Israeli FM Resigns After Indictment
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned after the country's attorney general charged him with a breach of trust. Lieberman's decision to resign Friday comes just one month ahead of...
View ArticleIsrael Approves Construction of More Than 1,200 New Apartments
Israeli officials have approved the construction of more than 1,200 apartments in a Jerusalem neighborhood outside the pre-1967 Israeli borders. The Interior Ministry's Jerusalem Building Committee...
View ArticleIsrael Indicts Former Foreign Minister
Israeli justice officials say former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has been formally indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust. The Justice Ministry filed the indictment against Lieberman...
View ArticleIsrael Allows Building Materials into Gaza
Israel has eased its five-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, allowing truckloads of building materials for private use to cross into the Palestinian territory in recent days. The materials purchased in...
View ArticleIsrael to Build Syrian Border Fence
Israel's prime minister has proposed construction of a security fence in the Golan Heights to separate territory controlled by Israel from Syria. Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the weekly cabinet...
View ArticleIsrael Evicts Palestinian Protesters from Settlement Area
Israeli police have evicted Palestinian protesters from a site in the occupied West Bank where Israelis plan to build a settlement. Palestinian activists erected tents in the area known as E-1 Friday...
View ArticleIsrael Vows to Build in West Bank Site After Evicting Protesters
Israel's prime minister has vowed to move ahead with settlement building in a Palestinian-claimed area near Jerusalem after Israeli security forces evicted more than 100 Palestinian protesters from the...
View ArticleUS Rebukes Egypt’s President on Remarks About Israel
The United States has called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to repudiate offensive anti-Semitic remarks he made before he was elected. According to a television clip released last week by the...
View ArticleEgypt: Morsi Remarks on Jews Taken Out of Context
A spokesman for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says comments the Islamist leader made on Jews nearly three years ago and repudiated by the White House as “deeply offensive” were taken out of context....
View ArticleIsraelis Vote in Election Favoring Netanyahu
Israelis are voting Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring a third term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls leading up to the vote have shown an alliance of Mr....
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