Conflict With Israel

May 30, 2013

Israeli security forces fire tear gas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a protest against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

The Israeli military police has decided to launch an investigation into how Palestinians are treated by their servicemen after CCTV cameras shot footage of a Palestinian teenager being savagely beaten by Israeli soldiers.

May 27, 2013

John Kerry sits in between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the World Economic Forum.
08:54 GMT

US Secretary of State John Kerry and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced a plan to revive the Palestinian economy on Sunday, that involves investing some $4 billion dollars in Gaza and the West Bank.

Man inspects a rocket that landed in Israel (used for illustrative purposes)
07:29 GMT

The rocket attacks comes a day after two Grad rockets struck the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut

May 26, 2013

A view of the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa mosque, otherwise known as Al Haram Al Sharif, taken from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
10:38 GMT

Secretary General of the Arab League General Nabil El Araby has urged the UN to take urgent steps to protect Al Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem

May 25, 2013

Kerry urges Israel and Palestine to renew peace talks.
05:12 GMT

As his fourth visit to the region ends, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls for Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume peace talks.

May 23, 2013

Tzipi Livni
10:04 GMT

Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said on Thursday ahead of a meeting with Kerry that the ideological differences at the heart of the Israeli gov't over settlements on Palestinian territory are causing a delay to the peace process

May 22, 2013

Israeli forces have seriously wounded a child in the West Bank. AFP Photo
08:44 GMT

A 12 year old boy was seriously wounded when he was shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Tuesday.

Jordanian prisoners in Israel have been on hunger strike for 20 days, campaigning for better treatment and family visits, among other things. Getty image, for illustrative purposes only.
04:00 GMT

Jordanian prisoners detained in Israel have entered the 20th consecutive day of hunger striking in a bid to be afforded more freedoms and better treatment.

May 21, 2013

Israeli soldiers in the occupied Golan Heights (AFP)
08:59 GMT

IDF soldiers came under fire from inside Syria late Monday evening and returned fire

The scene outside Hapoalim bank in Bersheeba, Israel on Monday afternoon. Image courtesy of ynetnews.com
04:00 GMT

An Israeli man stormed into a bank in the Israeli city of Bersheeba on Monday and killed four people before turning the gun on himself.

An Israeli security officer stands infront of Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Israelis frequently prevent Muslims from praying and launch attacks against non-Jewish worshippers. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

After increasing violations on Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, UNESCO planned a trip to the holy city to investigate but Israel has barred the UN commission from entering the city over fears that Palestinians will "politicize the issue'.

May 17, 2013

A lone chicken is seen in the rubble of the site where an Israeli airstrike struck Damascus earlier this month. AFP Image
10:29 GMT

An Israeli official has come forward to say that the Israeli government may attack Syria again so as to prevent the transfer of weapons to what he called "Islamist militants".

May 13, 2013

Part of the Al Haram Al Sharif in East Jerusalem. Getty images.
10:50 GMT

After the Jordanian delegate at the Arab League called for a meeting on Sunday following Wednesday's attacks by Israelis on the Al Haram Al Sharif, the League met yesterday and condemned Israeli behaviour.

May 12, 2013

Palestinians demonstrate at Al Aqsa mosque following Friday prayers outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, May 10. AFP Photo
12:35 GMT

In the aftermath of Israeli violations at Al Haram Al Sharif in East Jerusalem on Wednesday such as the obstruction of prayers and the arrest of the Grand Mufti, Jordan has taken immediate action to try and hold Israel responsible for its actions.

May 10, 2013

The old city, and within it sites such as Al Haram Al Sharif and the Wailing Wall, lie in East Jerusalem.
11:33 GMT

A new report, the first of its kind made by the UN, has provided insight on the ways in which Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem since the 1967 war has significantly decreased their standards of living, housing, health care and education.