Israel

  • Jan 20, 2004
  • 7 min read

ISRAEL: Pragmatism drives Sharon balancing act

The government is preparing for its appearance next month before the International Court of...

Israel
  • Jan 14, 2004
  • 1 min read

ISRAEL: Suicide bombing strengthens Sharon stance

A Palestinian mother of two small children today killed four Israelis in a suicide bombing at the...

Israel
  • Jan 13, 2004
  • 6 min read

ISRAEL: Security concerns exacerbate water crisis

Israel's water economy is in a deep and worsening crisis. Population growth and a rise in the...

Israel
  • Jan 12, 2004
  • 2 min read

ISRAEL / SYRIA: Gestures are manoeuvres for advantage

Damascus said today that Israeli President Moshe Katsav's invitation to President Bashar al-Assad...

Israel
  • Jan 9, 2004
  • 8 min read

ISRAEL: Over-optimistic budget will require revision

The Knesset approved the 2004 budget on January 7, a week late. The package does not cater for...

Israel
  • Jan 8, 2004
  • 1 min read

ISRAEL: Budget approval masks problems ahead

The Knesset late last night approved the 2004 budget by 58-46, one week after the official...

Israel
  • Jan 6, 2004
  • 1 min read

ISRAEL: Strike settlement complicates budget

Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday signed an agreement with the Histadrut labour...

Israel
  • Dec 31, 2003
  • 1 min read

ISRAEL: More settlers for Golan Heights

The government intends to double the number of Jewish settlers in the Golan Heights in order to...

Israel