Topic: Ben Gurion International Airport

Israeli attacks inside Syria risk widening war

Israel, as well as Syria and its Lebanese-ally Hezbollah, has little interest in a wider conflict. But as Israel grows more assertive across its borders, the chance of a miscalculation is on the rise.

Israel dismisses 'flytilla' protest, pointing to human rights abuses in Syria, Iran

Israel denied entry and deported several dozen pro-Palestinian activists who flew into Tel Aviv's airport on Sunday, arguing they are missing the bigger regional issues.

Israel warns Gaza missiles could provoke new offensive against militants

Gaza militants fired 15 mortars or rockets into Israel on Monday and Tuesday in an unexpected flare-up two years after Israel's devastating offensive on the Hamas-controlled coastal strip.
12/22/2010 12:49 pm

Stefan Karlsson TSA screenings: Government stupidity at work

TSA screenings are intrusive, possibly a health risk, and won't stop people determined to blow up planes.
11/16/2010 03:56 pm

Nobel laureate aboard Rachel Corrie: 'We were kidnapped' by Israeli navy

Mairead Corrigan Maguire was one of five Irish activists who challenged the Gaza blockade aboard the Rachel Corrie just days after a fatal Israeli raid on the "Freedom Flotilla." She shared her account with the Monitor.
06/11/2010 12:04 pm

Gallery Banned by Israel: Noam Chomsky, and who else?

Horizons Apple iPad banned in Israel

The Israeli government, citing compliance concerns, says it will seize any Apple iPads imported through customs. Meanwhile, international demand for the Apple iPad continues to grow.
04/15/2010 12:27 pm

Interview: How Salam Fayyad plans to save the Palestinian dream

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad brought the PA back from the brink once. Now he wants to create Palestinian settlements, in effect, to counter Israeli moves.
11/03/2009 12:00 am

Pope's agenda in Israel: honoring Holocaust victims, urging two-state solution

As he landed in Tel Aviv, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of need for a 'just resolution' for Israelis and Palestinians
05/11/2009 01:00 am

In Israel, a Good Samaritan to Russian immigrants

Despite facing discrimination himself, Bedouin lawyer Raid al-Ubrah helps newcomers assert their rights.
10/02/2008 01:00 am

Ambivalence: Adventures in Israel and Palestine

A playwright goes in search of Israel as it really is.
09/03/2008 01:00 am