Gaza/Jerusalem: Israeli police entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, setting off a furious reaction from Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and cross-border strikes in Gaza. The incident, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of
United Nations: The international community must take firm and principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, amid mounting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the threat of even further annexation, an independent UN-appointed rights expert has said. “The wave of deadly
Tony Badran | Research Fellow Ahead of his victory in Israel’s election in November, Benjamin Netanyahu had been telegraphing loudly that his top priority is to pursue a peace accord with Saudi Arabia. As he put the finishing touches on his coalition to return as prime
Haifa: India’s Adani Group, most closely associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for $1.2 billion. According to the details, the Port of Haifa is the second largest port in Israel in terms of shipping containers and the biggest
Jerusalem: Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged that new Israeli rules for foreigners entering the West Bank risked turning the occupied territory into "another Gaza," cutting residents off from the outside world. The regulations, which have faced waves of condemnation from the European Union (EU) and the
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom's top diplomat has said, according to a tweet by the foreign ministry on Friday. The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the
Doha: Reports are making the rounds on social media claiming that Qatar has expelled India’s Defence Attaché for alleged involvement in espionage for Israel. It is pertinent to mention here that eight former Indian Navy officials were detained in Qatar last year on charges of espionage. The
Ramallah: The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provide an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel s occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court,
New York: The most significant events in Israel and Palestine this year include conflict, raids, and the murder of one of Palestine's most respected journalists.
Tel Aviv: A peace accord between Saudi Arabia and Israel would lead to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Jewish state’s prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Al Arabiya.