Syria conflict takes its toll on Golan Druze
The small Syrian population that has remained steadfast in the Golan Heights continues to be loyal to Damascus and the Syrian motherland, although 50 years have passed…
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Legalising the annexation of Jerusalem
In late October, the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation was set to vote on the “Greater Jerusalem” Bill. If it had passed, it would have been…
Family mourns Palestinian shot by Israeli forces
When 26-year-old Mohammad Mousa left his home in the small village of Deir Ballut in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning to renew his driver’s license,…
Israel holds bodies of five militants after tunnel blast
A military statement said that since the tunnel was blown up, forces had worked in Israeli territory to complete the destruction and that “during the…
The Guardian view on Israel and Palestine: escape the past
When Arthur Balfour, then Britain’s foreign secretary, promised a hundred years ago to help establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, his…
The terror and tunnel crowd
Tuesday’s terror attack in downtown Manhattan is the unsurprising focus of the front pages on Israel’s major Hebrew-language dailies Wednesday morning. Given the hour of…
Gaza vows to respond to Israeli air strikes
Palestinian armed groups have vowed to respond to Israel’s attack on a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip late on Monday that left at least seven…
‘Red line into illegality crossed’: UN expert mulls sanctions on Israel over Palestine occupation
A UN human rights expert has accused Israel of violating a number of international laws and resolutions while suggesting legal action, including travel bans, against…
Palestinian minors arrested by Israel ‘suffer abuse’
Mohammed, 14, was with his friends riding horses in a park in Jerusalem’s Old City when the Yassam, a special patrol unit of the Israeli police, arrived…
Palestinian hunger striker’s health ‘deteriorating’
A Palestinian prisoner’s health is “rapidly deteriorating” as he enters the 12th day of his hunger strike, according to his father. Hassan Showka, from the…