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Israel and Hamas will risk a war in Gaza to deny Abbas's plan
Gaza is once again being used as a proxy between the Palestinian Authority and Israel to justify the ends of occupation.
Israel admits kidnapping operations manager of Gaza's only power plant
Israeli officials confirmed that Dirar Abu Sisi was being held in Shikma prison, after he was kidnapped on February 18 while travelling on a train to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. However, the explanation for Mr Abu Sisi's abduction and detention are still covered by a court gagging order.
Israeli navy captures ship it says was loaded with arms for Gaza
Israeli officials claim Iran was source of weaponry found on German-owned merchant ship Victoria bound for Egypt, which included an advanced radar system and anti-ship missiles with manuals in Farsi.
Hawkish new Netanyahu adviser signals a harder Israel line
Appointment of former general Yaakov Amidror as head of National Security Council and Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser on defence policy and the peace process, and Netanyahu's talks with a far-right party, belie talk of a new peace proposal from Israeli prime minister.
Israel announces 500 more settler homes after family is murdered
Plan to expand four of West Bank's largest settlements agreed at emergency meeting of ministers after murder of five members of settler family, including a three-month-old baby.
'Downcast' Benjamin Netahyahu under increased pressure over Israel's poor image
Fast-moving recent developments in the region and strains with the US and Europe, notably with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, add to Israel's isolation.
Egypt and Israel's armies will only grow more powerful
Despite Israeli fears about Egypt's revolution, decades of American military aid has cemented a bond between the two countries' armies.
'Economic peace' betrays the hand of a grasping Israeli right
Netanyahu's right-wing government has pushed an "economic peace" instead of a two-state solution but both Palestinians and the Israeli left are resisting the ploy.
Palestinian Authority's back to wall after Al Jazeera revelations
Negotiations with Israel for a two-state solution have been called into question after the damaging disclosures found in the leaked 'Palestine Papers'.
Papers show Israel spurned major concessions offered by Palestinians
Israel rejected all offers as too little, leaving Saeb Erekat to ask 'What more can I give?' after Tzipi Livni rejected a deal because she wanted a few more West Bank settlements thrown in.
Pilgrims to site where Jesus was baptised risk landmines
Across the River Jordan, rival claimants to the place where John the Baptist preached compete for pilgrims, overshadowed by the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel's spy request strains relations with US
The open letter by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, is seen as a bid to shore up domestic support, but analysts say the US has little reason to grant him a favour given the political climate.
Persecution of Israeli activists on rise
Jonathan Pollak calls his jail sentence "ludicrous" as rights groups say his case shows that the freedom of Jews to protest against occupation is under attack.
Bedouin tribes' land fears over God-TV's tree planting
Half a million trees planted during the past 18 months on the ancestral lands of Bedouin tribes in Israel's Negev region were bought by a controversial Christian evangelical television channel.
Arab family's home win blow to Israeli 'Jews only' policy
Parliament seeks to pass bill allowing communities to reject Arabs applying to buy houses, after court rules current ethnicity bans that reserve most homes for Jews are illegal.
