Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in Palestinian East Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in coming days. Adding further damage to the beleaguered "peace process," the settlement authorization prompted senior Palestinian...
Israeli Court Orders Settlement Dismantled
Israel's supreme court on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of an illegal Jewish settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. In the initial petition for its removal back in 2006, both the court and the Israeli government admitted that...
Israel Subsidies Untouched by US Budget Crisis
Israel is suing a group of poor Bedouin Palestinians in the Negev desert for over $500,000, the claimed costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it. Israeli authorities have destroyed, and the Bedouin have rebuilt, the homes in al-Araqib more than 20...
All Eyes on PA Statehood as Syria, Norway Move Toward Recognition
All Eyes on PA Statehood as Syria, Norway Move Toward Recognition | US veto looms large, but Abbas claims ability to ‘circumvent’ opposition
Senate Resolution Threatens Palestinian Aid for Seeking Statehood
Senate Resolution Threatens Palestinian Aid for Seeking Statehood | Resolution ‘good faith commitment’ requires eschewing statehood
Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition in September
Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition in September | Israel pushes for international opposition to Palestinian statehood
Report: Palestinians May Abandon Demand for Settlement Freeze
Report: Palestinians May Abandon Demand for Settlement Freeze | Instead seeks to start peace talks on Obama’s mention of 1967 borders
Lieberman: Israel Will Renounce All Deals if Palestinians Seek Statehood
Lieberman: Israel Will Renounce All Deals if Palestinians Seek Statehood | If vote goes ahead, FM warns, Israel will violate past deals
General Assembly President: US Could Veto Palestinian Statehood
General Assembly President: US Could Veto Palestinian Statehood | Obama condemns calls for Palestinian statehood as unrealistic
Netanyahu Speech Pleases Congress, Virtually No One Else
Netanyahu Speech Pleases Congress, Virtually No One Else | Israelis, Palestinians united in condemning speech