Palestine
France to recognize Palestinian state unless deadlock with Israel broken
World
January 30, 2016
France to recognize Palestinian state unless deadlock with Israel broken
France will recognize a Palestinian state if a final push that Paris plans to lead for a two-state solution between…
UN chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as ‘provocative acts’
Middle East
January 27, 2016
UN chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as ‘provocative acts’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel's settlement activities as "provocative acts" that raise questions about the nation's commitment…
Palestinian teen tries to stab security guard, shot dead: police
Middle East
January 23, 2016
Palestinian teen tries to stab security guard, shot dead: police
A Palestinian teenage girl tried to stab an Israeli guard at a West Bank settlement on Saturday but was shot…
Israel confirms it plans to seize West Bank land
Middle East
January 21, 2016
Israel confirms it plans to seize West Bank land
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank,…
Political paralysis leaves Palestinians questioning their future
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Political paralysis leaves Palestinians questioning their future
As Israel frets about the lifting of sanctions on Iran and its troubled relations with the European Union, on the…
Businesses in Israeli settlements contribute to rights abuses: HRW
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Businesses in Israeli settlements contribute to rights abuses: HRW
Companies operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank contribute to "an inherently unlawful and abusive system" violating Palestinian…
Israel’s Arabs face backlash after Tel Aviv shooting
Middle East
January 15, 2016
Israel’s Arabs face backlash after Tel Aviv shooting
Israel's brittle relationship with its Arab minority is under strain after a deadly Tel Aviv shooting rampage this month by…
Israel sees Palestinian attacks ‘waning’; two killed in West Bank
Middle East
January 14, 2016
Israel sees Palestinian attacks ‘waning’; two killed in West Bank
Israeli troops killed two knife-wielding Palestinian assailants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the army said, the latest in…
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian after attempted attack
Middle East
January 14, 2016
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian after attempted attack
The Israeli military says forces shot and killed a Palestinian after he tried to stab a soldier in the West…
Palestinian on hunger strike in Israel in critical condition
Middle East
January 11, 2016
Palestinian on hunger strike in Israel in critical condition
The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the man's wife…