Washington talks end without agreement on Israeli settlements
The Trump administration reiterated its concerns about Israeli settlement activity, the two sides said on Thursday, as a round of talks ended without agreement over limiting future construction on land the Palestinians want for a state.
Mar 24, 2017, 09:37 AM IST
Palestinian policeman killed in refugee camp shootout
A murder suspect killed a Palestinian policeman today in a shootout at a refugee camp in the West Bank, the official Wafa news agency reported.
Mar 20, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
US warned Israel against annexing West Bank: Minister
The Israeli minister said annexation would provoke a crisis with Washington and result in steep costs for the government.
Mar 06, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
US warned Israel against annexing West Bank: Defence Minister
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with President Donald Trump`s administration.
Mar 06, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Palestinian killed in West Bank firefight: Israeli Army
A Palestinian was killed Sunday night in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israeli army said.
Mar 06, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
Turkey condemns `unacceptable` Israeli settlement law
Turkey on Tuesday condemned a new Israeli law legalising dozens of Jewish settlements built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, as a senior government minister was visiting Tel Aviv in the first such trip in seven years.
Feb 07, 2017, 14:38 PM IST
Israel legalises settler homes on private Palestinian land
Though the legislation, passed by a vote of 60 to 52, was backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s right-wing coalition, it has raised tensions in the government.
Israeli settlements may not help in achieving peace: US
Palestine has asked the UN Security Council to "take responsibility" and act to force Israel`s compliance with the resolution.
Feb 03, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Israeli police push to evict illegal settlers from synagogue
Israeli police on Thursday continued their push to evict settlers from the illegal Jewish settlement of Amona in the West Bank, where youths were resisting at a synagogue, a media report said.
Feb 02, 2017, 16:24 PM IST
Israel authorises 3,000 settler homes in West Bank
Israel announced Tuesday night the construction of 3,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the fourth such announcement in the less than two weeks since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
Feb 01, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Israel to vote on legalising wildcat outposts
Late last year lawmakers approved draft legislation that would retroactively grant legal status to wildcat settlements across the West Bank.
Jan 29, 2017, 19:50 PM IST
Paris conference on Israel, Palestine calls for two-state solution
An international peace conference held in Paris to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concluded with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace for the two nations.
Jan 16, 2017, 14:49 PM IST
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian attacker in West Bank: Army
Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who attacked them with a knife overnight during an operation to arrest suspected militants, the army said on Tuesday morning.
Jan 10, 2017, 11:34 AM IST
US defends decision to abstain during UN resolution vote against Israeli settlements
The US abstained from voting on Friday that called Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem a "flagrant violation" of international law.
Dec 29, 2016, 10:48 AM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault
That all of Jerusalem is their country`s capital is a consensus view among Israelis.
UN Security Council passes resolution to end Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory; US abstains from vote
The Obama administration on Friday allowed the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
Dec 24, 2016, 01:10 AM IST
UN Security Council postpones vote on Israeli settlements
The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed a contentious vote on a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt its settlement activities as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in and said the United States should veto the measure.
Dec 23, 2016, 03:07 AM IST
Palestinian killed in east Jerusalem clashes: Israeli Army
A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers overnight as they arrived to demolish the home of the alleged perpetrator of a deadly attack on Israelis, the Army said on Thursday.
Dec 22, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
UN Security Council to vote on Israel settlements
The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on an Egyptian-drafted resolution demanding that Israel immediately halt its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem.
Dec 22, 2016, 09:01 AM IST
Palestinians condemn Israel bill to legalise settler homes
Palestinian leaders on Monday denounced an Israeli bill to legalise several thousand Jewish homes in the occupied West Bank, vowing to take up the issue at the UN Security Council.
Nov 15, 2016, 00:44 AM IST
