Coveney says Israel's destruction of Palestinian village a 'brutal and violent act'
Israel’s army demolished the homes of nearly 80 Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
Israel’s army demolished the homes of nearly 80 Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
Nearly 80 people have been left homeless, according to officials.
Duncan Casey argues that the Bill, which would prohibit the import of goods from the West Bank, should no longer be delayed.
Israeli annexation of West Bank territory would be highly controversial.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs’ comments come as a new government is set to be formed in Israel.
There is scepticism over the plan’s chances of success in the Middle East.
Oisín McConville writes about his recent trip to Gaza and the West Bank with Trócaire.
This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington no longer considers them to be illegal.
Netanyahu said he preferred to form a right-wing coalition but the results showed that would not be possible.
The move was announced by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it a “terrorist” attack and reinforcements have been sent.
The move came as a result of multiple lawsuits being filed by hosts against the company.
Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday.
His comments come in the wake of renewed calls for RTÉ to sit out this year’s contest.
Israel strongly denounced Airbnb’s decision and threatened legal action against the company.
She died in hospital from a head injury she sustained in the stone-throwing.
Mahmoud Abbas met President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney today.
The US State Department said it was no longer willing to shoulder “the very disproportionate share of the burden”.
The principal of the school used by Palestinian children in Susya makes a direct appeal to the Irish government to support them.
Jibril Rajoub had demanded that the Barcelona star not take part in the pre-World Cup friendly against Israel.
The bill seeks to prohibit trade in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians will have access to 3G from Tuesday – years after much of the rest of the world began using it.
Pence is on the first leg of a three-country tour that includes stops in Jordan and Israel.
The Israeli military has deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military has deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank, stoking fears of bloodshed in the region.
The new graffiti is just a few meters from Banksy’s Palestinian hotel.
The site is in east Jerusalem, annexed by Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War.
The stabbing to death of three members of an Israeli family yesterday saw clashes erupt amid escalating tensions at the Holy Land’s most contested shrine.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East.
The Islamist movement marked 10 years in power in Gaza on Thursday, 15 June.
The Trump administration said the existence of settlements “was not in itself an impediment to peace”.
The secretive street artist opened the hotel which stands just four metres from the Separation Wall – with all rooms commanding the same view.
It’s thought the cave, one of 12 above the Dead Sea, was looted in the 1950s.
The EU’s foreign policy chief says it “crosses a new and dangerous threshold by legalising under Israeli law the seizure of Palestinian property rights”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that new settlements would be created for the families.
It may be the largest number to have been given the green light since 2013.
The killing was caught on video and deeply divided the country.
New Zealand had stepped in to replace a withdrawn Egyptian resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
Clubs play on the West Bank, considered occupied land.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders clahsed at the UN today.