Israel and Palestine

Palestinians, Israeli troops clash after demonstrations

News DeskFebruary 15, 2013 15:11

Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops and border police Friday near the Bituniya crossing in the West Bank.

Israeli, Palestinian textbooks show bias, not demonization: study

News DeskFebruary 4, 2013 18:04

Israeli and Palestinian textbooks are biased but do not dehumanize the other, according to new research.

Ariel Sharon showing signs of brain activity

Alexander Besant and Noga TarnopolskyJanuary 27, 2013 16:06

JERUSALEM — Sharon is reported to have responded to family photos and recordings of his son's voice during an fMRI. But GlobalPost spoke with a physician who said this has been Sharon's state all along; it's simply the first time an fMRI was done.

Israel vows military intervention in Syria if chemical weapons shift hands

Talia RalphJanuary 27, 2013 10:51

Israel has vowed military intervention in Syria should the country's chemical weapons change hands.

Israeli Jews now number 6 million, Palestinians will exceed Jews by 2020

News DeskJanuary 1, 2013 17:53

Israel's Jewish population has reached six million people for the first time.

Peres slammed by Likud over comments about Abbas

News DeskDecember 30, 2012 10:16

Israel's Likud party slammed President Shimon Peres Sunday after he criticized the party for not finding a partner in peace in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Arab League chief: Palestinians will soon petition UN for full statehood status

Jennifer MattsonDecember 29, 2012 17:27

Nabil Elaraby called talks with Israel "a waste of time" and said the Palestinians will soon go back to the UN with a bid for full statehood status.

Christmas celebrated by thousands in Bethlehem, while Pope speech decries Syria

Alexander BesantDecember 25, 2012 09:35

Christians from all over the world flocked to Manger Square in Bethlehem Tuesday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the West Bank town where it is believed he was born.

Tel Aviv bus bomb suspect planted explosive a day after 18th birthday

Alexander BesantDecember 19, 2012 20:44

Tel Aviv bus bombing suspect Muhammad Mafarji planted the bomb just a day after his 18th birthday.

Israel withholds Palestinian tax revenues in reaction to UN vote

Kaitlin FunaroDecember 2, 2012 16:00

Israel is withholding $100 million in tax revenues it collects on behalf of the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in a protest over the UN vote to recognize the Palestinian territories as a "nonmember observer state," reports the Los Angeles Times.