Israel to free 550 prisoners in swap deal
December 15th, 2011 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 15 (IANS) Israel will free 550 Palestinian and Arab prisoners as part of the second phase of a landmark prisoner-swap deal with Hamas, Xinhua reported."Pursuant to the government ... Read more...
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UN report says Palestinian Authority ready for statehood
April 12th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The Palestinian Authority is ready to govern a state, a United Nations report released on Tuesday said.The report "Palestinian State-building: A Decisive Period," which focuses on the ... Read more...
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Israel Navy intercepts vessel smuggling illegal Iranian arms
March 16th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 16 (ANI): The Government of Israel has confirmed intercepting and searching a merchant ship in which its naval forces discovered a cache of illegal Iranian arms intended for the ... Read more...
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Palestinian Authority calls elections before September
February 13th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, Feb 13 (IANS) The Palestinian Authority has said it will hold long overdue presidential and legislative elections before September. The presidential and legislative elections were originally scheduled for 2010. But they ... Read more...
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Israel approves Yoav Galant as new military chief
September 5th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (DPA) The government of Israel Sunday approved the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant as the next chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
Galant, who currently heads ... Read more...
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Israel to expel children of illegal immigrants
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 2 (IANS) Some 400 children of illegal immigrant workers face deportation under a new residency criteria approved by the Israeli cabinet Sunday, Xinhua reported.
"The cabinet decided to allow most children ... Read more...
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US praises Israel’s decision to ease Gaza Strip blockade
June 21st, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 21 (ANI): Israel's decision to agree to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip and expand the inflow of materials for civilian projects under international supervision has earned unusual ... Read more...
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UN chief in West Bank to push for peace talks
March 20th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, March 20 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday to push for talks that would eventually lead to direct negotiations between Israel and ... Read more...
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‘CIA, FBI paranoid about Israel’s Mossad’ and Jews
October 21st, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct.21 (ANI): A former US official has said that both the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are extremely paranoid about the Israeli secret service Mossad ... Read more...
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US demand for Israeli settlement freeze tantamount to “extortion”: Schneller
June 30th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 30 (ANI): Knesset member Otniel Schneller has termed the US demand for a settlement freeze as "extortion", which could impede Israeli readiness for peace.The Jerusalem Post quoted Schneller, as ... Read more...
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Israel reiterates promise not to build settlements
June 28th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 28 (ANI): Responding to international demands that Israel freeze construction in the West Bank, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's media advisor said Israel would do so."The government of Israel has already ... Read more...
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Israeli government responds to President Obama’s speech in Cairo
June 5th, 2009 - 2:06 am ICT by admin
JERUSALEM, Israel (BNO NEWS) -- The Israeli government released the following statement in response to Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world on Thursday."The Government of Israel expresses its hope that this ... Read more...
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Israel not taking orders from Obama, says Minister
April 7th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Apr.7 (ANI): Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan has said that his country is not taking orders from US President Barack Obama or officials of his administration.Responding to an earlier ... Read more...
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Israel must uphold two-state solution: EU
March 16th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 16 (DPA) Israel must keep working towards a two-state solution in its conflict with the Palestinians, the European Union (EU) foreign ministers insisted Monday as an ultra-nationalist Israeli party looked ... Read more...
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Israeli tennis player faces protests over Gaza attacks
January 8th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 8 (DPA) Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was subject to a small but noisy protest over her country's invasion of Gaza when she played a quarter-final match at the ASB ... Read more...
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Still enough time for Mideast deal: Rice
June 25th, 2008 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
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Berlin, June 25 (DPA) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that she believed there was still enough time for Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to reach a framework deal for peace ... Read more...
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