Palestine
January 21, 2013
Ashkenazi had been widely touted as a leader for Israel’s left. But what appears to be a concerted campaign against him by the political elite may stymie any chance of his running for office.
Sanctions against Arab Bank were upheld by a US court after a lawsuit accusing it of providing banking services to Hamas and other U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
'Five Broken Cameras,' a documentary tackling the peaceful struggle of a Palestinian town against the Israeli separation wall, has received an Oscar nomination for the Best Documentary Feature 2013.
January 17, 2013
Saudi Arabia will send the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority $100 million to help alleviate its financial crisis, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Israeli forces remove the tents that Palestinians set up to protest the latest round of Jewish settlements planned on West Bank land.
Jerusalem District Court finds radical rightist guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder.
The Ashtar Theatre Company will perform a version of Shakespeare’s iconic Richard II as part of Dubai’s annual shopping festival, reported the National on Wednesday.
January 16, 2013
While currently in its final stages of editing, independent short film, 'Though I Know the River is Dry,' still needs financial support.
The settlement polices of Binyamin Netanyahu are stopping the idea of a two-state solution, an Israeli watchdog says.
January 15, 2013
Following the killing of a farmer shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Gaza, the IDF have struck again, this time taking out a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank near Ramallah.
January 14, 2013
King Abdullah blames the lack of peace talks for increasing regional tensions.
January 13, 2013
Netanyahu responds to the protests that have spread through the E1 corridor with defiance.
After activists set up tents to protest the Israeli settlement plans for the controversial E1 land, Binyamin Netanyahu order the site declared a "closed military zone" and removes protestors.
January 12, 2013
Palestinian activists continue with anti-settlement protest in E1 tent 'outpost', despite increasing pressure from Israel to close it down.
January 10, 2013
The Jewish state decides to "legalize" a wildcat settlement south of Nablus, according to settlement watchdog NGO, Peace Now.