More Palestinians shot dead by Israel after serial stabbing attacks, PLO urges votes for UN resolution
Surrounded by Israeli police, Israa Abed holds a knife in one hand and a cellphone in the other before shots ring out and she falls to the ground.
France expressed concerns over a new wave of violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem, urging swift moves to appease tension and resume diplomatic talks to end the year-long deadlock in the Middle East, the office of French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked on Sunday the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for speeding up international protection for Palestinians, in light of the increasing confrontation with Israel, Palestinian official News Agency WAFA reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to the two-state solution, saying there were no preconditions to renew negotiations with Palestinians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would continue to build houses throughout Jerusalem, including east Jerusalem where the Palestinians aspire to build the capital for their future state.
Tens of thousands of ultra-nationalist Jews marched Sunday through east Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, sparking scuffles between Palestinians and the police.
Officially, the Palestinians on Wednesday became a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . However, suing Israel won't be an easy issue and the road to the ICC won't be planted with roses, according to political analysts.
If Israel's sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can get himself reelected for the third consecutive time in the upcoming elections, he would break a record set by legendary leader David Ben Gurion.
Israel's opposition leader promised on Tuesday to revive peace talks with the Palestinians and curtail Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank, should he win the upcoming March 17 elections.
Visiting Foreign Minister of Canada John Bird on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to push forward the stalled peace process in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The United States insisted on Wednesday that the Palestinians are not "eligible" to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), even as the Palestinians' admission is slated for April 1.
The United States on Monday voiced opposition to Israel's decision to halt the transfer of tax money to punish the Palestinians' bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to withhold tax money from the Palestinian Authority (PA) in response to the latter's bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday, reported Ha'aretz daily.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday over the Palestinian-proposed United Nations draft resolution which calls for Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories by the end of 2017.
Cuba sent six tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, following Israel's latest devastating military offensive there, state daily Granma reported Thursday.
Israel's large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip has killed 576 Palestinians and injured around 3,600 others, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra said on Tuesday.
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