East Jerusalem
NGO: Israel approves 1,200 Jerusalem settler homes
World
December 25, 2012
NGO: Israel approves 1,200 Jerusalem settler homes
Israel's interior ministry has approved the building of 1,200 new homes in the East Jerusalem settlement neighborhood of Gilo, the…
Foreign Ministry: Egypt concerned about Israeli settlement expansion
Egypt
October 27, 2012
Foreign Ministry: Egypt concerned about Israeli settlement expansion
The Foreign Ministry expressed opposition to the ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying that…
Carter: Israel not committed to two-state solution
World
October 22, 2012
Carter: Israel not committed to two-state solution
Former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday said the Israeli-Palestinian peace process had reached a crisis point and that Prime…
Caught in the middle: Gypsies in Jerusalem marginalized in conflict-laden city
World
September 23, 2012
Caught in the middle: Gypsies in Jerusalem marginalized in conflict-laden city
JERUSALEM — While it is a community that has lived in the city for centuries, not many have heard of…
Jerusalem police ban ‘Hamas-funded’ iftar meal
World
July 29, 2012
Jerusalem police ban ‘Hamas-funded’ iftar meal
Israeli police barred a traditional iftar meal for breaking the Ramadan fast which was to take place at an east…
UN rights body to probe Israel settlements
World
July 7, 2012
UN rights body to probe Israel settlements
The UN Human Rights Council has set up a panel to probe Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories in…
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
World
March 25, 2012
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
JERUSALEM — Israeli cabinet ministers were in an uproar Sunday over the UN Human Rights Council's plan to investigate Israeli…
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
World
February 22, 2012
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
JERUSALEM — Israel gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement deep…
Egypt condemns Israeli decision to accelerate settlement building
Egypt
November 4, 2011
Egypt condemns Israeli decision to accelerate settlement building
Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr condemned Friday an Israeli decision to speed up the construction of 2000 settlement housing…
Israel’s new housing project is ‘irresponsible’ and ‘provocative’, says FM
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Israel’s new housing project is ‘irresponsible’ and ‘provocative’, says FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr condemned Israel’s recent announcement that it is constructing more than a thousand housing units in…