Jerusalem
Palestinian missile hits Jerusalem's outskirts
Ruth Pollard Israel's government has approved the mobilisation of as many as 75,000 army reservists after a long-range missile fired from Gaza landed in an outlying Jerusalem suburb, setting off air raid sirens...
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem sound sirens as Israel extends strikes
Alisa Odenheimer and Calev Ben-David Palestinian missiles landed in areas around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and air-raid warnings sounded in both cities as Israel extended its bombing of the Gaza Strip and planned to increase its military...
Israel told Jerusalem plan 'a provocation'
Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent Jerusalem Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is determined to press ahead a large settlement in East Jerusalem despite criticism.
Israeli law keeps tight hold on Jerusalem
Jason Koutsoukis HERALD CORRESPONDENT JERUSALEM: Any future Israeli peace agreement with the Palestinians that involves ceding parts of occupied Jerusalem and the Golan Heights will require either the agreement of two-thirds of Israel's...
Violence flares in Jerusalem
Israeli police said they entered the compound of the al-Aqsa mosque, after a group of Palestinians hurled stones at tourists at the holy site.
Israel approves Jerusalem homes
Israel approves the building of 100 more homes in East Jerusalem while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Barack Obama.
Good Friday rituals in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims observed Good Friday rituals in Jerusalem's Old City, while closures on the West Bank limited the attendance of Palestinian Christians.
Rumour sparks violence in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Palestinian youths and Israeli security forces clashed for a third day on Friday in annexed east Jerusalem, with Israeli police detaining 18 people for acts of violence.
Jerusalem on edge as Obama tells UN peace is a year away
Jason Koutsoukis JERUSALEM: Authorities were bracing for another outbreak of violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians over the weekend as they faced the prospect of a collapse in the fledgling...
Jerusalem Festival of Lights
The festival will run for a week in the Old City of Jerusalem, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators who will display their installations.
Bomb blasts Jerusalem bus station
One woman is dead and more than 20 people are injured after a bomb struck a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem.
Israeli judge quits after rape comments
An Israeli judge resigned from a government appeals board on Wednesday after public uproar over reports he had told a courtroom that some girls "enjoy rape".
Israeli official queries state of UK anti-Semitism
Damien McElroy Britain's failure to act decisively in the face of spreading anti-Israel protests and boycott campaigns is bordering on anti-Semitism, an Israeli official has said.
Outcry at plan to draft ultra- Orthodox
Edmund Sanders Jerusalem: Thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men have protested against an Israeli government proposal to draft them into the military for the first time.
Gloom over mid-east talks greets Kerry
Ruth Pollard Jerusalem: The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, were due to arrive in Jerusalem on Thursday in a further attempt to renew talks between Israel and...
Damning new report on EU's inaction over Israel
Ruth Pollard The European Union had failed to hold the Israeli government to account over its continuing human rights violations against Palestinians, including the demolition of houses, water systems and...
West pushes for 'hard decisions' in Middle East
Robert Tait Britain and the US have combined to put fresh pressure on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to kick-start the Middle East peace process by telling them to make ''hard decisions'' soon or face losing...
Israel, Syrian army exchange gunfire
Ruth Pollard Tensions have risen along Syria’s now-volatile southern border with Israel after an exchange of artillery fire in the Golan Heights.
Damascus attack sparks fear of escalation
Ruth Pollard Israeli jets appear to have attacked a military centre on the outskirts of Damascus. If confirmed, it would be its second strike inside Syria in the past three days.
Israel rocked as Hawking joins boycott
Isabel Kershner Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a high-profile conference to be held in Jerusalem in June to support an academic boycott of Israel, conference organisers and the university said on Wednesday.
