Harriet Sherwood

No plan B for ME: Hague

JERUSALEM: The British foreign secretary, William Hague, has warned of the risks of failure of the US-sponsored... Published 26 May, 2013 10:16am

Turmoil on West Bank grows

HEBRON: Palestinian protesters clashed with soldiers after thousands of mourners turned out for the funerals of a 64-year-old cancer-stricken prisoner and two teenage boys shot dead by the Israeli military, the latest Published 06 Apr, 2013 08:22am

US, Philippine troops start war games amid China tensions

MANILA, April 5: Thousands of US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises on Friday that the Philippines said were vital to building its defence capabilities to face the rising threat of China. Published 06 Apr, 2013 08:15am

Anti-missile system ‘may expose civilians’

JERUSALEM: Israel’s vaunted missile defence system is likely to leave the civilian population exposed to an incoming barrage of rockets in the event of a war as it is deployed to protect key strategic and military sites, according the country’s commander Published 02 Apr, 2013 05:03am

Hamas puts Hebrew back on curriculum

GAZA CITY: In a crowded classroom in Gaza City, hands shoot in the air when teacher Moussa Ziara asks for a volunteer to come to the blackboard. The chosen boy carefully chalks a letter of the alphabet amid enthusiastic applause from his classmates Published 14 Feb, 2013 09:11pm

Israeli elections: A miracle unlikely in peace process

Jerusalem: Binyamin Netanyahu cited “five central principles” for his new coalition government when he addressed subdued campaign activists shortly after it became clear that his party had taken a battering in the Published 25 Jan, 2013 03:35am

Call for ban on Israeli products

THE European Union must ban produce from Israeli settlements in the West Bank from entering its markets in order to cut off “a vital source of revenue which allows settlements to thrive”, says a report by the Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq. Published 16 Jan, 2013 12:00am

Israeli right sets sights on West Bank

JERUSALEM, Jan 3: Prominent members of Israel's ruling Likud party have proposed the annexation of part of the West Bank as the battle for rightwing votes intensifies before the general election in less than three Published 04 Jan, 2013 03:29am

Bethlehem enjoys record tourism year

EVER since Mary and Joseph were turned away, the ancient biblical town of Bethlehem has had a bad press over its room availability. And this year is likely to be no better as it celebrates its first Christmas after the Published 23 Dec, 2012 10:01pm