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Secretary of State Kerry condemns Hamas
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 10:50 am | Embassy of Israel
Press Conference in Vienna – 15 July 2014 [Transcription] "I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of Hamas, in so brazenly firing rockets in multiple numbers, in the face of the good will effort to offer a cease fire in which Egypt and Israel ... More >>
High Voltage Line to Northern Gaza Hit by Hamas Rocket
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 11:16 am | Embassy of Israel
Israel supplies 127 megawatts of electricity to the Gaza Strip on a daily basis through 10 transmission lines. Sunday 13 July a rocket fired by Hamas hit a high voltage power line in Israel that carries electricity to Gaza. More >>
Israel’s response to OHCHR press briefing 11 July 2014
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 11:13 am | Embassy of Israel
I have read the OHCHR press briefing from Friday, 11 July 2014, and I reject it outright. I read it with a magnifying glass, looking for any combination of the words "Hamas" and "condemn". I have failed to find it. More >>
Humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
Monday, 14 July 2014, 4:03 pm | Embassy of Israel
Headline: Despite the ongoing rocket fire from Gaza, Israel has not halted the entry of trucks into Gaza. All crossings with Israel remained open on Friday and today (Sunday). More than 100 trucks carrying food and fuel entered Gazaon Friday and today ... More >>
Hamas spokesman calls on Gazans to endanger their lives
Monday, 14 July 2014, 12:45 pm | Embassy of Israel
Israel is making every effort to prevent uninvolved civilians in the Gaza Strip from being harmed. Earlier today (13 July), the IDF warned the local population in the northern Gaza Strip to seek shelter elsewhere. More >>
Israel: Operation "Protective Edge" – Q&A
Monday, 14 July 2014, 11:37 am | Embassy of Israel
Between 12 June and 7 July, Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip fired 300 rockets at Israeli civilians. Although Israel showed great restraint and called for the cessation of the rocket attacks, Hamas kept firing them indiscriminately ... More >>
Hamas' War Crimes
Monday, 14 July 2014, 11:31 am | Embassy of Israel
Hamas' actions are in clear violation of the most fundamental principles of the laws of armed conflict, including the principle of distinction. This principle requires parties to an armed conflict to refrain from deliberately targeting civilian population ... More >>
Murder of a Palestinian Youth in the Jerusalem Forest
Friday, 4 July 2014, 4:06 pm | Embassy of Israel
Early yesterday morning (Wednesday, 2 July), Muhammed Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian resident of Shuafat, Jerusalem was murdered. More >>
Statement from President Shimon Peres
Friday, 4 July 2014, 3:28 pm | Embassy of Israel
Upon the announcement that the bodies of the three boys were found President Shimon Peres released the following statement: More >>
Embassy of Israel: Main Hamas Kidnappers Identified
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:54 pm | Embassy of Israel
Less than a day after the abduction of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frankel and Eyal Yifrach, the ISA learned that Hamas was behind the kidnapping. More >>
Israeli Embassy: The Kidnapper’s Handbook by Hamas
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:48 pm | Embassy of Israel
Hamas has published three versions of a kidnapper's handbook, guides that provide practical and doctrinal information for carrying out attacks. The following analyses of the handbooks are based on open-source materials. More >>
And the scorpion remains the same | Op-ed By Yosef Livne
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 9:14 am | Embassy of Israel
One of the most famous fables concerns the scorpion that approaches a frog and asks her to carry him across the pond. When the frog refuses claiming its fear of the scorpion's sting, its reply was why would I sting you, we would both die. Faced with ... More >>
Palestinian soccer player arrested
Friday, 13 June 2014, 9:18 am | Embassy of Israel
A member of the “Palestine” soccer team was arrested on 28 April 2014 when the team returned from abroad. Sameh Fares Mohamad Maraaba admitted under ISA questioning that while he was in Qatar with the team, he met a number of times with a member ... More >>
Reuven Rivlin 10th President of Israel
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 9:39 am | Embassy of Israel
Reuven Rivlin 10th President of Israel On June 10, 2014, Reuven Rivlin was elected by the Knesset to serve as Israel's 10th president. He will assume office on July 24. Reuven Rivlin was born in Jerusalem in 1939. A lawyer by profession, he holds ... More >>
New Zealand Launches Start-up Tel Aviv 2014
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 11:38 am | Embassy of Israel
The Wellington City Council, Grow Wellington, Creative HQ, ATEED and Callaghan Innovation have joined hands with the Embassy of Israel in promoting the participation of a young, talented and promising Kiwi “Start-up ist” in the Tel Aviv Start-up seminar ... More >>
Israel concerned by army takeover in Thailand
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 9:50 am | Embassy of Israel
(Communicated by MFA Spokesperson's Bureau) Israel notes with concern the recent assumption of full powers of government by the Army Commander in Chief in Thailand. Israel holds Thailand’s constitutional democratic institutions and civil rights ... More >>
Israeli aid to victims of the floods in Serbia and Bosnia
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 9:51 am | Embassy of Israel
Israeli aid to victims of the floods in Serbia and Bosnia (Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson) In view of the unprecedented floods in Serbia and Bosnia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ... More >>
Security Cabinet Statement
Monday, 28 April 2014, 10:40 am | Embassy of Israel
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) The Cabinet today (Thursday, 24 April), unanimously decided that Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for Israel's destruction. ... More >>
Embassy of Israel to participate in Auckland Gay Parade
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:38 pm | Embassy of Israel
Whilst BDS Campaigners have fled in their minivan to Wellington to protest against the performance of the world renowned Dance Company Batsheva at the New Zealand Festival, the Embassy of Israel will be participating in Auckland’s annual Gay Parade this ... More >>
President Peres extends Christmas greetings
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 2:26 pm | Embassy of Israel
President Peres visited the Franciscan Catholic Church in Ramla in honor of Christmas and delivered a festive greeting to Christians all over the world. More >>
