Multi-faith school in Israel builds bridges, says Scottish teacher
A Scottish teacher who leads a multi-faith school in Israel has described it as a “bright light in a very difficult land”.
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BBC opens public song submissions for Eurovision 2019
The search for the UK’s entry for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Israel has begun with an official panel now ready to consider songs submitted by the public.
Theresa May: No excuses for anti-Semitism or calls for Israel boycott
There can be no excuses for anti-Semitism or “unacceptable” calls to boycott Israeli goods, Theresa May told leaders of the UK’s Jewish community.
Tel Aviv chosen to host Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv next year, organisers have announced.
Away double-header will be major challenge for Northern Ireland, admits O’Neill
Michael O’Neill has warned his Northern Ireland players he will need them at their sharpest to cope with a tough double-header away to Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina next month.
Miller, Brown and supporters united on Hampden – Telling SFA it was right choice and how they think it can be improved
Aberdeen's Scotland supporters’ group and national team legends Willie Miller and Craig Brown have welcomed the Scottish FA’s decision to stick with Hampden Park – but want wide-ranging changes.
Gavin Whyte’s mother misses his dream Northern Ireland debut
Gavin Whyte revealed his mother would have to wait to discover he had scored with his first touch in international football as she missed Northern Ireland’s 3-0 win over Israel to fly out on holiday.
Gavin Whyte scores two minutes into Northern Ireland debut to seal Israel win
Gavin Whyte needed less than two minutes of his Northern Ireland debut to find the net as Michael O’Neill’s side enjoyed a 3-0 win over Israel in a friendly at Windsor Park.
CONFIRMED: Scottish FA agree £5 million deal to stay at Hampden
The Scottish FA have confirmed a £5 million deal to buy Hampden from Queen's Park and keep the stadium as the home of the national game.
Scotland boss McLeish bullish over selections after beating Albania in UEFA Nations League
Scotland boss Alex McLeish felt vindicated in his team selection after the Dark Blues won their UEFA Nations League opener at Hampden.
Trump administration plans to close Palestinians’ office in Washington
The US government plans to close the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) office in Washington in its latest show of support for the US-Israel relationship, officials said.
Israeli music scene jolted by international boycott movement
A number of high-profile cancellations turned Israel’s Meteor music festival into the latest battleground involving the boycott movement seeking to end Israeli rule over Palestinians.
Palestinian football chief banned for inciting Messi hatred
Fifa has banned the head of Palestinian football from attending matches for a year for inciting hatred and violence towards Lionel Messi as part of a campaign to stop Argentina’s national team playing in Israel.
Lana Del Rey: Israel performance is not a political statement
Lana Del Rey has said that her upcoming performance in Israel is “not a political statement”, but that she understands the concern from her fans.
Corbyn was backing pro-democracy activists massacred in Egypt, says Labour
Jeremy Corbyn was showing support for pro-democracy campaigners killed by Egyptian security forces when he used a four-fingered salute during a visit to a mosque, Labour has said.
Corbyn was ‘standing up for democracy’ by giving Islamists’ salute, Labour says
Jeremy Corbyn faces further criticism after a picture emerged of him apparently making a salute linked to an Islamist organisation found to have possible connections to extremism.
Corbyn says Palestinian cemetery visit was to promote Middle East peace
Jeremy Corbyn said he will not apologise for attending a controversial event at a Palestinian Martyrs Cemetery because he was trying to “promote peace in the Middle East”.
Corbyn has no moral authority to condemn terror attacks, says Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ratcheted up the pressure on Jeremy Corbyn in the anti-Semitism row, warning he would have no moral authority to condemn terrorist attacks on British citizens if he ever became prime minister.
Corbyn in Twitter spat with Israeli PM over Palestinian remembrance event
Jeremy Corbyn has clashed with the Israeli prime minister as a row escalated over the Labour leader’s presence at an event which included the honouring of a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the Munich Olympics massacre.
Two Palestinians killed as violence erupts amid Gaza ceasefire
Violence erupted at the Gaza border on Friday after the territory’s militant Islamic Hamas rulers and Israel appeared to be honouring a ceasefire that ended two days of intense violence.
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire reached with Israel
The Hamas militant group has said a ceasefire has been reached to end the latest round of fighting with Israel.
Israeli leaders plan response as Gaza violence continues
Israel’s prime minister has convened his security cabinet to plan a response to attacks from Gaza militants, ordering the army to take unspecified “strong action”.
UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed’ by escalation in violence in Gaza Strip
The United Nations’ Middle East envoy has expressed his concern about the latest escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
Union boss calls for end to Labour infighting over anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is a problem in the Labour Party and the leadership must tackle the issue “head on” by adopting the international definition in full, a senior union boss has said.
Israel pounds Gaza Strip with airstrikes amid ceasefire talks
Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and three people were reported killed there, while Palestinian militants from the territory fired scores of rockets into Israel in a fierce burst of violence.
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza Strip
A pregnant woman, her one-year-old daughter and a Hamas fighter have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
John McDonnell comes under fire for Gaza attempted genocide claim
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been criticised over a speech in which he described Israeli attacks on Gaza as attempted genocide.
UN peacekeepers ‘return to Golan Heights patrol’
UN peacekeepers have returned to patrol the frontier between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the first time since 2014, Russian authorities said.
Artists leave Israel after painting mural celebrating teenage protester
Two Italian artists have left Israel after being arrested over a large mural of teenage Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi which they painted on the West Bank separation barrier.
Israel shoots down Syrian fighter after ‘airspace breach’
Israel has shot down a Syrian fighter jet it claimed had breached Israeli airspace.