Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
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Arab League calls for Palestinian prisoners to be treated as POWs
Arab League condemns Israel for re-arresting Palestinians following a prisoner swap and demands prisoners be treated as prisoners of war

US Middle East peace envoy in Cairo
David Hale meets with Egyptian officials ahead of Quartet meeting on Thursday
Hamas plans to build industrial city near Egyptian border
Local manufacturing in Gaza could decrease Egyptian exports, expert warns
Badie, Ahmedinejad and Carlos Latuff âanti-Semites of the yearâ
The Simon Weisenhall Centre is a pro-Jewish rights group that ranks the Muslim Brotherhood as the most dangerous anti-Semitic organisation in the world

Complaint filed against Essam El-Erian
After making controversial statements on Jewish people living in Israel, a complaint has been filed against Essam El-Erian

Israel to fortify Syrian border fence, says Netanyahu
Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War and annexed it in 1981

Palestinian delegation call on Cairo mediation
Palestinian Authority looks to Egypt for assistance with prisoner release. Internationally, Egypt has gained respect as mediator between Israel and Palestine talks

Egypt seizes US-made missiles destined for Gaza
Egypt has sought to crack down on smugglers’ tunnels to Gaza, with limited success.

Israeli detained at Taba border
Although arrested on Saturday, the Egyptian government has yet to inform the Israeli government as to the exact identity of the detainee, nor on what grounds he was arrested

FJP backs El-Erianâs call for Egyptian Jewsâ right of return
Online activists criticise El-Erianâs comments, saying Egypt should accept Copts before introducing more minorities

What will Egyptâs relationship with the world be like under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood?
Before jumping to abstract conclusions about what Egyptâs foreign policy will be like under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood, we must first review what has already happened under their watch. It is especially important to follow the actions of one Assaam Hadad, aid to the president and close confident of Khairat Shater, who has …

Israel poised to build thousands of new settler homes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated Israel’s right to increase Jewish presence in all parts of “united” Jerusalem

Gaza fisherman shot, army arrests West Bankers
Jewish residents of the hardline Yitzhar settlement clashed with shepherds from the nearby village of Madama

Preliminary referendum results âa tragedy for Israelâ
Israeli media spokesperson denies having commented on Egyptâs constitutional referendum

Lieberman resignation a gamble, says Israeli media
Lieberman’s resignation from the government still leaves him with his Knesset seat

EU’s Jewish policy âlike 1930s,â says Israel’s Lieberman
Lieberman’s comments come after Europe condemned Israel for reviving controversial settlement construction plans

Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Doha
Meetings on Palestinian unity to take place in Cairo

Israel PM heads to Berlin as settlement row grows
Observers say Israeli settlement there would effectively prevent the future establishment of a contiguous Palestinian state, dooming the two-state solution

Israel holds firm on settlements, world outcry grows
Israel has showed no sign of bending as Netanyahu ploughs towards general elections in January

Egypt condemns plans for new Israeli settlements
Continuation of settlements threatens two-state solution says Amr

Hamas delegation in Cairo for ceasefire talks
Israeli spokesperson denies indirect talks with Hamas

WMD-free Middle East conference postponed
Israel refuses to attend, has allegedly been un-cooperative

Israel defence minister quits ahead of vote
The shock announcement comes at a time when the Jewish state has been pushing the international community to pressure Iran over its contested nuclear programme

Nasrallah vows ‘thousands of rockets’ if Israel hits Lebanon
Israel launched a devastating attack on Lebanon in 2006 after Hezbollah fighters captured four soldiers in a cross-border raid

Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold
The army reported arresting 28 suspected West Bank militants, including five members of Hamas

Egypt announces ceasefire in Gaza to start at 9pm
Agreement to be implemented within 24 hours

Fate of Gaza in the balance
Bomb explodes in Tel Aviv, Egypt fails to broker ceasefire

Clinton in Cairo to meet Morsy
Clinton: âAmericaâs commitment to Israelâs security is rock solid and unwaveringâ

Iran sent military aid to Hamas, says parliament speaker
The Fajr 5 missiles launched at Tel Aviv “have not been delivered from Iran, but their technology has.”

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue
Reports of an Egypt-mediated ceasefire emerge as the death toll rises