Ruairi McKiernan (Letters, Dec 13) uses the death of Nelson Mandela to attack Israel, saying the Palestinians experience a new ‘Berlin Wall.’

When will the West hear what Palestinians say to each other in Arabic rather than the words aimed at the West’s ears, asks Boaz Modai

The Israeli army arrested 16 Palestinian militants today in raids across the West Bank, despite a decision by the military to scale back operations in order to bolster a fragile truce in the Gaza Strip.

ACTING Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday that Israel plans to withdraw from some of the territory it holds on the West Bank.

Israel’s acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that Israel will give up territory and relinquish control over most of the West Bank’s Palestinians, while holding on to main settlement blocs.

Not all settlements Israel currently maintains in the West Bank will remain in place in a final peace accord with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today.

Tens of thousands of protesters filled a square in Tel Aviv, vowing that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and part of the West Bank would not happen.

THE militant group Hamas yesterday agreed to co-operate with the Palestinian Authority in ensuring a smooth transition during the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Tens of thousands of opponents of Israel’s pullout from Gaza and part of the West Bank gathered in downtown Tel Aviv this evening for their last large-scale demonstration before the withdrawal is to begin.

TENS of thousands of Israelis were forming a human chain yesterday in a mass show of strength against government plans to pull all Jewish settlers and troops out of the Gaza Strip.

ISRAEL unveiled plans yesterday to build more than 600 homes in Jewish settlements, drawing fresh Palestinian condemnation a day after Israel approved an expansion of its security barrier in the West Bank.

CAN Damien McBride (Irish Examiner letters, July 1) please explain why hundreds of Jews were murdered

ISRAEL yesterday enforced a "total ban" on Palestinian travel in much of the West Bank and sealed off a chunk of the Gaza Strip with tanks in response to Palestinian attacks on Israelis that killed 13 people over 24 hours.

Israel today enforced a ‘‘total ban’’ on Palestinian travel in much of the West Bank and sealed off a chunk of the Gaza Strip with tanks in response to Palestinian attacks on Israelis that killed 13 people over 24 hours.

Israeli Defence Force helicopters are currently attacking the West Bank city of Jenin, according to reports.