Politics of Israel

Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia

14 days ago

It never acknowledged the airstrikes, but Israeli officials have signaled Israel's air force would strike against any shipments of strategic missiles that might be bound for Hezbollah.

Israel police detain top Palestinian Muslim cleric

15 days ago

The detention of Mohammed Hussein, the mufti of Jerusalem, raised tensions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet Israeli officials in Rome as part of his efforts to restart...

Stephen Hawking won't attend Israeli conference

15 days ago

Physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major conference in Israel in June, prompting criticism Wednesday from Israeli officials who believe he has joined a boycott organized to...

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18 days ago

- Israel's deputy defense minister, Danny Danon in a statement as Israeli officials signaled they will keep trying to block what they see as an effort by Iran to send sophisticated weapons to...

Israeli PM leaves for China after Syria strikes

18 days ago

More than 70,000 people have been killed since the uprising against Assad erupted in March 2011, and Israeli officials believe it is only a matter of time before Assad is toppled.

Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killings

19 days ago

Also, Israeli officials confirmed that the country's air force carried out an airstrike against Syria, saying it targeted a shipment of advanced missiles bound for the Lebanese militant group...

Officials: Israeli government deal to be signed

70 days ago

Officials: Israeli government deal to be signed

Government of Israel to exclude ultra-Orthodox

70 days ago

Government of Israel to exclude ultra-Orthodox

Religious parties left out of new Israeli government as Netanyahu forced to...

70 days ago

Israeli officials said that internal disagreements in Netanyahu's coalition, as well as deep differences within Palestinian ranks, would keep peace talks in a "deep freeze."

A look at the makeup of the new Israeli government

70 days ago

It is the first Israeli government in decades not to include any ultra-Orthodox parties and includes some staunch secularists.

Palestinian-only buses set off uproar in Israel

80 days ago

Israeli officials insisted that Palestinians could still ride regular buses if they choose - despite Palestinian claims they are hardly welcomed there by Jewish settlers.

Israel closely watching what weapons are being sent to Syria's rebels

90 days ago

Until now, however, Israeli officials have been silent on their concerns about what weapons other nations might pass to the rebels.

Obama to visit Israel and the West Bank

107 days ago

"The start of the president's second term and the formation of a new Israeli government offer the opportunity to reaffirm the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel and to...

Netanyahu asked to form next Israeli government

110 days ago

Netanyahu asked to form next Israeli government

Israeli official warns of Syrian chemical weapons

116 days ago

Israeli official warns of Syrian chemical weapons

Israeli lawmaker: domestic issues must be priority

119 days ago

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top ally is recommending that the next Israeli government sideline the polarizing issue of peacemaking with the Palestinians in favor of domestic issues.

New Netanyahu coalition likely to be more moderate

120 days ago

Even as Israeli officials finished counting votes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had begun making phone calls to secure his next coalition.

Will a new, moderate Benjamin Netanyahu emerge from Israeli election?

120 days ago

Even as Israeli officials finished counting votes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had begun making phone calls to secure his next coalition.

Obama, Netanyahu seem headed for US-Israel clash

127 days ago

This week an American columnist with close ties to the White House described Obama's disdain for Netanyahu, warning that Israel's all-important relations with the U.S. could suffer in...

AP Interview: Israel's Lapid won't be 'fig leaf'

127 days ago

Israeli political newcomer Yair Lapid says he will drive a hard bargain if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants him to join the next Israeli government.

Jerusalem barrier spurs illicit building boom

128 days ago

Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said the separation barrier is not a political border, and that a future border between Israel and a Palestinian state can only arise in negotiations.

US Senator: Israel should not worry about Hagel

135 days ago

Some in Israel view Chuck Hagel as unsympathetic to Israel because his positions on Iran and the Palestinians seem to be at odds with those of the Israeli government.

Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel

136 days ago

Hagel's positions on Israel's two most pressing foreign policy issues - Iran's nuclear program and relations with the Palestinians - appear to be at odds with the Israeli government, and critics...

Unprecedented east Jerusalem building in pipeline

147 days ago

"The Israeli government is making the two-state solution impossible with this unprecedented settlement building," senior Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo said this week.