Tag: Israel

Investigation claims two Israeli citizens ‘kidnapped’ overseas (Middle East Eye)

An investigative documentary by Al Jazeera on Friday aired audio and video recordings showing two purported Israeli "officers" held captive abroad by a group...

Budget approval marks great achievement for Israeli leadership (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his multiparty coalition have overcome the most significant obstacle to their political survival with this week’s 48-hour Knesset voting marathon approving...

Despite failure to block new budget, Netanyahu not ready to retire (Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor)

“The Netanyahu era in Israeli politics is over,” Housing Minister Ze’ev Elkin announced confidently in a series of interviews on the evening of Nov. 4....

As Israel threatens power cuts, how can Palestine pay its bills? (Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)

The Palestinian Authority’s finances are at a “breaking point”, a United Nations official warned on October 20th. But that didn’t stop Israel’s state-owned electric...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Israeli troops have shot and killed a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during weekly protests against the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank,...

Israel tests massive inflatable missile detection system (Associated Press, Defense News)

Israel said Wednesday it has begun testing a massive inflatable missile detection system designed to hover at high altitudes and detect long-range threats. Israel already...

Israeli coalition’s fragile unity holding ahead of budget vote (Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor)

Barring any surprises, on Nov. 5, the Knesset should pass the state budget for 2021-2022. It will be a major milestone for the coalition, ushering in a...

Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend (UN News)

Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from...

Blue Flag exercise has Israel’s enemies seeing red (Bradley Bowman, Brig. Gen. Jacob Nagel (ret.), Ryan Brobst, Defense News)

Israel flexed its military and political muscle last month, hosting its largest and most advanced air force exercise ever. The Blue Flag 2021 exercise included dozens...

Trophy interceptor undergoes live-fire tests on Germany’s Leopard tanks (Seth J. Frantzman, Defense News)

 The Trophy active protection system has completed a series of interception tests in Germany as part of the country’s plan to safeguard its Leopard...

Israel launches missile attack near Syria’s Damascus (Al Jazeera)

Israel has launched an aerial attack with a number of missiles targeting an area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syrian...

Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers (Al Jazeera)

Palestinians facing forced displacement from a flashpoint neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem have rejected a deal that would have seen them accept the temporary...

Netanyahu goes all out in battle against state budget (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

Israeli law considers the vote over the state budget as a vote of confidence in the government. Thus, with the 2021-22 budget scheduled to...

Israel demolishes Muslim cemetery near Al Aqsa Mosque to build park (Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor)

The Israeli police have tightened the siege on the Yusufiya cemetery near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, while the municipality and the Israeli Nature and...

Bennett meets France’s Macron in Glasgow, discusses spyware flap (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

In Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met today with French President Emmanuel Macron. A statement issued by Bennett’s office...

Why is Israel labelling Palestinian rights groups ‘terrorists’? (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

On October 22, Israel designated six prominent civil society and human rights groups in Palestine as “terrorist” organisations. The designation was widely condemned by the international community...