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• The US calls a halt to expansion of West Bank Settlements
• Foreign investment on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange surges dramatically
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Cabinet Votes for Disengagement

The ceasefire with the Palestinians has given Israel some diplomatic success with other states in the region. Egypt has announced the return of its ambassador - after a break of more than four years a...

Labour Joins Likud in Coalition Government

Israel has risked provoking its all-important ally, the US, over the sale of Israeli weapons to China. The US is always wary of Chinese threats against Taiwan, which the US has sworn to defend, and ha...

Sharon Pledges to Forge New National Unity Government

On December 2nd Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged to forge a new national unity government with opposition parties after parliament overwhelmingly rejected the new budget, shattering the existing co...

Parliament to Vote on Gaza Withdrawal

On October 20th in Tel Aviv during a meeting with a delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry, Vice Prime Minister Mr Ehud Olmert expressed interest in forging collaboration with Indian com...