 2007
The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday ruled out ceasefire negotiations with the Islamist movement Hamas and said his military was fighting a ”true war” against armed groups in Gaza. He warned of further Israeli military strikes in the days ahead which he said were intended to prevent Palestinian militants from firing makeshift rockets into Israel.