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German Minister of Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger will visit Israel and the Palestinian Territories starting Tuesday afternoon, said a statement by the German Embassy.

Alistair Dawber is The Independent's Jerusalem correspondent. The paper's former foreign editor and deputy foreign editor, Alistair joined The Independent in 2008 as a business correspondent.

A new data analytics technology will enable water utilities to closely monitor water consumption patterns in order to pinpoint system glitches or leakages from afar.

The Jerusalem Municipality declared on Monday that it would not allow open or latent advertising for cigarettes or other tobacco products by sponsors of the famed racing car competition Formula 1 that is scheduled to take place in capital on June 13 and 14.

The revelations in the al-Dura case will discourage the foreign press from forging stories about Israel in the future, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.

NGO Monitor report meant to inform US lawmakers of recent grants bestowed to Palestinian organizations by the National Endowment for Democracy and USAID.

NGO Monitor report meant to inform US lawmakers of recent grants bestowed to Palestinian organizations by the National Endowment for Democracy and USAID.

Anyone whoA1s had to deal with the Israeli banking system has probably felt like exploding in anger at some point.

Ira Forman, who led President Obama's reelection campaign in the Jewish community, was appointed as the State Department's envoy to combat anti-Semitism. US Secretary of State Kerry made the announcement as he released the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report.

Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more pressing.

Shaiel and Charlie Yitzhak both work hard - he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers.

Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem.

Many tourists hoping to visit the West Bank are finding it impossible to do so - because Israel requires certain visitors to have an entry permit.

Degrading graffiti was found sprayed on the Jerusalem house of Women of the Wall member Peggy Cidor Monday morning after the group attempted to pray at the Western Wall, Israeli media reported.

Much of the attention regarding Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects have been, somewhat understandably, focused on "hard" policy issues such as the refugee situation, resolution of the conflicting territorial claims and questions of mutual recognition.

Muhammad al-Dura, the Palestinian child who appeared to have been shockingly killed at his father's feet in Gaza on September 30, 2000 - an iconic image that helped fuel the Second Intifada - was not harmed by Israeli forces and did not die in the exchange of fire, according to an Israeli government report released Sunday, three days before a ... (more)

As part of the protest, the men took large hammers and created a gaping hole in the wall.

The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labeling for products from Israeli communities in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, AFP reported on Sunday, quoting a report in the Haaretz newspaper.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.

Weinstein's office says police probe had been completed, and "had not provided a breakthrough" on issue of property ownership.