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Israel plans 2,000 new settler homes after UNESCO move

Israel is to build some 2,000 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem and the West Bank in response to a UNESCO ...

15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Qatar

Fifteen Palestinian prisoners released as part of a swap deal that saw Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit freed from five ...

Turkey, Syria, Qatar to host exiled Palestinians: Hamas

A group of 40 Palestinian detainees being exiled overseas under a deal to free a captured Israeli soldier will be sent ...

Gaza prepares to receive prisoners as `heroes`

Palestinian groups are planning celebrations to mark Israel`s imminent release of hundreds of prisoner "heroes" in ...

EU asks Israel, Palestinians to meet soon

The European Union said on Sunday it plans to invite Israeli and Palestinian representatives to meet "in the coming ...

Israel police say mosque arson suspect arrested

Israeli police said on Thursday they have arrested a suspect in the arson attack on a mosque in northern Israel, after ...

Palestine state quest wins first victory in UNESCO vote

Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood as UNESCO`s executive committee backed its bid ...

Jordan allows Hamas leader to visit ailing mother

Khaled Meshaal, the leader of Islamist group Hamas which rules the Gaza Strip, has been allowed into Jordan to visit ...

US angry at Israeli settlement move

The United States expressed clear frustration Tuesday at new Israeli settlement plans in east Jerusalem, in a sign of ...

Israel police arrest Hamas lawmaker in e.Jerusalem

Israeli police arrested a Hamas lawmaker on Monday who had been sheltering for more than a year in the International ...

Jazeera says Israeli court frees journalist

An Israeli military court decided on Monday to release Al-Jazeera journalist Samer Allawi who was detained on August ...

UN Security Council to consider Palestinian bid

The UN Security Council begins consultations Monday on Palestine`s application for full membership of the world body, ...

Clinton asks Israel, Palestinians to seize talks offer

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to seize an offer by the Quartet of ...

Israel boosts security ahead of Palestinian UN bid

Israel on Friday will raise its level of security alertness in case unrest accompanies Palestinian president Mahmud ...

Tens of thousands rally for UN bid in West Bank

Tens of thousands were rallying in the West Bank on Wednesday in support of a bid to secure UN membership for a ...