Lt. Col. Shaul Eisner, who was filmed beating a protester with his rifle butt, will be barred from command positions for next two years; Eisner says he regrets hitting activist 'in front of cameras.'
PM tells Palestinian delegation he will send Abbas a letter in two weeks; Fayyad reluctant to engage Israel on day when 1,000 Palestinian prisoners began hunger strike.
Netanyahu tells Likud faction meeting that conversion of the Bruchin, Rehalim and Sansana outposts to settlements will be brought to a cabinet vote, adds that Ulpana outpost must not be evacuated.
"Israel must not only defend its own borders but must also protect Jews around the world," said the Israeli army’s chief of staff, Benny Gantz, at an educational seminar at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Monday.
2,300 more prisoners declare they will not eat for one day, as Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with Palestinians held in Israeli prisons; Hunger-striker Khader Adnan also due to be released from prison.
According to the decision made two weeks ago, every week the station will have women on the air for four hours, rather than the six hours of a previous agreement.
Officials at the Prime Minister's Office say premier will relay message during planned meeting with Palestinian delegation headed by Salam Fayyad Fayyad in Jerusalem.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will send a letter to Israel's premier on the state of stalled peace talks on April 17, a Palestinian official told AFP on Sunday.
