Israel
Top Terrorism Risk list by Maplecroft (198 countries)
August 04, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Maplecroft, a consultancy firm that studies and monitors political, economic, social, and environmental risks, developed the Terrorism Index to allow business to identify and monitor the risks posed...
A powerful bomb exploded outside the UN building in Gaza
June 26, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- The UN mission headquarters’ wall was damaged by the powerful blast in Gaza. No casualties and injuries have been reported yet. Blast made a hole depth of two meters in the wall surrounding the building...
Golan: Israel troops fire on pro-Palestinian protesters
June 05, 2011Israeli soldiers have opened fired on pro-Palestinian protesters in Syria as they marched on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel had vowed to prevent a repeat of a similar march last month, in which hundreds of people had managed to breach the...
Netanyahu: Israel 'to be generous' in Palestine deal
May 24, 2011Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has told the US Congress Israel would be generous with the size of a future Palestinian state but that the border could not rest at pre-1967 lines. But he said he was "willing to make painful compromises" to achieve...
IAEA: Syria site bombed by Israel 'was likely nuclear'
May 24, 2011A Syrian site bombed by Israeli jets in 2007 was "very likely" a nuclear reactor, the UN's atomic watchdog says. The International Atomic Energy Agency has been investigating US claims that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor with North...
Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with Obama after rejecting US's border proposal (VIDEO)
May 20, 2011U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, just one day after Obama's comments on Israel's possible future borders stoked tensions. The Israeli leader arrived at the White House on Friday, one...
Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters
May 16, 2011Israeli forces have fired on groups of protesters at borders with the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon. Reports say that at least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured. In one incident, thousands of Palestinian supporters from...
Israel intellectuals and artists back Palestinian state
April 21, 2011Dozens of Israeli intellectuals and artists have signed a petition calling for a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders and an end to the occupation. The signatories include 16 winners of the Israel Prize, the country's highest civilian honour. Among...
Gaza violence: Hamas declares ceasefire with Israel
April 08, 2011Islamist group Hamas says it has brokered a deal for Gaza's militant groups to stop firing on Israel, amid the most serious fighting since 2009. The move comes after militants hit an Israeli school bus with an anti-tank shell on Thursday, injuring two...
Israel invites UN war crimes envoy amid Gaza furore
April 06, 2011Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai has invited UN war crimes prosecutor, Richard Goldstone, to visit Israel. The move comes after Mr Goldstone retracted key findings of his UN report which accused Israel of targeting civilians during its 22-day offensive...