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Power-sharing in Hebron, the City of Abraham

Edward Platt | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Politics
Edward Platt

As a Palestinian man once said to me, Jews and Arabs are 'brothers with different mothers', and since the settlers returned to Hebron after the Six Day War, the 'Children of Abraham' have been conducting an experiment in power-sharing in the city of their birth.

Is Israel About to Turn Sharp Right?

Robin Lustig | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Politics
Robin Lustig

How would you feel if I told you that the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will soon be the most moderate member of his own government? And that means his next Cabinet will be more right-wing too. Two-state solution? Forget it.

Israeli Government Moves To Limit Foreign Funding Of 'Critical' NGOs

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 13.01.2012 | UK

A ministerial committee in Israel has moved to curb the funding of non-governmental organisations (NGO), including human rights groups, with the appro...

IAEA Report To Show Iran Researching Computer Models For Developing Nuclear Bomb

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 08.01.2012 | UK

Iran has carried out tests specific to "the development of a nuclear device", the UN's atomic watchdog has reported. The International Atomic Energ...

Netanyahu Pushes For Pre-Emptive Strike On Iran, According To Reports

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for cabinet support to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran, according to a report in the Haaretz ...

A Silver Lining in Israeli Right-Wing Policy?

Rizwan Syed | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK Politics
Rizwan Syed

More than 100,000 people took to the streets in Israel on Saturday as discontent over spiralling living costs reaches a boiling point.