Tag: Israel

Iran official blames Israel for nuclear scientist assasination

An Iranian official said Israel was behind a car-bomb assassination of an Iranian scientist in Tehran on Wednesday, pointing to similarities with previous killings...

Israel ‘preparing to take in Syria refugees’: army chief

Israel is preparing to receive Syrian Alawite refugees on the occupied Golan Heights if the regime of President Bashar al-Assad collapses, Israel’s army chief...

Musharraf’s views on Pak-Israel ties

In his first interview with an Israeli newspaper on January 7, 2012, former president Pervez Musharraf favoured recognising Israel and stated that Pakistan, like...

Israel charges five Jews over army base raid

Israel on Sunday charged five alleged Jewish extremists over a December raid on an army base, accusing them of gathering intelligence on the Israeli...

Israel vows to treat hackers like other ‘terrorists’

Israel said on Saturday that it will respond to cyber-attacks in the same way it responds to violent "terrorist" acts, by striking back with...

Closer ties with Israel can help Pak vis-a-vis India:Musharraf

Seeking closer ties with Israel, former president General Pervez Musharraf said the Jewish state is a fait accompli; relations with it can help Islamabad...

Former Israel PM indicted for graft in property scandal

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was on Thursday indicted alongside a number of other people for allegedly taking bribes in a massive property...

Israeli Gaza air strike kills one, injures one

An Israeli air strike east of Gaza City on Friday killed one man and injured at least another, Palestinian medical officials told AFP. The Israeli...

Iran may not be ‘existential threat’ to Israel: Mossad

The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency has said a nuclear Iran might not pose an “existential threat” to the Jewish state, in remarks...

Gaza rockets hit Israel after overnight air strikes

Palestinian militants fired two rockets at southern Israel on Thursday, after Israeli warplanes attacked “terror sites” inside the Gaza Strip, the army said. The...

The “Arab Spring” effect

The rise of political consciousness Nine months into the “Arab Spring,” we surveyed public opinion in seven Arab countries and Iran, asking over 6,000 respondents...

Lebanon army uncovers rockets near Israel border

The Lebanese army on Monday said it had uncovered four Katyusha rockets in an olive grove near the volatile border with Israel. The rockets, each...

Israel, US ‘determined’ to halt Iran nuclear drive: Barak

Israel and the United States are determined to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and do not rule out any option to that end,...

Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners

Israel was on Sunday preparing to release 550 Palestinian prisoners who will be freed after nightfall to complete a swap deal which brought about...

Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners

Israel was on Sunday preparing to release 550 Palestinian prisoners who will be freed after nightfall to complete a swap deal which brought about...

Israel razes structures in West Bank settler outpost

Israeli troops demolished two structures in an illegal settlement outpost in the northern West Bank in a pre-dawn operation on Thursday, military officials said....

Israel prepares for second stage of prisoner swap

Israel began preparations on Thursday to release 550 Palestinian prisoners in the second stage of a deal with Hamas that brought home soldier Gilad...