Israeli government

Haaretz: Israeli coalition chairman facing possible criminal charges

Tuesday-24-October-2017

Israeli police are investigating criminal allegations against Israeli coalition chairman and Likud party Knesset member David Bitan Haaretz stated on Tuesday.

Israel renews conditions to accept Palestinian reconciliation deal

Friday-13-October-2017

The Israeli government has renewed its conditions for its acceptance of the reconciliation deal signed on Thursday between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo.

In violation of int’l law Israeli gov’t to okay 4000 settler homes

Monday-9-October-2017

The Israeli Civil Administration is reportedly set to approve almost 4000 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli gov’t sets dates for MKs break-ins at Aqsa Mosque

Wednesday-20-September-2017

The Israeli government has set fixed dates for the presence of members of the Knesset (MKs) at the al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam Israel’s Channel 2 reported Wednesday.

Israeli gov’t reconsiders rescinding credentials of Jazeera reporter

Wednesday-30-August-2017

Israel’s government press office backtracked on an earlier decision to revoke the credentials of al-Jazeera journalist Elias Karam Israeli sources have revealed.

Islamic-Christian Commission: Break-ins by Israeli MKs at Aqsa galling

Monday-28-August-2017

Secretary General of the Islamic Christian Commission to Support Jerusalem and the Holy Sites Hanna Issa warned on Sunday of an Israeli decision giving members of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) a green light to storm al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israel compiles blacklists on Israelis who support the BDS

Tuesday-8-August-2017

Israeli minister of public security and strategic affairs Gilad Erdan is promoting a new law that would exclude his ministry from governmental oversight.

Israel to close diplomatic missions in Turkey

Monday-24-July-2017

Israeli Foreign Ministry has decided to shut down the diplomatic missions in Turkey the Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate in Istanbul in the wake of the attack on two Jewish synagogues there last Saturday.

Israeli ministers call for executing Omar al-Abed

Monday-24-July-2017

Ahead of Sunday’s security cabinet meeting several ministers of Israel’s right-wing government have called for the Palestinian young man who carried out a recent deadly attack in Halamish to be executed.

Israeli ministerial committee endorses Jewish-state bill

Friday-7-July-2017

The Israeli government passed the so called "Jewish-state bill" that defines Israel as a "Jewish state with a democratic regime" rather than a "Jewish and democratic state" Israel Hayom newspaper reported on Friday. The change was made following pressure by Haredi extremist parties.