Benjamin Netanyahu has put himself at the helm of a hardline Israeli government that appears to be on a collision course with the US and other key allies by forming a new coalition.

Boycotts, divestments, and sanctions are needed until all Palestinians are allowed to live freely in a truly independent state alongside Israel, writes Daoud Kuttab.

Israel’s opposition leader has conceded defeat in the country’s election.

Clearer path to coalition for PM as two main parties lead the way

Israel’s prime minister has fired two senior cabinet ministers from his divided government, all but guaranteeing new elections more than two years ahead of schedule.

An Israeli soldier has been stabbed in a Tel Aviv train station and police have arrested a Palestinian suspected of attacking him as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man suspected of trying to kill a hard-line Jewish activist in Jerusalem, an incident that threatened to further inflame the city's already high tensions.

Israel’s invasion of Gaza was described on RTÉ Radio 1 morning news of July 24 as an ‘offensive against militants’.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and his hard-line allies have won a narrow majority in parliamentary elections, exit polls show.

Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in east Jerusalem under a new fast-track plan to tighten its grip on the territory, which the Palestinians claim as the capital of a future state.

Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barak announced he was quitting politics, a surprise decision that deepens uncertainty over how Israel will confront Iran’s nuclear programme.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said today that he is quitting politics and will not run in general elections in January.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with the Kadima opposition party for a unity government, cancelling an early election, it was reported today.

The Israeli government today proposed that national elections be moved forward to September 4, putting in motion a brief campaign expected to propel Benjamin Netanyahu to another term as prime minister.

Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to declare that early elections will be held less than four months from now, a move that would give him a referendum on his leadership that would help him fend off both Israeli and international critics.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the leadership race of his Likud Party over his ultra-nationalist rival, hours after his government approved new incentives to entice people to move to West Bank settlements.

Israel’s former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for more than four years after suffering a series of strokes, was moved to his home today.

Israeli settlers have hauled bulldozers, cement mixers and other construction equipment into a Jewish settlement deep inside the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian officials said today, a day before the end of a government-mandated halt to settlement building.

MILITANTS launched mortar shells into Israel and Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza, just as Israeli and Palestinian leaders held peace talks in Jerusalem with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Militants launched mortar shells into Israel and Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza today, just as Israeli and Palestinian leaders held peace talks in Jerusalem with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Israel’s hard-line foreign minister said his party would try to block any extension of Israel’s settlement slowdown, a move that could derail the Middle East peace negotiations.

The US prepared today to plunge into a new round of Middle East peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years.

Israel’s prime minister has demanded that any future Palestinian state be demilitarised and recognise Israel as the Jewish homeland, as he set out his starting position for new Middle East peace talks this week.

RELATIONS between Israel and the United States have hit a 35-year low, Israel’s ambassador in Washington said, amid simmering tensions between the two allies.

YOUR columnist Steven King (March 3) must be one of the few people in the world who doubts Israel’s responsibility for the extrajudicial killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.

Palestinian officials said today they were preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel’s consent.

Israel is poised to approve more West Bank settlement building today after key leaders defied US pressure and backed the controversial enclaves.

THE official reaction in Ireland to the Israeli offensive in Gaza was “insensitive and unhelpful”, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Israel’s hawkish prime minister has backed a Palestinian state beside Israel for the first time amid US pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today appealed to Pope Benedict XVI “to make his voice heard” and use his moral authority to condemn the harsh anti-Israel rhetoric voiced by Iran’s hard-line president.

The pope called for an independent Palestinian homeland as soon as he arrived in Israel today.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny today began a visit to the Middle East to witness the effects of the recent conflict between Hamas and the Israeli authorities.

Israel's incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he would seek “full peace” with the entire Arab and Muslim world.

Israel’s incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today promised to resume peace talks with Palestinians after he takes office, saying his government will be a “partner for peace”.

PRIME minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party has initiated a coalition agreement with an ultra-nationalist faction that brings its leader significantly closer to becoming foreign minister, a Likud party spokeswoman said yesterday.

The leader of an ultra-nationalist splinter group took a step closer to becoming Israel’s foreign minister today.

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party signed a coalition agreement with the right-wing Yisrael Beitenu faction, naming its leader, Avigdor Lieberman, as the incoming foreign minister, Israeli media reported early today.

Israel’s hardline prime minister designate, Benjamin Netanyahu will meet the head of the dovish Labour Party today after failing to tempt centrist leader Tzipi Livni into a broad, moderate, coalition government.

Far-right Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman has endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister.

ISRAELI president Shimon Peres will hold talks with party leaders today before deciding whom he should ask to form a new government after an indecisive election, a statement released last night said.

The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel urged voters to head to the polls today to tip the scales in a surprisingly tight general election.

ISRAEL’S national election is likely to be a cliffhanger, pollsters said yesterday, on the eve of a vote in which right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party had been forecast to emerge victorious.

ISRAELI opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to continue negotiations with the Palestinians if he wins February elections, backing away from earlier hints he would abandon peace talks.

Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni declared victory today in the Kadima Party leadership race by a narrow margin of 431 votes.