This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy. - Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel 1969 - 1974
Israeli religious figure urging genocide of Palestinians
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Sunday slammed remarks by the spiritual leader of Israel's leading ultra-Orthodox party, who said the Palestinians should "perish", saying that it was paramount to incitement to genocide.
The former Israeli soldier who posted photos of herself on Facebook posing in front of blindfolded Palestinians waved off criticism of her actions, arguing that her behavior was no different than that of news outlets.
"This was just a military (service) experience," Eden Abergil said in an interview on Tuesday with Israeli Army Radio. "The media does the same thing."
An Israeli court has ruled that the Israeli government is responsible for the death of a young Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank three years ago, lawyers for the family said.
The Jerusalem court found Israeli forces responsible for the death of Abir Aramin, 10, in the town of Anata, north of Jerusalem, in January 2007.
Israeli war jets struck on Friday night three targets in western Gaza city and in central and southern Gaza Strip, wounding at least nine people, witnesses and medics said.
Israeli commandos have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships off the coast of the Gaza Strip, killing up to 10 people on board.
Dozens of others were injured when troops raided the convoy of six ships, dubbed the Freedom Flotilla, early on Monday.
Israel said activists on board attacked its commandos as they boarded the ships, while the flotilla's organisers said the Israeli forces opened fire first, as soon as they stormed the convoy.
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, gave his "full backing" to the military forces after the raid.
Palestinians marked on Saturday another day of remembering the anniversary of what they call the Naqba, the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation in 1948, demanding the right of return of hundreds of thousands driven from their homes.
The former Israeli soldier who posted photos of herself on Facebook posing in front of blindfolded Palestinians waved off criticism of her actions, arguing that her behavior was no different than that of news outlets.
Israeli commandos have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships off the coast of the Gaza Strip, killing up to 10 people on board.