News of israel

US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack

05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Ambassador to Israel Sergio Urribarri steps down after graft conviction

08-04-2022 15:33 Former Entre Ríos Province governor sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of five crimes, including embezzlement , malfeasance and business dealings incompatible with holding public office.

spyware scandal

Reports: Private Israeli malware Pegasus used to spy on journalists, activists

19-07-2021 11:46 Activists, journalists and politicians around the world have been spied on using mobile phone malware developed by a private Israeli firm, reports said over the weekend.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s return to normal hits bump with virus surge

24-06-2021 09:21 Israelis can expect to start donning masks again after its bid to return to a post-Covid normal was hobbled by a surge in infections linked to the highly transmissible delta variant.

ISRAELI POLITICS

'New day': New government in Israel as Netanyahu is unseated

14-06-2021 10:50 Motley alliance of Israeli political parties end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rein as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett.

ISRAELI POLITICS

Unlikely alliance forms Israeli government to oust Netanyahu

03-06-2021 21:26 Israel could be nearing the end of an era, after an unlikely alliance of parties from across the political spectrum agree to form a government to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

ISRAELI POLITICS

Israel's Lapid says 'obstacles' remain in bid to oust Netanyahu

31-05-2021 10:57 Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday said "many obstacles" remain before a diverse coalition can be built to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel and Gaza militants announce ceasefire

20-05-2021 17:31 Israel and two main armed groups in Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, agree to a ceasefire on Thursday aimed at ending end 11 days of deadly violence.

MIDDLE EAST

Netanyahu rebuffs Biden's call for immediate Gaza de-escalation

19-05-2021 14:35 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says airstrikes in the Gaza Strip will continue, after US President Joe Biden demanded he immediately wind down a conflict that’s killed more than 200 people.

MIDDLE EAST

Conflict widens as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

15-05-2021 12:11 West Bank clashes, described as among the most intense since the second intifada that began in 2000, left 11 people dead from Israeli fire, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as overall fatalities from strikes on Gaza rose to 126.

MIDDLE EAST

New Hamas rocket barrage after Israel levels another Gaza tower

12-05-2021 17:34 Hamas unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly rocket fire towards Israel Wednesday in retaliation for the levelling of a 14-story building in Gaza by Israel, which ruled out an imminent ceasefire. World leaders call for de-escalation of conflict.

MUSIC

Daniel Barenboim: tireless maestro won’t let pandemic slow him down

17-04-2021 08:29 Argentina-born maestro has been on stage for 71 years and says he is always ready to "start again from scratch."

NAZI GERMANY

Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock

09-04-2021 09:54 For four months in 1961 the barbarism of Nazi Germany was focused on the gaunt bespectacled figure of Adolf Eichmann, standing alone in a dock in Jerusalem.

ISRAELI POLITICS

Israel PM Netanyahu on trial as coalition talks ramp up

05-04-2021 10:11 Legal and political dramas converge as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends court for corruption trial, while his bid to form a government after another inconclusive election reached a critical phase.

ISRAELI ELECTION

Netanyahu polling ahead but win uncertain in new Israel vote

22-03-2021 14:37 Israeli voters readied for a fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in the polls but uncertain of clinching a governing majority.

MIDDLE EAST

ICC opens Israeli-Palestinians war crimes probe

03-03-2021 14:57 Palestinian authorities hail decision by ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open probe into alleged war crimes, a move Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu describes as "the essence of anti-Semitism."

Global Pandemic

EU to propose vaccine 'digital green pass' for safe movement

01-03-2021 12:37 This month, the European Commission will propose rules for an EU "Digital Green Pass" showing proof of Covid-19 vaccination and test results.

Global Pandemic

Ticket to ride: Vaccine passports divide world

25-02-2021 15:27 Vaccine passports: the new normal or drivers of inequality? While some countries and private sector entities believe they could be a ticket to return to pre-pandemic activities, others claim they could be divisive and discriminatory.

Global pandemic

Israel's 'green badge' plan to open services to vaccinated stirs concern

17-02-2021 14:36 Israel unveils "green badge" plan to re-open services to those fully inoculated, stirring controversy about unequal access for those who opt out of the jabs.

MIDDLE EAST

Obama in book wrestles with 'messy' Arab Spring choices

17-11-2020 16:26 Former US president Barack Obama offers a bleak portrait of much of the Middle East's leadership in his new memoir, as he reveals how he still agonises on where he applied pressure during the Arab Spring.

West Bank annexation

Israeli PM Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans

08-06-2020 15:55 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Jewish settlers that the country will move forward with West Bank annexation plans in accordance with Trump's Mideast plan.

ISRAEL

Israel PM Netanyahu arrives at court for 'unprecendented' corruption trial

24-05-2020 08:52 Fresh from forming a new government after more than 500 days of electoral deadlock, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is beginning a new battle in a court Jerusalem – to stay out of prison.