'We have to solve our problems' says Israeli president Rivlin
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin said he could not live in a Jewish state if it were not democratic ahead of his first Independence Day as head of state.In an interview with English-speaking media, he...
View ArticleNetanyahu fights to make coalition stick
A month after winning the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still does not have a coalition to form a new government.On Tuesday he received a two-week extension from President Reuven Rivlin...
View ArticleTheresa May's Bnei Akiva Yom Ha'atzmaut speech
Home Secretary Theresa May gave the keynote speech at Bnei Akiva's Yom Ha'aztmaut event. The Conservative minister spoke about Israel's technological successes and the country's relationship with...
View ArticleIsrael playing nuanced game in Syria
for the past four years, report after report has emerged attributing air strikes on Syrian military targets to Israel. The Israeli government has not acknowledged a single one - not even when the...
View ArticleIsrael braced for wave of UN pressure over peace talks
Israel is concerned that it will soon face a wave of diplomatic pressure to agree to a timetable for establishing a Palestinian state.The main worry is that the United States will give quiet backing to...
View ArticleNew Israeli coalition heading for diplomatic storm
Even before the new government in Israel has been sworn in, it is already on a collision course with the international community and its own judiciary on a range of issues.The first obstacle that could...
View ArticleEric Pickles is new Conservative Friends of Israel chairman
Former Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has been appointed as the new parliamentary chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel.He replaces former Hertsmere MP James Clappison, who retired before the...
View ArticleParis mayor: Jewish life is vibrant here
With her city's Jews still reeling after the Hyper Cacher supermarket murders in January, the Mayor of Paris gave an impassioned speech in Jerusalem this week on her determination to fight...
View ArticleIsrael rethink on Armenia genocide?
Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein has called on the Israeli government to formally recognise the Armenian genocide."It is no secret that Israel has taken an ambivalent position about the genocide,"...
View ArticleIt’s time to shake hands with Israel, your Majesty
The royal family is one of the most important institutions that Britain has at its diplomatic disposal. At the request of the government, the Queen — or a member of her family — may be sent on a state...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Council backs report on 'Gaza war crimes'
Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the 2a>UN Human Rights Council’s decision to back a controversial report2b> on the Gaza war. Friday’s resolution supported the report produced by the Gaza...
View ArticleIran nuclear talks set to continue until Friday
Negotiations over a nuclear deal with Iran are to continue, after the 3a>original deadline for an agreement passed3b>.Diplomats from the world powers have extended discussions with Iranian...
View ArticleIsraeli budget stalls again
The next major hurdle for Benjamin Netanyahu's government will come at the end of next month, when the long-overdue budget is finally presented to the Knesset.For the past six months Israel has been...
View ArticleZionist Federation appoints Arieh Miller to be new director
The Zionist Federation has appointed 27-year-old Arieh Miller as its new director. He will replace outgoing leader Alan Aziz.Mr Miller currently works at the Israeli embassy in London where he is head...
View ArticleIsrael finally passes state budget
After a long meeting that lasted most of the night, the Israeli cabinet this morning approved the long overdue state budget for 2015 and 2016.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned that failure...
View ArticleQueen invited to Israel as ambassador presents credentials
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has formally invited the Queen to visit Israel. Speaking at a ceremony in Jerusalem on Thursday to welcome five new ambassadors to Israel, he told British ambassador...
View ArticleUK must keep up pressure on Iran over terror links, warns Board of Deputies...
Supporters of Israel have given a lukewarm response to British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond’s comments on Iran’s relationship with Israel.1a>Reopening the British embassy in Tehran at the...
View ArticleIsraeli security cabinet authorises new measures aimed at curbing Palestinian...
Israel’s government has authorised security measures to combat the violence sweeping the country.Soldiers will be deployed on public transport and police will have powers to seal off East Jerusalem and...
View ArticleDeath and terror as attacks engulf Israel
The attacks came so rapidly at times that it was almost impossible to keep up with the wave of terror.The violence followed the murder of Eitam and Naama Henkin a fortnight ago. By Wednesday seven...
View ArticlePalestinian mob torches Joseph’s Tomb holy site
A Palestinian mob has set fire to the Joseph’s Tomb religious site at the start of their so-called Day of Rage.Believed to be the burial place of the biblical patriarch, the holy area near Nablus was...
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