US churches, inspired by the sanctions campaign against apartheid SA, want to send a message to their leaders to "stand on the right side of history".
The anti-Obama sentiment of former ambassador Michael Oren lays bare Israel’s feeling of betrayal by the US.
Israel says the UN’s decision to recognise the London-based Palestinian Return Centre is "outrageous", and says it has links to Hamas.
Despite his unusually pragmatic outlook, Turgeman predicted that periodic conflict with Hamas in Gaza appeared inevitable.
Israel’s leaders have denounced discrimination and vowed to address "mistakes" after a crackdown on protesting Ethiopian Jews turned violent.
Following Israel’s refusal to grant Blade Nzimande a visa to visit Palestine, a group says the act was an "insult to the SA government and people".
According to activist asylumseekers this is just another technique Israel is using to make their lives miserable and force people to leave.
The Joint Arab List, a coalition of Israel’s Arab parties that is now the third-largest group in the Knesset, did not accept Netanyahu’s apology.
Smear tactics and appeals to the primal fear of his political base wins Binyamin Netanyahu the votes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a come-from-behind victory in Israel’s election on Wednesday.
Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday after a snap election called by the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, at the beginning of December.
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has launched a last-minute media blitz to convince voters he should stay in office.
Polls suggest that the embattled Israeli leader could lose power in next week’s election.
Netanyahu condemned US nuclear talks with Iran, but Obama hit back at his empty rhetoric.
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, has been thrust to the centre of his election campaign after the release of the transcript.
The White House is making its anger clear about the Israeli leader’s intention to attack US-Iran policy.
A jury found two groups liable for six shootings and bombings between 2002 and 2004 in the Jerusalem area.
Iranian embassy staff members in Pretoria were scrutinised despite intelligence service stating repeatedly that Iran poses no threat to the country.
A UN resolution for a Palestinian state and the end to the Israeli occupation fell short of being adopted by the Security Council.
A source in the Public Investment Corporation, a shareholder in Woolworths, says the company invests money from the Government Employees Pension Fund.
The synagogue slaughter in Jerusalem this week has introduced a tense new dimension to the conflict in the region.
While Israel expressed shock at the attack, Hamas has praised it, calling for more following the suspicious death of a Palestinian bus driver.
France follows other countries, such as Sweden and Britain who held votes this year, on whether or not to recognise Palestine as a state.
The group urged Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians, and demanded the country probe violations committed during repeated assaults on Gaza.
The Israeli government’s plan to build housing units in parts of Jerusalem that Palestinians are demanding for their own is the first of a series.
Stinging remarks by US President Barack Obama’s officials have added fuel to the United States’s row with Israel.
The latest poll reflects what appears to be an ever-diminishing appetite for a two-state solution on both sides of politics.
Sweden’s new centre-left government will recognise the state of Palestine, a move that will make it the first major European country to take the step.
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies said that the report likening Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Hitler and Stalin is a misuse of Jewish history.
Reserve soldiers in Israel’s surveillance unit said they won’t spy on Palestinians under occupation, drawing attention to the ethics of the practice.
An article in the South African Jewish report accuses Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of "preying" on Israel, together with Hamas.
The Palestinian Authority has assessed the cost of rebuilding Gaza after the seven-week war with Israel, including houses, schools and industry.