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Former Israeli army General Doron Almog said Monday that he had narrowly escaped arrest on war crimes charges after arriving Sunday at London's Heathrow airport for a planned UK vacation. Allegedly tipped off by British government contacts, Israel's ambassador...

The Israeli Cabinet voted Sunday to leave Gaza, the last formality in Israeli withdrawal from the region before handing over control to the Palestinian Authority (PA) . However, the Cabinet also voted against demolishing 20 synagogues...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday night postponed the demolition of synagogues in the evacuated Gaza Strip despite an Israeli High Court decision earlier Thursday to permit the destruction of synagogues that could...

The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the Israeli government should look into whether the Palestinian Authority , US or UN is willing to preserve 20 synagogues that remain standing in the Gaza strip following last...

Israel's High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction Sunday prohibiting the destruction of 20 synagogues in the now-evacuated Gaza Strip until further notice. The order was issued in response to requests made by...

As Israeli forces work Monday to wrap-up the Gaza pullout , Israeli police commander Hagai Dotan announced the arrest of three young extremists who had come to Netzarim, one of Gaza's first...

Israeli security soldiers on Thursday entered the religious settlement of Kfar Darom and surrounded a synagogue filled with hundreds of young pullout opponents as the soldiers removed screaming residents from nearby homes and a religious school. One soldier refused...

The Israeli army began evicting residents of Gaza Wednesday, and despite heavy resistance in some areas, officials believe the evacuation could be complete within 48 hours. Of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip and four...

In a Tuesday ruling, the Supreme Court of Israel temporarily halted government plans to demolish 30 synagogues and eight Torah academies in the Gaza Strip. The decision was in response to a petition from Elei...

After signing amended provisions of the Palestinian Basic Law relating to elections over the weekend, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Monday that parliamentary elections delayed in July because of problems with the electoral law are now...