Israel

Thousands of Palestinians flocked to Jerusalem to pay their final respects to Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed two days earlier as she covered an army raid in the Israeli occupied West Bank at Ramallah. The violence that erupted...

The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, announced on Thursday. “I condemn today's decision by Israeli authorities to...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has angered Israel by telling Italy's Mediaset television on Sunday that the fact Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is Jewish does not mean he isn't a Nazi, saying Adolf Hitler himself had Jewish roots. Moscow has...

Senior UN officials, including the Secretary-General, António Guterres, have expressed concern over a spate of violent incidents at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, an important religious site for both Muslims and Jews. According to media reports, more than 150 people...

It was left to China, as monthly chair of the UN Security Council, to steer the 73 year-long Palestinian debate towards plain common sense. “The root cause of the deterioration,” - said Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wan Yi – “is that...

The exhibit, “75 Years After Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice” underlines the continued necessity for collective action against anti-semitism and other forms of prejudice. Survivors and some of their liberators participate in the commemoration alongside the...

While discussing the recent incursion of Israeli troops in the Palestinian territories of Sur Bahir and Wadi Hummus in which Israeli troops destroyed a number of Palestinian homes, the Israeli delegation at the UN Security Council used its time to...

"My life here is a gift and a privilege. In the city, hours can feel like seconds sometimes. You are running and chasing so many things that you forget where you are. It can be overwhelming, but I wouldn’t want...

After the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, there is disagreement about the extent of Trump's responsibility. Although the white supremacist echoed the President's recent rhetoric, Israel's government is unwavering in its support for Trump and don't...