• EU rebukes Israel over conviction of West Bank separation barrier protester
• UN official criticises Israel over flotilla probe
• Palestinian children in East Jerusalem face classroom shortage, says report
• Israel mulls deporting Children
• Israeli army's female recruits denounce treatment of Palestinians

No reason why construction should not resume in major West Bank settlements when 10-month freeze ends on September 26, foreign minister says.

Almost half attend private and unofficial schools as city spends four times as much on elementary schooling for Jewish students

Mishaal explained that the decision taken by the executive committee of the Palestine liberation organization (PLO) lacked a quorum and was like an echo of orders issued by Washington, noting that the majority of moderate Palestinians, the elite and 11 Palestinian factions opposed the direct talks with Israel.

In new bid to defend publishing controversial images, former IDF soldier Eden Abergil writes on Facebook 'In war there are no rules.'

A United Nations official says Israel isn't cooperating with the UN Human Rights Council's probe of Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

On the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the Israeli companies Africa Israel Investments Ltd. and Danya Cebus Ltd

Officials at the Islamic Waqf office estimated 150,000 worshipers gathered in the Old City mosque for prayer last week on the 2nd Friday of Ramadhan.

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- The Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi says the decision to move to face-to-face negotiations without a settlement halt and without pinpointing a prerequisite framework “will lead to greater and more serious failure” than the 2000 negotiations at Camp David between Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak hosted by US president Bill Clinton.

LEGAL experts have been asked to investigate whether a firm that works in occupied Palestine can be thrown out off the shortlist to takeover the running of council services.
A subsidiary of Seafield plant operator Veolia Environment is in the running for an environmental services contract that the council is considering outsourcing.