Israel

Israel bans entry of Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Monday-13-March-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) banned the chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) from entering Israel days after the Knesset passed a law to bar supporters of the boycott campaign.

Friedman okayed by Senate panel as ambassador to Israel

Saturday-11-March-2017

Haaretz newspaper said that the US Senate foreign relations committee voted unanimously on Thursday for the nomination of David Friedman a vociferous supporter of Israeli settlements and a long-time associate of president Donald Trump as the next ambassador to Israel.

Israel to buy US warplanes helicopters

Thursday-9-March-2017

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) are preparing for two major deals with the US including the procurement of aircraft designed to renew its stock of warplanes and transportation helicopters Israeli media sources revealed Thursday.

Palestinian sentenced to one year over social media postings

Tuesday-7-March-2017

An Israeli court in Haifa city on Monday sentenced a Palestinian young man to one year in prison on charges of incitement and supporting a resistance group on social media.

Lieberman: Israel does not want another war with Gaza

Friday-3-March-2017

Israeli war minister Avigdor Lieberman has claimed the Israeli army deals calmly and wisely with rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip and study the situation before responding admitting that most of the previous responses were violent.

Amnesty: Israel’s detention of hunger striker Qeiq ‘cruel’

Thursday-2-March-2017

The Israeli authorities’ administrative detention of Muhammed al-Qeiq a Palestinian journalist is unjust and cruel said Amnesty International after a military judge approved an order confirming his detention for three months which can be renewed indefinitely.

Israel claims rocket from Gaza strikes Ashkelon coastline

Thursday-2-March-2017

A rocket exploded in an open area near the southern Ashkelon coastline Wednesday evening Israeli sources claimed.

Britain’s longest-serving anti-Israel MP Kaufman dies

Monday-27-February-2017

Gerald Kaufman the Father of the British House of Commons and the longest-serving British MP who was known as a scathing critic of Israel died on Monday at the age of 86 according to his family.

Israeli minister claims Israel developing robot assassins

Sunday-26-February-2017

An Israeli Likud-party minister on Saturday claimed that the Israeli army is developing terminator robots that will be capable of entering enemies territory to assassinate resistance leaders Hebrew media reported on Sunday.

FT: Israel’s abandonment of two-state solution affects its legitimacy

Tuesday-21-February-2017

The Financial Times (United Kingdom) newspaper opined that Israel’s abandonment of the two-state solution affects its international legitimacy enhances the boycott campaign and promotes extremism in the region. ​