According to the WHO, in 2010, 107,000 both legal and illegal transplants of human organs were carried out. Two-thirds of all transplanted organs are kidneys. Experts believe that ten percent of all kidney transplants are illegal. The organization Organ Watch provided a different number – from 15 to 20,000 illegal operations a year. At least two illegal human organs transplantation surgeries... 

Israelis try to extinguish flames from a protester who set himself on fire during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2012. An elderly Israeli woman has set herself on fire, becoming the fourth person to self-immolate in the country over the past month. The woman, believed to be around 80, set herself on fire on Wednesday afternoon at her home in the city of Jerusalem, Xinhua reported. The elderly... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The British ambassador to Tel Aviv says international support for Israel among those in the political mainstream is eroding, driven by settlement expansion in the West Bank and continued restrictions on Gaza. In an unusually forthright interview for Israel’s Channel 10 news, Matthew Gould said he has detected a shift among the middle ground of British... 

While US politicians boast strong ties with Israel, CIA officials suggest Israel is one of its biggest counter-intelligence threats. With spyware that rivals that of American agencies, it is extremely difficult to detect the extent of its spying. In a CIA ranking of the world’s intelligence agencies and their willingness to help the US fight the War on Terror, Israel fell below Libya. Speaking to... 

Israeli Knesset member Michael Ben-Ari tears up the bible before dumping it in the trash. A member of the Israeli parliament has torn up a copy of the New Testament and thrown it in the trash reported the Washington Post. An edition of the Bible had been distributed to all members of the Knesset by Victor Kalish, the head of a Christian publishing society. According to Israel’s NRG news website,... 

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (L) speaks during a press conference alongside the Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoulis (C) at the EU Headquarters in Brussels, July 24, 2012. The European Union has flatly rejected an Israeli call to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group, saying there is no such agreement among the bloc’s member states. “There is no consensus... 

Moshe Silman self-immolated in Tel Aviv during a demonstration against social injustice and high cost of living, July 14, 2012. Another Israeli man has set himself on fire in the city of Yehud, two days after an Israeli protester died of burns sustained in self-immolation. The 45-year-old disabled man self-immolated at a bus stop in Yehud, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) east of Tel Aviv. Medical sources... 

A Syrian Scud missile launcher Israel says it will launch a military operation against Syria if Damascus transfers missiles or chemical weapons to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. “I have instructed the military to increase its intelligence preparations and prepare what is needed so that … (if necessary) … we will be able to consider carrying out an operation,” the... 

Many Israelis say the volume of African migration has become socially overwhelming, even though most live in areas also populated by other migrants, including Filipinos, Chinese and Nepalese workers. Israel has initiated the first stage of a controversial “emergency plan” aimed at interning and deporting an estimated 60,000 African immigrants. Officials believe the presence of the Africans poses... 

Smoke rises from Burgas International Airport in Bulgaria after a bus carrying Israeli tourists exploded at the airport on July 18, 2012. At least seven people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in an explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas. According to this RT report, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Tehran for the bombing... 

Israeli protesters block a highway as they march through the streets of Tel Aviv to protest rising housing costs on July 15, 2012 Israeli protesters have torched a government office in Tel Aviv during a demonstration in solidarity with a man who recently self-immolated to protest against the Israeli economic policies. Over 2,000 Israelis gathered outside the office of National Insurance Institute in... 

An Israeli man sets himself on fire during protest in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2012. An Israeli protester, who set himself ablaze on Saturday night in the city of Tel Aviv, is fighting for his life after suffering extensive burns. Moshe Silman poured gasoline on his body and set himself on fire during a social justice demonstration. He was sent to Sheba Medical Center early on Sunday. Israeli President... 

Israelis hold banners as they protest in Tel Aviv city on June 30, 2012. Thousands of Israelis have staged rallies in several cities to protest against social inequalities and the rising cost of living. The demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the northern city of Haifa on Saturday in an attempt to revive last summer’s cost-of-living protest movement. The protesters shouted, “The... 

Over 6,000 Israelis took part in a rally against police brutality in central Tel Aviv. The demonstration turned violent, with reports of clashes between police and protesters. Some 85 people were arrested throughout the night. ­Israeli media report that violent clashes between police and demonstrators broke out as protesters tried to push past police lines and march from Habima Square to Rabin Square.... 

USS Liberty after Israel's air and naval attack on June 8, 1967. Although 45 years have passed since Israel attacked a US Navy ship in international waters, the US government still maintains silence on the incident. June 8 marks the day when Israel’s air and naval forces attacked the US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty killing 34 crew members and wounding 174 others. At that time, USS Liberty...