Regional time bomb ready to explode during Ramadan
OSAMA AL-SHARIF February 20, 2024 For the US and its Arab allies, the holy month of Ramadan, which begins in less than a month’s time, is a virtual cutoff date […]
US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire
Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000 people. Published On 20 Feb 2024 The United States […]
The Plain Truth – Israel Has No Friends, The Times of Israel
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26 EU states urge Gaza cease-fire, tell Israel to halt Rafah attacks
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL FEB 19, 2024 High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell arrives at the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels to attend a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting, Feb.19, 2024. (AA Photo) All countries of the European Union, except for Hungary, called for an […]
Nothing New. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Paperback – September 1, 2007
by Ilan Pappe (Author) 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,385 ratings See all formats and editions The book that is providing a storm of controversy, from ‘Israel’s bravest historian’ (John Pilger) Renowned Israeli […]
Israel has no veto power over Palestinian statehood, PA tells ICJ
The ICJ is expected to hear half-hour statements from 49 countries and three international organizations, in addition to the PA’s three-hour legal argument presented Monday. By TOVAH LAZAROFFFEBRUARY 19, 2024 08:36Updated: FEBRUARY 19, 2024 22:28 Palestinians have an inalienable right to statehood that must not be denied by Israel, Palestinian Authority Foreign […]
Israel. War-battered economy plunged almost 20%, marking sharpest contraction since pandemic
With the outbreak of the war, private consumption and investments dropped sharply, while government spending soared amid massive reservist callup and wide population displacements By SHARON WROBEL FOLLOW19 February 2024, Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terroriststake cover as a siren alert is sounded at the ‘Hostage Square’ outside the Art […]
‘Credible allegations’ of Palestinian women and girls being raped and executed by Israeli troops: UN experts
SPECIAL Palestinian women watch, from a balcony, the funeral of Nihil Ziad Breighith, 17, who died of wounds sustained during an Israeli raid, Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, West Bank, […]
Humanitarian needs and political realities in Gaza
Humanitarian needs and political realit ies in Gaza Feb 18,2024 – JORDAN TIMES . Amer Al Sabaileh The ongoing conflict in Gaza appears to be entering its final stages, particularly […]
Amnesty International states…
Lailla ليلى B. Israeli leaders have long disputed that the territories are formally occupied on the basis that they were captured from Jordan and Egypt during a war rather than from a sovereign Palestine.The United Nations however has since 1967 referred to the territories as occupied by Israel and demanded […]
Things that should but cannot be said
Feb 19,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Four months into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, it appears that discussions remain trapped in the same tiresome, delusional framing that […]
US says will veto Algerian resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at UN headquarters in New York. (AFP) EPHREM KOSSAIFY February 18, 2024 NEW YORK: The US has said it will veto an […]
Western governments must not ignore unprecedented warnings from their civil servants
YOSSI MEKELBERG February 17, 2024 To most people, the civil service is a faceless bureaucratic machine working to advise politicians and execute their policies, always operating behind the scenes, out […]
UN court to weigh consequences of Israel occupation
Previous 1 / 3 Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. (REUTERS) 2 / 3 This picture shows the damaged Gaza City […]
Palestinian state only pathway to Middle East security, stability: Saudi FM
Previous 0 seconds of 56 secondsVolume 0% Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday said the formation of a Palestinian state was “the only pathway” toward security and […]
US plans to send weapons to Israel even as Biden pushes for ceasefire, WSJ reports
US President Joe Biden meets with residents during his visit to Ohio (REUTERS) REUTERS February 17, 2024 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to […]
Israel grants gas exploration license in areas considered to be within Palestine’s maritime boundary
Israeli government grants licenses to six Israeli and international companies to explore for natural gas in areas recognized under international law as Palestinian maritime areas Murat Temizer |15.02.2024 – ANKARA Israel has given exploration licenses for natural gas in locations that are considered to be within Palestine’s maritime boundary […]
Live blog: Food insecurity in Gaza reached ‘extremely critical state’ — UN
Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 133rd day — has killed at least 28,775 Palestinians and wounded 68,552 others, as US President Joe Biden tells Israeli PM Benjamin […]
Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest
Israel-Gaza war https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fd7f89948fe75cea35e95305588848bc1a1673d9/782_254_8555_5136/master/8555.jpg?width=620&dpr=1&s=none Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city Ruth Michaelson Fri 16 Feb 2024 Egypt has […]
Leadership void in US fuels the carnage in Gaza
RAY HANANIA February 16, 2024 US President Joe Biden’s administration has been a failure across the board when it comes to foreign policy, and that failure has helped fuel the […]