simmons | July 31, 2011
The biggest wave of protest rallies in years is due to start shortly in Israel. Demonstrators will take to the streets in seven cities across the country. And activists hope the rally in Tel Aviv alone will attract half-a-million people
simmons | July 31, 2011
An uprising of the Middle Class - that is how demonstrations of up to 120000 people across Israel are being dubbed. An estimated 50000 gathered in Tel Aviv alone, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's housing reform last Tuesday. His approval rating has dropped to 32 per cent as the price of basic goods and housing rises
simmons | July 31, 2011
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in seven cities across Israel, and their social slogans are rapidly being replaced by the calls for the government to step down. The biggest rally is underway in Tel Aviv with around 150000 people having gathered at the "Tahrir Square of Israel." Police have arrested several activists who were blocking roads in the centre of Tel Aviv, calling for Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to quit over government policies. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com
simmons | July 31, 2011
More than 150000 Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against rises in the cost of living. The protests took place in six Israeli cities, as anger was directed to the government for not doing enough to help ordinary Israelis. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Jerusalem.
simmons | July 30, 2011
A stone altar from the 9th century BC was found in an archeological dig on Tel Tzafit, located in the southern coastal plain at a site identified with the biblical Philistine city of Gat. The altar is reminiscent of Jewish altars from the same period and sheds light on the cultural links between the two peoples, who fought each other for centuries.
simmons | July 30, 2011
Norwegian Ambassador to Israel Svein Sevje discusses the history of Jews in Norway and the relationship between Norway and Israel
simmons | July 30, 2011
Arab Spring or European style discontent? Israel is the latest scene of nationwide mass protests.
simmons | July 29, 2011
Infolive.tv - Israel News * Ankara strongly condemned Israel for approving the building of new homes in West Bank settlements a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said. The comments were in response to the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Construction's publishing of tenders for 336 housing units in West Bank settlements last week. "Israel's illegal actions on the lands it has invaded are unacceptable," the statement said.
simmons | July 29, 2011
Early Thursday morning Palestinians in Gaza fired a Qassamrocket at southern Israel. Residents along the Ashkelon coast woke up to theColor Red alert system warning them of the incoming rocket attack. The rocketexploded in an open area south of the city of Ashkelon.
simmons | July 29, 2011
Al Qaeda Leader: Urges Syrians Against US and Israel On July 27, Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urged Syrian protesters to denounce the United States and Israel. "America, which co-operated with (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad during his whole regime, claims today that it stands with you when it saw him floored by the earthquake of your fury," he said in the video posted on an Islamist website. In the video, he is seen in a white turban and robe and seated next to an assault rifle.
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