Israel
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MEPs back compromise motion on Palestine by 498 votes to 88 in latest in a series of diplomatic rebuffs to Israel
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Move comes as European parliament adopts resolution supporting principle of Palestinian statehood
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West Bank calm shattered as Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian man in refugee camp of Qalandiya during arrest operation
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Mahmoud Abbas pushes for Wednesday vote as Binyamin Netanyahu files to Rome to meet US secretary of state John Kerry
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Officials say resolution setting a November 2016 deadline, opposed by Israel, will be submitted by Wednesday
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says on Sunday he will tell the US secretary of state, John Kerry, that Israel will reject moves by the UN to set a timeframe for withdrawal from land Palestinians seek for a state
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Prime minister to discuss Palestinian state plans with John Kerry in Rome while Avigdor Lieberman says US ‘not eager’ to use UN veto on Palestinian statehood
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Review The Green Prince review – fascinating insight into Israel’s Shin Bet security agency
3 / 5 starsThe relationship between a Shin Bet operative and a Palestinian informer makes for an absorbing documentary, writes Mark Kermode
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Police say family stopped to pick up hitchhiker who began throwing corrosive liquid before he was shot by bystander
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Security footage shows two Israeli boys, aged 12 and 13, trying to hold up a bank with fake guns in Tel Aviv on Wednesday
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In June, the Israeli defence ministry banned Islamic Relief, claiming it was collecting money for Hamas and that some of its West Bank offices were run by Hamas 'operatives'
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‘The scene is allowing voices from all sides of the spectrum to be broadcast, some confrontational, some conciliatory’
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Bullets lodged in wall after four people on two motorbikes fire at building using Kalashnikov in early-morning attack
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Charity says 78,000 people are in urgent need of help, while its CEO insists that no money has been funnelled to Hamas
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The truth is put on trial in this arresting story about the son of a Hamas leader who became a spy for Israel, writes Peter Bradshaw
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Israel criticises vote by Irish MPs, arguing that recognition prejudices the outcome of peace negotiations
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Thousands attend the state funeral of Ziad Abu Ein, the Palestinian minister who died on Wednesday at a West Bank protest
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Thousands of mourners attend funeral of politician who died after violent confrontation with Israeli troops
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Abbas announces three days of mourning after Ziad Abu Ain was reportedly shoved by Israeli troops while planting olive trees
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A Palestinian minister died shortly after being hit and shoved by Israeli soldiers during a protest in the occupied West Bank
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Moshe Yaalon says US criticism has slowed settlement building since ‘We are very, very careful not to push the envelope too much’
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Human rights groups say actions on foreign soil could fall under legal jurisdictions of those countries or the ICC in The Hague
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Ambassador calls for Holocaust education after propaganda film shows boy painting an image of Nazi dictator beside swastika
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Israeli officials say they have indicted a 30-year-old American Christian from Texas for plotting to blow up Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem
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Israeli prime minister credits Israel’s ‘voice’ with preventing bad nuclear deal while US secretary of state John Kerry vows there is ‘no intention of negotiating forever’
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Syrian state TV claims Israel has bombed two installations, one near Damascus and one near the Lebanese border
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Vice-president comments on talks over Iran nuclear programme and acknowledges ‘tactical disagreements’ with Israel
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Israeli opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, says it's "absolutely possible" to make peace with the Palestinians.
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Letters: Not only is the US blockade of Cuba cruel and vindictive, it is also counter-productive
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Sinn Féin leader refused entry to Gaza Strip because of his support for Palestinians and plans to meet Hamas
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Writer-director Talya Lavie was inspired by her own time in the Israeli Defense Force and paints a picture of day-dreaming, gender politics and high heels
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Allies turned foes, economic fears and poll saying 60% of voters would prefer a PM other than him points to a volatile campaign
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Club Deportivo Palestino has become a focal point for tensions between Santiago’s sizeable Arab and Jewish communities
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Three people hospitalised after inhaling fumes from oil gushing out of a breached pipeline near Evrona reserve
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Israeli politicians vote on Wednesday on early steps to dissolve parliament, which will lead to elections two years before they were scheduled