Jan 22 2015 - 11:25am 175 tons of UAE aid set to enter Gaza via Egypt
January 22, 2015

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday were preparing to ship large quantities of humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates to the Gaza Strip.

Jan 22 2015 - 11:24am White House: Boehner invite to Netanyahu breach of protocol
January 22, 2015

The White House says House Speaker John Boehner's invitation for Israel's prime minister to come to Washington is a breach of normal diplomatic protocol.

Jan 21 2015 - 11:28am Netanyahu, Lieberman, Bennett blame Abbas for Tel Aviv bus attack
January 21, 2015

PM Netanyahu blamed the PA for Wednesday's stabbing attack on a Tel Aviv bus, saying the attack was a "direct result of the PA's venomous incitement against the Jews and their state. The same terror tries to hurt us in Paris, Brussels and everywhere."

Jan 21 2015 - 11:26am 12 Israelis wounded in stabbing attack on Tel Aviv bus
January 21, 2015

12 Israelis were wounded in a stabbing attack on a Tel Aviv bus on Wednesday morning, three of them seriously. The assailant is named Hamza Mohammed Hasan Matrouk, a 23-year-old male from the West Bank city of Tul Karm who entered Israel illegally.

Jan 21 2015 - 11:24am In Gaza, an IT company has Google-sized aspirations
January 21, 2015

"We are working to be like Google," he said with confidence. "I hope to make Unit One like Google for the people of Gaza, not only for business but also for entertainment."

Jan 20 2015 - 11:58am U.S. senator threatens aid cut to Palestinians over ICC move
January 20, 2015

The Palestinians could lose annual U.S. aid if they file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court which they joined this month over American and Israeli protests, a senior U.S. Republican senator said on Monday.

Jan 20 2015 - 11:55am Israel's Arabs stage general strike to protest police violence
January 20, 2015

Israel's large Arab minority closed shops and schools from the northern Galilee to the southern Negev desert on Tuesday as part of a day-long strike to protest against the death of two Arab men in incidents involving Israeli police.

Jan 20 2015 - 11:51am Abbas to Israeli public: Choose between peace and settlements
January 20, 2015

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that Israel must choose between peace and settlements.

Jan 15 2015 - 10:40am Rivlin reaffirms commitment to West Bank settlements
January 15, 2015

President Reuven Rivlin played up his right-wing bonafides and affirmed his support for Israel’s settlement enterprise in a meeting Wednesday with young activists after coming under fire for taking a dovish turn since taking office

Jan 15 2015 - 10:38am Lieberman: Abbas is the problem
January 15, 2015

The Palestinian cause is no longer a major headline, but it is ongoing and remains the source of unrest in the region.


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