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Palestinian killed in Gaza border fence shooting
The Israeli military shot and killed one Palestinian near the border fence with Gaza on Friday, an official in the territory said. The military said ...
Israeli PM says Iran top priority if re-elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says preventing Iran from getting a nuclear bomb will top his agenda if he wins the upcoming election.
Israel president warns of new Palestinian uprising
Israel's president has warned that the Palestinians are liable to launch a new uprising if the Jewish state doesn't do more to try to reach a peace ...
GOP senator threatens delay on CIA nomination
President Barack Obama's choice of John Brennan to be the next CIA director hit a snag Tuesday as a Republican senator threatened to delay the ...
Opponents take last-ditch aim at Israeli leader
Israel's election campaign entered its home stretch on Tuesday with the beginning of a quirky two-week period of televised political advertisements, ...
US Senator: Israel should not worry about Hagel
A prominent member of the U.S. Senate said Tuesday Israel should not worry about President Obama's choice for U.S. defense secretary. Some in Israel ...
State of Palestine name change shows limitations
With U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in his pocket, President Mahmoud Abbas wants official documents to carry a new emblem: "State of ...
Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel
President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as the next U.S. secretary of defense is causing jitters in Israel, where some circles view the ...
US senator calls for gradual cut in aid to Israel
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called for a gradual reduction of American foreign aid, delivering the message in an unlikely venue — since Israel is ...
Israeli premier: frontier fence with Syria needed
Israel's premier pledged Sunday to build a fortified fence along the frontier with Syria, warning that radical Islamist forces have taken over the ...
Israel leader appeals for right-wing votes
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed in a rare interview on Sunday to his right-wing base to cast ballots for his list, rather than ...
Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election
A prominent Israeli ex-intelligence chief sought to sway Israelis against Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, saying in an interview published ...
Israel's Labor won't join Netanyahu government
The head of Israel's centrist Labor Party has ruled out serving in a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after this month's general ...
Israeli leader's party criticizes president
Israel's president and prime minister are trading charges over making peace with the Palestinians. President Shimon Peres told a summit of ...
Israel indicts ex-minister Lieberman
Israel's Justice Ministry filed its indictment against former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a Jerusalem court on Sunday, charging him with ...
Israeli leader slips in new elections poll
New polls show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still poised to win the Jan. 22 elections, but one poll shows him slipping. The Dahaf survey ...
Unprecedented east Jerusalem building in pipeline
Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades in a move that critics argue would cement its grip on the contested ...
Israel revisits ban on female prayer at holy site
Israel's prime minister has instructed a quasi-governmental Jewish organization to find a solution for non-Orthodox Jewish female groups wishing to ...
Israel to build 942 more homes in east Jerusalem
Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in east Jerusalem under a new fast-track plan to tighten its grip on the territory, ...
New poll shows Israel's leader losing altitude
A new poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poised for an election victory but losing support to a rival who opposes Palestinian statehood.
Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem
Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town ...
Israel's Netanyahu vows to build in Jerusalem
Israel's prime minister has vowed to build in Jerusalem despite criticism from the United Nations, dismissing the international body in particularly ...
AP Exclusive: Palestinians aim to isolate Israel
Weeks ahead of Israeli elections, Palestinian officials are already plotting a series of tough steps against Israel to be taken if, as polls predict, ...
Israel OK's new homes in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israel on Wednesday pressed forward with the construction of thousands of new homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, part of a series of new ...
Israeli Arabs unenthusiastic about Jan. 22 vote
Israeli Arab activist Rasool Saada is crisscrossing the country to encourage fellow Arab citizens to vote in Jan. 22 parliamentary elections, ...