News: Israel

We have started to collect the most important news related to Israel in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Israel: news

Israel politician Lieberman on trial

Sunday, February 17th 2013, 15:57

Israel's former foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, pleads not guilty at the opening of his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust.
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Curious case of Israel's Prisoner X

Sunday, February 17th 2013, 0:56

Mysterious case sparks debate about censorship and civil rights
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Beitar Jerusalem FC strives to shed racist reputation

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 14:32

The Israeli football club trying to shed its racist reputation
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VIDEO: The fans who hate their own player

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 10:58

Football authorities and senior political figures in Israel have condemned recent racist incidents, relating to one of the country's largest football clubs.
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Israel confirms it held Prisoner X

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 3:48
related countries: Aruba

Israel confirms it imprisoned an Australian-Israeli man under a false identity for security reasons, and that he died in custody.
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Australia probes Israel jail case

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 16:34
related countries: Aruba

Australia's foreign minister orders a review into the case of an Australian "mystery prisoner" who reportedly hanged himself in 2010 in an Israeli jail.
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Europol handed Burgas bomb findings

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 22:59
related countries: Bulgaria
related places: Burgas

Bulgaria gives Europol the names of two people it suspects of involvement in the Burgas bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a driver.
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Mystery Israel prisoner 'identified'

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 17:27
related countries: Aruba

A mystery prisoner reported to have hanged himself in 2010 in an Israeli jail where he was secretly held was an Australian national, an Australian news programme has reported.
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VIDEO: Football racism fears in Israel

Monday, February 11th 2013, 7:05

When the Israeli football team Beitar Jerusalem signed two Chechen players it broke a long-established tradition of not signing Arabs or Muslims.
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Jerusalem football club torched

Friday, February 8th 2013, 13:05

The offices of Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem are set on fire in a suspected arson attack that is thought to be linked to opposition to its signing of Muslim players.
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Hezbollah fury at Bulgaria bomb link

Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 16:40
related countries: Bulgaria

Hezbollah dismisses a Bulgarian report blaming it for a deadly 2012 bus bombing, saying it is facing an "international campaign" waged by Israel.
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Israel urges Hezbollah terror tag

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 22:04
related countries: Bulgaria

Hezbollah should be placed on the European list of banned terror organisations, Israel's PM says, as the group is blamed for a deadly bomb in Bulgaria.
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Obama plans visit to Middle East

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 20:53
related countries: Jordan, United States, West Bank
related places: White House

Barack Obama is planning his first trip to Israel as US president, in a spring trip that will include the West Bank and Jordan, says the White House.
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AUDIO: Assad 'delusional and dangerous'

Monday, February 4th 2013, 12:11
related countries: Syria, United States

A former US ambassador to Syria and Israel told 5 live that Bashar Al Assad was getting more dangerous and "delusional".
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Hamas arrests across West Bank

Monday, February 4th 2013, 11:25
related countries: West Bank

Israeli forces in the West Bank arrest at least 20 members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, including three members of parliament.
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VIDEO: Assad: Israel 'destabilising' Syria

Monday, February 4th 2013, 1:07
related countries: Syria

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first comments on last week's reported Israeli air strike in Syria.
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Assad: Israel destabilising Syria

Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 19:56
related countries: Syria

Syria's embattled President Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first remarks on a reported Israeli air strike.
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Netanyahu asked to form coalition

Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 21:48

Israeli President Shimon Peres asks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government following last month's parliamentary election.
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Iran 'steps up' Syria aid - Clinton

Friday, February 1st 2013, 5:32
related countries: Iran, Russia, Syria, United States
related places: Clinton

Departing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns that Iran and Russia are fuelling the conflict in Syria, as tensions rise over an alleged Israeli strike.
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US warns Syria over 'arms supply'

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 22:21
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

The US warns Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon, amid an international row over an Israeli strike in Syria.
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Russia concern at Israeli 'strike'

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 14:21
related countries: Russia, Syria

Russia expresses grave concern at an alleged Israeli air attack on Syria, amid reports that either a research facility or a weapons convoy had been targeted.
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Israel settlers 'violate rights'

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 11:33

Israeli settlements in the occupied territories violate Palestinians' human rights in ways designed to drive them off the land, a UN report states.
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Syria 'confirms' Israeli strike

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 6:18
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

Syria's military says Israeli jets carried out an air strike on its territory, but denies reports that a convoy of weapons bound for Lebanon was hit.
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Israelis 'attack Syria convoy'

Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 19:40
related countries: Syria

Israeli forces attack a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border, unconfirmed reports say, amid fears that Syrian weaponry might fall into rebel hands.
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Israel condemns Argentina inquiry

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 20:27
related countries: Argentina, Iran
related places: Buenos Aires

Israel strongly criticises Argentina for its decision to work with Iran to investigate a 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural centre in Buenos Aires.
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Israel boycotts UN rights council

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 17:46

In an unprecedented step, Israel boycotts its regular review by the UN Human Rights Council, prompting concern that its work could be undermined.
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Israel central bank chief resigns

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 15:18
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, is to step down on 30 June, two years before his term is due to end.
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Ariel Sharon 'has brain activity'

Sunday, January 27th 2013, 22:40

Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister who has been in a coma for seven years, shows significant signs of brain activity, doctors say.
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MP 'sorry' over Israel criticism

Sunday, January 27th 2013, 9:37

Liberal Democrat MP David Ward, who accused "the Jews" in Israel of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians", apologises for "unintended offence" caused by his words.
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Netanyahu dealt weak hand by voters

Saturday, January 26th 2013, 12:33

Pinpointing Bibi’s options after Israel election win
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MP's Holocaust statement condemned

Friday, January 25th 2013, 15:05

The Lib Dems condemn their MP David Ward, for his "use of language" in a statement about Israel's treatment of Palestinians that preceded Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Palestinian threat to sue Israel

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 0:19

The Palestinians threaten to take Israel to the International Criminal Court over plans to build new Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem.
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Lapid snubs 'anti-Netanyahu bloc'

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 21:51

Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party came second in the Israeli election, says he will not try to block a new coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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VIDEO: Netanyahu wins narrow victory

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 14:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to form "as broad a government as possible" after his alliance wins a narrow election victory.
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Israel coalition talks begin

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 12:58

Coalition talks begin in Israel after general election results showed right-wing and centre-left blocs tied on 60 seats each.
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Netanyahu pledge after narrow win

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 5:55

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form "as broad a government as possible" after his bloc narrowly wins general elections.
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Netanyahu's tough task after poll

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 2:25

Israeli PM faces tough coaliton-building task, says Kevin Connolly
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Netanyahu setback in Israel poll

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 22:49

Exit polls from Israel's election suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance has lost ground to centre-left parties.
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VIDEO: Exit polls predict Netanyahu victory

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 22:42

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to win a third term in office according to election exit polls.
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VIDEO: Israel vote: Netanyahu setback

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 21:19

Exit polls from Israel's election suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance has lost ground to centre-left parties.
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High turnout in Israeli election

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 19:05

Israelis have been voting in large numbers in a general election in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be returned to office.
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VIDEO: Votes cast in Israeli election race

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 18:18

Israelis are voting in a general election, with polls suggesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to office but with a reduced majority.
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VIDEO: One hospital, 24 hours, four sets of twins...

Monday, January 21st 2013, 6:10

A hospital in northern Israel has had a busy 24 hours after delivering four sets of twins.
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Israeli politics swerves to right

Saturday, January 19th 2013, 3:02

The young tycoon taking the Israeli election by storm
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Why Russian Israelis vote right

Friday, January 18th 2013, 10:53
related countries: Russia

Why Russian immigrants take a hard line in Israel's elections
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Israeli PM in settlements pledge

Friday, January 18th 2013, 10:43
related countries: West Bank

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says no Jewish settlements in the West Bank will be removed during his next term in office if he wins elections on Tuesday.
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Israeli push to fulfil desert dream unsettles Negev Bedouin

Thursday, January 17th 2013, 0:30

The Zionists dreaming of five million people living in the Negev
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Israeli man convicted of murders

Wednesday, January 16th 2013, 17:03
related countries: United States
related places: Jerusalem

A court in Jerusalem convicts a US-born Israeli man of the murder of two Palestinians in 1997.
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Campaigns struggle to impress as Israeli elections loom

Wednesday, January 16th 2013, 13:21

Israelis mull choices as elections loom, but excitement fails to ignite
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Palestinian killed in West Bank

Tuesday, January 15th 2013, 12:17
related countries: West Bank
related places: Budrus

A 17-year-old Palestinian is shot dead by Israeli forces in the village of Budrus near the West Bank barrier.
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Funeral held for shot Palestinian

Monday, January 14th 2013, 13:38
related countries: West Bank

Thousands of people attend the funeral of a Palestinian man shot at the barrier between Israel and the West Bank.
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West Bank tent protesters evicted

Sunday, January 13th 2013, 9:25
related countries: West Bank

Israeli forces evict Palestinian activists who had pitched tents in an area of the West Bank where Israel is planning fresh settlement building.
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Farmer 'shot dead in Gaza Strip'

Friday, January 11th 2013, 18:21
related countries: Gaza Strip

A Palestinian farmer in the northern Gaza Strip has been killed by Israeli gunfire, Palestinian medical sources say.
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Tent protest over West Bank plan

Friday, January 11th 2013, 15:35
related countries: West Bank

Dozens of Palestinians pitch tents in an area of the West Bank where Israel recently announced plans to press ahead with new settlement homes.
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VIDEO: Deadly storms blanket Mid East in snow

Friday, January 11th 2013, 4:39
related countries: Jordan

The worst storms to hit the Middle East in a decade have claimed several lives and left large parts of Israel and Jordan blanketed in snow.
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Deadly storms sweep Middle East

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 13:06
related countries: Jordan

The worst storms to hit the Middle East in a decade claim several lives and leave parts of Israel and Jordan blanketed in snow.
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Tel Aviv rocked by car explosion

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 12:19
related places: Tel Aviv

At least four people are injured as a car is blown up in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, but police say it was probably a criminal not political incident.
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Israel lifts ban on Gaza gravel

Monday, December 31st 2012, 16:03
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel eases restrictions on allowing building materials into the Gaza Strip, imposed when Hamas came to power there in 2007.
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'Lost tribe' settles in Israel

Tuesday, December 25th 2012, 10:12
related countries: India

About 50 members of the Indian Bnei Menashe tribe, said to be lost descendants of ancient Israelites, move to Israel as a visa ban is lifted.
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