A female Arab-Israeli lawmaker who took part in the ill-fated attempt to breach a blockade of the Gaza Strip was assailed by fellow MPs during a stormy parliament session on Wednesday when she took the floor to criticise the deadly Israeli raid.
As attention turns to the blockade of the Gaza Strip, one of the first consequences of the raid was Egypt quietly reopening its sealed border with Gaza. What next for Israel's standing in the world? For Gaza? And for the future of Middle East peace talks?
Thirty-six hours after the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla of ships, the outrage continues with both the Israeli government and the aid groups telling their side of the story. What really happened? Where did it go wrong?
Shock and outrage has swept the globe after commandos from the Israeli defence forces stormed a flotilla of ships carrying activists and aid supplies to the blockaded Palestinian territory of Gaza According to the Israeli government, at least nine people were killed in the raid. What implications will this incident have on Israel's relationship with the international community and what consequences for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
Shock and outrage has swept the globe after commandos from the Israeli defence forces stormed a flotilla of ships carrying activists and aid supplies to the blockaded Palestinian territory of Gaza. According to the Israeli government, at least nine people were killed in the raid. What implications will this incident have on Israel's relationship with the international community and what consequences for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
In this edition our guest is the president of 'Peace Now' in France, David Chemla. He tells us about the 'JCall' petition launched by a group of European Jewish intellectuals and associations, including 'Peace Now'. The petition states, amongst other things, that "systematic support of Israeli government policy is dangerous and does not serve the true interests of the state of Israel".
Israel's Labour Party may quit the ruling coalition over the decision to build 1,600 settler homes in annexed East Jerusalem, Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon has warned. "A grave error has been committed and there is a price to pay," he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced plans to build a barrier along the border with Egypt and install advanced surveillance equipment to keep out illegal migrants, militants and terrorists.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on centrist opposition leader and former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to join his government.
Israel's former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has been indicted on three counts of corruption, the office of the attorney general has announced. Olmert resigned in September over the allegations but stayed in office as caretaker until March.
