Feb 2 2015 - 10:58am Senior Israeli official tells Haaretz: Jordan returning ambassador to Israel
February 2, 2015

Jordan is reinstating its ambassador to Israel after a three month absence, a senior official has told Haaretz.

Feb 2 2015 - 10:56am Settler shoots, injures Palestinian youth in East Jerusalem
February 2, 2015

A settler shot and injured a 17-year-old Palestinian teenager in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Monday, witnesses said.

Feb 2 2015 - 10:53am UN: Israel demolished homes of 1,177 Palestinians in Jerusalem and West Bank in 2014
February 2, 2015

Since the beginning of 2015, Israeli authorities destroyed 77 structures, displacing 110 Palestinians.

Jan 30 2015 - 9:23am UN reviewing its operations in Gaza after offices attacked
January 30, 2015

Political tensions are running high in Gaza in the wake of an UNRWA notice that rebuilding of homes partially destroyed by Israel during Operation Protective Edge is being put on hold, due to the failure of donor states to come through with their pledged donations.

Jan 30 2015 - 9:22am IMF: Gaza war pushed Palestinian economy into recession
January 30, 2015

The war between Israel and Gaza drove the Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

Jan 30 2015 - 9:20am Ahead of election, Israel issues West Bank building tenders
January 30, 2015

Israel's settlement watchdog group said Friday that the government has issued hundreds of tenders for housing units in the West Bank, an area the Palestinians demand for their future state, a move that comes several weeks before Israel's national election.

Jan 29 2015 - 1:15pm Hezbollah and Israel: Redefining rules of engagement
January 29, 2015

With Hezbollah’s expanded role in Syria, Israel is gradually ignoring the 2006 rules of engagement and adjusting itself to a new threat.

Jan 28 2015 - 10:49am Is Hezbollah trying to draw Israel into a ground offensive?
January 28, 2015

The Lebanese group stands to gain from inflicting Israeli casualties while portraying Syrian rebels as IDF collaborators

Jan 28 2015 - 10:47am Washington Asks Abbas To Delay Projects to UNSC
January 28, 2015

Diplomatic sources Tuesday said that the US asked the Palestinian Authority leadership to delay its plans to resubmit the Palestinian statehood resolution to the UN Security Council until after the national elections in "Israel" on 17 March.

Jan 28 2015 - 10:46am Two Israeli soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah violence
January 28, 2015

Two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper were killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel that has raised the threat of a full-blown conflict between the militant Islamist group and Israel.


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