US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, says another Arab country is likely to establish relations with the Israeli regime following a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates, as reports suggest Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia may be the next. In a joint statement issued by the White House on …
Read More »Opinion: The UAE makes peace with Israel’s war on the Palestinians
After years of informal normalisation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally reached a formal “peace agreement” with Israel that paves the way for a strategic relationship between the two countries under the auspices of the Trump Administration. The agreement rewards US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
Read More »Emirates made ‘huge mistake’ in Israel deal: Rouhani
The United Arab Emirates has made a “huge mistake” in reaching a deal toward normalizing ties with Israel, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Saturday. He warned the Gulf state against allowing Israel to have a “foothold in the region.” The UAE-Israel agreement, announced on Thursday, …
Read More »As Some Arabs Normalize Ties with ‘Israel’, Lebanese Recall 2006 Divine Victory
Fourteen years ago, on August 13, 2006, the Zionist occupation committed a horrible crime by killing dozens of Lebanese at a residential complex in Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh. In two minutes, eight buildings turned into rubble when Israeli warplanes threw 23 tons of smart bombs on Al-Imam Al-Hassan Complex. The …
Read More »West Bank annexation plans still ‘on the table’ despite deal with UAE: Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no change in his bid to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank and the strategic Jordan Valley despite allegations that a normalization deal with the UAE included a halt to the annexation plan. “There is no change to my plan …
Read More »Abbas calls UAE peace move with Israel ‘treason’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas called for an urgent meeting on Thursday with other Palestinian leaders following the announcement of the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh called the deal “treason,” saying it must be reversed. He called on other Arab states …
Read More »Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a deal that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two sides, in an agreement that US President Donald Trump apparently helped broker. Under the agreement announced on Thursday, Israel has allegedly agreed to suspend applying its …
Read More »Trump says ‘historic’ Israel-UAE deal on diplomatic ties will ‘suspend’ Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands
Israel and the UAE have restored diplomatic ties after inking a deal with the US that will see Tel Aviv temporarily shelve its annexation of the West Bank and Jordan Valley to focus on improving relations with its neighbors. At US President Donald Trump’s request, Israel has agreed to suspend …
Read More »Israel attacks Gaza Strip from air, land for 2nd night in row
The Israeli military has launched aerial and ground attacks against targets across the Gaza Strip for a second night in a row, while Tel Aviv tightens its grip on the blockaded territory’s fishing activities and fuel imports. It claimed in a statement that warplanes, attack helicopters and tanks struck a …
Read More »Israel’s overnight strikes target multiple sites in besieged Gaza
The Israeli military has carried out overnight airstrikes and artillery attacks on several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, with no immediate reports of casualties. Israeli forces conducted attacks on at least three sites in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, with Palestinian sources saying the occupying regime’s aircraft had …
Read More »Israeli PM’s uneasy alliance seems headed toward collapse
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to form an “emergency” government in May after three bitter and deadlocked election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic. But less than 100 days later, their fractious coalition government could …
Read More »Three Israeli tanks cross border fence to enter Lebanese territory
Three Israeli battle tanks have encroached upon a technical fence that separates Lebanon from the occupied territories amid tensions between the Tel Aviv regime and Hezbollah resistance movement, whose member was martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Syria last month. Two tanks crossed the so-called Blue Line – the UN-recognized …
Read More »Zionist entity closes key Gaza crossing to ‘all goods’
The illegal Zionist entity shuts down the Gaza Strip’s border crossing that hosts most imports into the Tel Aviv-besieged territory as a punitive measure against alleged launches of “incendiary balloons” from the Palestinian enclave towards the occupied territories. The Karam Abu Salem Crossing was closed on Tuesday after at least …
Read More »Palestinians reveal Israeli plans to build over 1,000 settler units in E1 West Bank corridor
A Palestinian media report has warned of an Israeli regime’s plan to build hundreds of new illegal settler units in the strategically sensitive E1 region of the occupied West Bank in East al-Quds. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Settlements in a recent report …
Read More »‘Your time is up’: Thousands protest against Netanyahu over economy, corruption
Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday as anger mounted over corruption allegations and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. “Your time is up”, read the giant letters projected onto a building at the protest site, as demonstrators waved Israeli flags and called …
Read More »US, Israeli nukes threaten region: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to the 75th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, saying the US, ISRAEL nuclear weapons “threaten our region”. “75 years ago today, the US gained the infamy of becoming the 1st and ONLY user of nuclear …
Read More »Israel announces new attack against Syrian Army as border situation deteriorates
The Israeli Army announced this evening that its fighters launched an attack against military targets in Syria, describing the airstrikes as a response to an operation on Sunday. According to a statement from the Israeli Army to Reuters, among the targets included in the strikes were Syrian observation sites, intelligence-gathering …
Read More »Netanyahu’s Son Rebuked over Harassing Protest Leaders
Yair Netanyahu tweeted the addresses and phone numbers of three men who led protests against his father’s administration. All three said they later received death threats. An Israeli court on Sunday ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s older son to stop harassing three people helping to lead protests against his father’s …
Read More »US House passes spending package valued at $500mn for Israel’s missile systems
The US House of Representatives has passed an aid package valued at hundreds of millions of dollars and designated for assistance to the Israeli regime to develop its surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. The lower house of the US Congress made the decision on Friday and the funding will mostly be allocated for …
Read More »Anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel continue to grow
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader appeared to be gaining steam. The demonstration in central Jerusalem, along with smaller gatherings in Tel Aviv, near Netanyahu’s beach …
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