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Israeli war jets strike Gaza targets in response to rockets firing

Israeli war jets carried out successive airstrikes early on Thursday morning on training facilities that belong to ...

Jordan summons Australia diplomat over Jerusalem

Jordan on Monday summoned Australias charge daffaires John Feakes after Canberra said it would no longer refer to ...

Palestinians to turn to U.N. over Israel settlement drive

The Palestinians said Thursday they would appeal to the United Nations after Israel announced plans for 1,500 new ...

Israel to boycott Palestinian unity government: Abbas

Israel has officially informed the Palestinian side that it will boycott the new Palestinian unity government, ...

Wibisono to report objectively on human rights situation in Palestine

Working on human rights issues is not new for Indonesian senior diplomat Dr Makarim Wibisono recently elected by UN ...

ADL Poll Of Over 100 Countries Finds More Than One-Quarter Of Those Surveyed Infected With Anti-Semitic Attitudes

- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic ...

Indonesia's Ex-envoy To UN Elected Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights

Former Indonesian ambassador to the UN Makarim Wibisono was elected by acclamation as a special rapporteur on the ...

US urges Palestinians, Israelis to exercise restraint

The Obama administration on Monday urged both the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise restraint as tensions were ...

UN chief "deeply troubled" by approval of israeli settlements in West Bank

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that he is "deeply troubled" by Israel`s announcement that it has ...

Jordan condemns Israeli settlement decision

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday denounced Israel`s decision to legalise three settler outposts in ...

Israel: 1.200 Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike

Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food ...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian protester in Gaza: medics

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man in northern Gaza on Friday after a day of protest which saw thousands ...

Civilian deaths up in 2011 Israeli-Palestinian fighting: NGO

The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an Israeli human ...

Palestinians hurt by lack of access to water springs: UN report

Palestinians living in the West Bank have been losing access to water springs due to the actions of Israeli settlers ...

Gaza prepares to receive prisoners as `heroes`

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