Joe Biden’s love affair with Israel will pick up where it left off
Ali Abunimah Power Suits 8 November 2020 Two men smile and embrace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has every reason to expect Joe Biden will deliver for Israel, just as the […]
Israeli minister warns of war if Biden wins, returns to Iran deal
So far, Biden has 264 electoral votes — just six away from the White House — and Trump has 214. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/v9t4d The minister said most Israelis, including […]
The green line is a red line for peace
Nov 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Majdi Khaldi RAMALLAH — Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel is ready to move ahead with “peace for peace” rather than “land for peace”, which was the original intent of the Middle East peace process. Even when US President Donald Trump’s […]
Escalating the demographic war: The Strategic goal of Israeli racism in Palestine
Nov 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final approval of the […]
Documenting the abuse of Palestinian children
Author CHRIS DOYLE November 02, 2020 ARAB NEWS Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron. (Reuters/File) Short Url https://arab.news/g7kt6 Who thinks children […]
Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution under serious challenge
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED NOV 02, 2020 An Israeli soldier runs in front of burning tires during a Palestinian protest against Jewish settlements, in Beit Dajan in the Israeli-occupied […]
The implications of US policy shift on Jerusalem
Author DAOUD KUTTAB November 01, 2020 The US Ambassador to Israel presents Menachem Zivotofsky, a US citizen who was born in Jerusalem, his passport that lists Israel as birthplace at […]
West Bank Palestinians’ olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest
Grass burns in an olive field after Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters during a Palestinian protest against Jewish settlements, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 16, 2020. […]
New Patriarch of Jerusalem bears huge weight of responsibility
Author DAOUD KUTTAB October 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/vvdan The acting Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa participates in Christmas celebrations, Manger Square, Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2018. (Reuters) Pope Francis’ […]
MBS said he would be killed by his ‘own people’ if Riyadh normalised ties with Israel: Report
Billionaire Haim Saban claims crown prince made remarks after UAE and Bahrain’s deals with Israel, Haaretz reports Mohammed bin Salman is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia US President […]
Sudan and Israel agree US-brokered deal on normalising relations
Donald Trump seeks to score points from deal; Palestinians call it ‘a new stab in the back’ Donald Trump on phone Donald Trump on a phone call with the leaders […]
Palestinian lawyers file lawsuit against Britain for 1917 Balfour Declaration
Source: Times of Israel Activists file charges in West Bank court, say British support for Jewish national home at root of Palestinian suffering; claim they’ll take matter to London, demand […]
Palestinians accuse Gulf visitors of ‘desecrating’ Al-Aqsa Mosque
Visitors of the Al-Aqsa Mosque were accused of promoting normalization with Israel and “desecrating” the holy site. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH OCTOBER 17, 2020 The Dome of the Rock mosque is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Israel stops granting visas to UN human rights workers
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s OHCHR writes regular reports highlighting alleged Israeli rights abuses in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem […]
Lebanon, Israel start talks on disputed maritime border — UN source
REUTERS October 14, 2020 NAQOURA, Lebanon: Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks on their disputed maritime border, a United Nations source said. The talks, […]
A Saudi Prince Declares Independence From Old Obligations
Zev Chafets , Bloomberg• October 9, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) — This week, in a three-part series on government-controlled Al Arabiya television, Saudi Arabia served the Palestinian leadership with a writ […]
How the Israeli-Serbian agreement looks through the lens of the Balkan wars
After signing Trump’s ‘normalisation’ deal, there will certainly be much for the future Serbian and Kosovo ambassadors to Jerusalem to discuss, writes Robert Fisk 18 hours ago Donald Trump (centre) participates […]
Palestinians winning the legitimacy war
RAMZY BAROUD October 06, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5yzan U.N Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestine Richard Falk at U.N. European headquarters, Geneva, March 21, 2014. (Reuters) One of the […]
Looking back to the 2006 Israel – Lebanon war: IDF Commander: We Fired More Than a Million Cluster Bombs in Lebanon
Phosphorous and cluster bombs heavily used; unexploded munitions litter wide area of Lebanon. Meron Rappaport Published on 11.09.2006 “What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in […]
The Hashimites and the Great Arab Revolt: The Promise and Betrayal of Arabia
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Dr Bilal Tahir ISLAMIC HISTORY 1st October 2020 Dr Bilal Ahmed Tahir, Sheffield, UK Introduction The Ottoman Empire ruled much of the Arab World for […]