Israeli troops have begun demolishing a concrete wall erected nine years ago to protect a Jewish settlement on the outskirts of east Jerusalem at Gilo. The settlement, which Israel regards as a neighbourhood of Jerusalem, came under fire from the...

The Political-Security Cabinet convened Wednesday to discuss Israel’s blockade policy in the Gaza Strip. It was stated during the meeting that Israel had transferred NIS 50 million ($12.96 million) to Gaza banks for the payment of salaries on...

Israel’s decision to expel four Hamas politicians from Jerusalem threatened to set off a new crisis over the disputed city and could hinder U.S. efforts to restart peace talks. The expulsions of the three Palestinian lawmakers and a former...

Israel is likely to significantly ease the land blockade of Gaza in coming days in an effort to blunt the international outcry over its deadly raid on a blockade-busting flotilla, officials said Wednesday. Israel has been scrambling to find ways to...

Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israel has allowed some formerly banned food items into the Gaza Strip after widespread international criticism of its three-year-old blockade.

Clashes have broken out in East Jerusalem amid high tensions after Palestinian groups called for a day of protest over access to al-Aqsa mosque. Eleven police officers were injured and at least two Palestinians arrested as youths threw stones. But...

The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera was forced today to suspend its operations in the West Bank, one day after a guest on the station accused the Palestinian President of playing a role in Yassir Arafat’s death. The guest, Farouk Kaddoumi, said on a...

One of Israel’s greatest challenges is its international public representation. Israel is constantly fighting a PR war against a sometimes biased media that sees Israel as the number one aggressor in the Middle East. The idea for “Broadcast...

After the establishment of Israel in 1948, a massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab lands took place, extending into the mid-1960s. Whether Jews were driven out in reprisal for the Israeli victory in its War of Independence, which...

A team of researchers claim to have discovered how to not only boost the natural smell of flowers by up to 10 fold but also transfer different scents between plants.