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The U.N.'s Goldstone Report accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during last winter's conflict in the Gaza Strip. Now, some say Israel needs to launch an offensive of a different kind: a public relations drive to disassociate itself from words like "occupation" or "conflict."
Israel destroyed two Gaza smuggling tunnels in response to Hamas’ attempt to attack Israeli targets in the Mediterranean Sea. Israel’s Air Force on Tuesday night struck the tunnels used by Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded Gaza Strip.
by Sheera Frenkel Israel submitted its formal response last month to a U.N.-commissioned probe that accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during last winter's war in the Gaza Strip. Israel defended its conduct and pledged to fully investigate the U.N. allegations, but stopped short of a U.N. demand to appoint an independent commission to probe its army's conduct. read more
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday slammed Turkey for its recent "anti-Israeli" stance but said the Jewish state would continue efforts to rebuild ties with long-time ally Ankara.
(RTTNews) - Israeli Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish on Monday expressed her support for an independent Israeli inquiry as demanded by a UN report into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israeli soldiers during during the 2008-09 Gaza invasion, stressing that Israel has nothing to fear from such an inquiry.
The Western-backed Palestinian Authority said on Monday it would hold local elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on July 17.
Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.
A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel.
HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors must decide within a month whether to drop charges against an American-Israeli teenager gang-raped in jail, a judge in Israel said.
Israeli stocks end a three-session losing streak , led by strength in Israel Corp. and technology leader Nice Systems but with Alvarion Ltd. ranking as a notable loser.
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