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Israeli NGOs under pressure from ‘chilling’ bill
Middle East
January 16, 2016
Israeli NGOs under pressure from ‘chilling’ bill
A new Israeli bill targeting leftwing NGOs has prompted comparisons with the climate of hatred two decades ago and drawn…
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…
Airstrike targets Gaza militants, 1 killed: Israeli military
Middle East
January 13, 2016
Airstrike targets Gaza militants, 1 killed: Israeli military
The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike against a group of Gaza militants placing explosives along the…
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…
Israel appoints interior minister who served time for corruption
Middle East
January 10, 2016
Israel appoints interior minister who served time for corruption
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the controversial appointment of the country's new interior minister, an ultra-Orthodox party head who had…
Two Palestinians shot dead in knife attack on Israeli soldiers
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Two Palestinians shot dead in knife attack on Israeli soldiers
Two Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank before being shot dead on Saturday, an…
Defiance among rogue settlers as Israel accuses Jewish youth of murder
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Defiance among rogue settlers as Israel accuses Jewish youth of murder
The caves around this windy settler outpost, whose name is Hebrew for "Of Sound Mind", have served as places of…
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
Israeli security forces on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, the…