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Sat, 22 May 2021 11:15:43 +03:00
Israeli movie theaters to reopen on Thursday after 14 months
The Health Ministry will soon release a new plan for the reopening of cinema chains, which will allow children unvaccinated for COVID-19 to attend as well

Sat, 22 May 2021 09:46:26 +03:00
Israelis tell him to go to Gaza, Palestinians call him a collaborator: The life of a stateless Jerusalem reporter
Born in East Jerusalem, he’s stateless and didn’t know a word of Hebrew until five years ago. But then Suleiman Maswadeh, who spoke to Haaretz before the flare-up in Gaza, decided he wanted to succeed. Today he’s the Israeli public broadcasterâ...

Sat, 22 May 2021 01:35:28 +03:00
Biden says Democrats still support Israel, Jerusalem violence must end
President says the two-state solution is 'the only answer' amid unprecedented public criticism of Israel by party's progressive wing

Sat, 22 May 2021 01:07:39 +03:00
U.S. Jewish groups urge Biden to confront antisemitism emerging from Israeli-Palestinian flare-up
Anti-Defamation League says 'a dangerous and drastic surge' in antisemitism has been seen after fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas

Fri, 21 May 2021 23:02:52 +03:00
Gantz and Bennett are down, so who’s left to replace Netanyahu?

Fri, 21 May 2021 22:57:49 +03:00
Death toll in Gaza continues to rise as bodies pulled from rubble
On Friday morning, the bodies of an infant and nine Hamas militants were retrieved from beneath the rubble. Officials say search will take weeks to complete

Fri, 21 May 2021 21:52:53 +03:00
Just as Hezbollah is Iran's strategic asset in Lebanon, Israel has Hamas in Gaza
The Hamas regime plays a key role in Israel’s separation of the West Bank from Gaza. When the organization launches rockets, Israel sees it as a partner that violated an agreement, not a target for destruction

Fri, 21 May 2021 20:17:55 +03:00
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to visit Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Blinken will meet with Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, as well as his Palestinian counterpart, in a bid to 'build better futures for Israelis and Palestinians'

Fri, 21 May 2021 19:21:43 +03:00
Senior Israeli army officials raise doubts over effectiveness of Gaza operation
IDF officials maintain that the operation was a successful deterrent, but that the damage to Hamas' rocket infrastructure was more limited than planned amid the most intense rocket barrages that Israel has ever faced

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:31:12 +03:00
Netanyahu says Israel has 'changed the equation' with Hamas
'The Gaza operation achieved its goals of inflicting a severe blow to Hamas,' Netanyahu said, adding that 'not all is yet known to the public,' but other officials at security cabinet meeting censured the operation

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:50:53 +03:00
Another round of Israel-Gaza fighting is over and nothing will change soon
Any chance for change depends on further activism by the Arab Israelis – and maybe even a fifth election, with the vote for Netanyahu’s Likud taking its latest hit

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:17:32 +03:00
Israeli police enter Jerusalem's Temple Mount to confiscate Palestinian flags
Just hours after cease-fire with Gaza, police entered the Al-Aqsa compound in light of the post-prayer protests

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:13:27 +03:00
Bomb blast kills seven people at pro-Palestinian rally in southwest Pakistan
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, targeted the vehicle of the leader of the hardline religious party that had organized the event

Fri, 21 May 2021 13:09:57 +03:00
Palestinians claim victory as Gaza cease-fire faces early test
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are attending Friday's prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, a flashpoint holy site revered by Jews and Muslims

Fri, 21 May 2021 13:07:31 +03:00
Despite Lebanon rocket fire, Israel believes Hezbollah isn't seeking escalation
The Israeli military minimized its response to rockets launched at Haifa suburbs – an achievement for Hamas – though the rockets could not have been fired without Hezbollah’s approval

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:43:41 +03:00
Lapid, Sa'ar slam Netanyahu over Gaza operation outcomes
Lapid says Netanyhau acted 'without policies, responsibility or strategy,' while Sa'ar claims ending the fighting with Hamas 'deals a blow to Israel’s deterrence'

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:34:35 +03:00
Pakistani FM says Israel 'controls the media,' has 'deep pockets' during CNN interview
In an interview with anchor Bianna Golodryga, who is Jewish, Shah Mahmood Qureshi first said that Israel is losing the 'the media war' in its battle against Hamas, 'despite their connections'

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:05:36 +03:00
Behind the Gaza cease-fire: Netanyahu surrendered to Biden, and dumped the blame on the army
The IDF’s success in the Gaza operation appears to have been limited, but they are not the reason a cease-fire was called

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:40:59 +03:00
Jews arrested on suspicion of stabbing Israeli Arab in Jerusalem last week
As violence erupted in mixed Jewish-Arab cities last week, a 25-year-old Israeli Arab man was reportedly stabbed in Mahaneh Yehuda â–  A gag order has been placed on the identities of the suspects

Fri, 21 May 2021 10:28:01 +03:00
Lebanon's president says PM-designate incapable of forming cabinet
The existing government has been acting in a caretaker capacity since resigning after a huge explosion in a portside warehouse tore through Beirut in August

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:49:13 +03:00
One person burned in N.Y.C. amid clashes with anti-Zionist protesters
There has been an increase in antisemitism in the United States both online and on the ground during the recent Gaza conflict, according to the Anti-Defamation League

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:50:56 +03:00
India’s intifada: Why Modi is arresting pro-Palestinian protesters in Kashmir
As the Israel-Gaza conflict rages, India’s UN ambassador backs the ‘just Palestinian cause.’ In Indian-controlled Kashmir, police arrest pro-Palestinian protestors. This is how history, Hindutva and right-wing Zionism fuel that dissonance

Fri, 21 May 2021 06:09:21 +03:00
Netanyahu should have thanked Biden for paying the check, but he couldn't help himself
Netanyahu's Gaza campaign was off to the perfect start with the threat of a new government out of the way â–  Israel's top cop proves telling the truth isn't worth it â–  Bennett Sa'ar and Gantz: Balfour's spin-off series continues â–  Mansour Abbas ...

Fri, 21 May 2021 06:02:47 +03:00
The army achieved its goal of the Gaza war. It doesn't look like a resounding victory
Like in previous conflicts with Gaza, Israel hopes to achieve deterrence rather than a declared win â–  American pressure brought the cease-fire; their involvement may be echoed in a future conflict on Israel's northern front â–  Meanwhile, the ICC t...

Fri, 21 May 2021 03:26:32 +03:00
Democrats welcome Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire but warn it's not enough
Rep. Rashida Tlaib cautioned the ceasefire 'will not alone achieve freedom, justice, and equality for all who live under Israel's apartheid government'

Fri, 21 May 2021 01:46:34 +03:00
End U.S. 'aid' to Israel. For the sake of American Jews
The myth that Israel can’t survive without American military 'aid' animates the identities of U.S. Jews from left to right. It’s time to cut it out, for all of our sakes

Fri, 21 May 2021 01:27:42 +03:00
Biden commends Netanyahu for bringing Gaza violence to close
Biden reaffirmed the U.S. belief that Israel has the right to defend itself, adding that it will fully replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system

Fri, 21 May 2021 01:01:13 +03:00
'I met my wife in the Israeli army. Then she moved to Georgia, but I stayed behind'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An aspiring Israeli programmer whose entire family lives in Georgia, and an Israeli real estate agent whose parents are both blind

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:34:53 +03:00
When Israel censored poets for being 'tools of expression of Arab nationalism'
Some 50 years ago, Druze poet Samih al-Qasim was indicted for not complying with state censorship rules before publishing a book of poems. Not all members of the Hebrew Writers Association agreed to act on his behalf. Finally, with Prime Minister Gol...

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:03:39 +03:00
Lebanese attack Syrian voters in sign of growing resentment of perceived absentee vote for Assad
The violence came a day after the head of the Christian right-wing Lebanese Forces group called for for those who vote for Assad in next week's election to go back home since they are clearly not fearful of his government

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:53 +03:00
Pro-Israel, not pro-Netanyahu

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:58:37 +03:00
There is only one war: the extremists vs. the moderates

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:57:14 +03:00
Remember the hilltop settler youth? Look where they are now

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:57:05 +03:00
The real 'captives' in Israel

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:49:02 +03:00
Israeli court rules 2004 killing of Gaza girl violated international law, but denies compensation
Court ruled that Israeli soldiers' actions in killing 14-year-old Iman al-Hams violated regulations, but said the state was not liable due to the 'wartime action' principle

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:18:16 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:15:27 +03:00
Israel agrees to mutual cease-fire with Hamas 'without any conditions'
International legitimacy for IDF strikes in Gaza was wearing thin, Israeli officials believe

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:05:36 +03:00
Thousands attend funeral of Arab teen allegedly killed by Israeli police
City of Umm al-Fahm accuses the police of Mohammed Kiwan's 'murder and assassination,' declares general strike

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:04:57 +03:00
As pogroms targeted Aleppo's Jews, my family made a dangerous choice: To flee
When the Jewish café opposite our home was torched after the UN vote on the partition of Palestine, we decided that we had to escape Syria before it was too late

Thu, 20 May 2021 22:28:37 +03:00
When Romania traded Jews for pigs
For decades the government in Romania allowed local Jews to emigrate in return for animals, cars and weapons. A new book by that country's ambassador to Israel reveals the secret documents behind the transactions that netted Bucharest hundreds of mil...

Thu, 20 May 2021 22:27:12 +03:00
Former Swedish PM compares Israel Police to Nazis over Temple Mount clashes
Confronted by a veteran Swedish journalist, the former prime minister Carl Bildt apologized by correcting his original analogy, saying 'it would probably have been better' to draw parallels between the police and ISIS

Thu, 20 May 2021 22:16:32 +03:00
Sheikh Jarrah residents petition Israel's top court in bid to remove barricades
Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood complain that restrictions on entering the neighborhood, which has been a flash point of tensions between Jews and Arabs, only apply to Arabs

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:45:52 +03:00
A Jew and an Arab confront Israeli prejudice in ‘I’m Not Racist’ reimagining
Rapper Sameh 'Saz' Zakout and Uriya Rosenman tackle racism in Israel in video produced as part of project promoting dialogue between Arabs and Jews

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:22:52 +03:00
The bombs Israel has been dropping on Gaza will cost it dearly
Now that it has inflicted such a powerful blow upon Hamas, Israel won’t be able to evade helping the Gaza economy to recover by building a new power plant, letting more Gazans to work in Israel and even building a port

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:17:28 +03:00
Israeli officials cracking down on 'racist' social media posts by Arab civil servants
Commission summons six Arabs and a Jew to pre-dismissal hearings 'in light of the current security situation,' while right-wing activists pressure businesses employing Arabs

Thu, 20 May 2021 20:54:04 +03:00
Soccer player for New Zealand team celebrates goal with Israeli flag 'for peace'
Tomer Hemed's team asked fans to 'refrain from bringing national flags... out of respect for all nationalities currently caught up in the conflict.' The Israeli player was also shown a yellow card for covering his head with a kippa

Thu, 20 May 2021 20:39:50 +03:00
'You’re afraid of forgetting who you are': The American prisoners who spend years in solitary confinement
They are held alone in a cell the size of an elevator, sometimes with no window. They’re denied contact with other people. Thousands of American prison inmates are held for years in solitary confinement, cut off from the world. A few of them tell H...

Thu, 20 May 2021 20:23:54 +03:00
Israeli TV reporter fired for wishing Arabs dead during live segment
The right-leaning, pro-Netanyahu Channel 20 reporter stated that 'regretfully,' a rocket that hit an Arab town in northern Israel 'did not result in mass deaths'

Thu, 20 May 2021 20:02:21 +03:00
UN secretary-general 'deeply shocked' by Israeli bombardment in Gaza
Antonio Guterres calls Gaza 'hell on earth' for children, says civilian infrastructure severely damaged and thousands left homeless in the Palestinian enclave

Thu, 20 May 2021 19:09:02 +03:00
Facing attacks and incitement, Arab students flee Israeli campuses
Following last week’s civil Arab-Jewish clashes and the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip, Arab students report feeling threatened in dorms, at protests and on the street

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:57:20 +03:00
LISTEN: Israel’s goalless war on Gaza and what John Oliver got right

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:33:14 +03:00
Gaza’s destruction: An unbearable humanitarian and financial toll
Hamas figures estimate that damage to the Gaza Strip has already cost more than a quarter of a billion dollars, while damage to power and water infrastructure has obstructed access to water for around 800,000 people

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:24:00 +03:00
As Israel and Hamas fight in Gaza, antisemitism explodes online in Sweden
The escalation between Israel and Islamist groups has once more led to antisemitic attacks against Jews in Sweden. This time, though, the front line is increasingly on social media sites

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:19:35 +03:00
U.K. Jews warn of ‘nonstop’ antisemitic incidents during Gaza fighting
With pro-Palestinian protests taking place across Britain, members of the Jewish community are increasingly worried by the ‘demonization’ of Israel and any Jews unwilling to disavow the Jewish state

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:14:55 +03:00
Calling out ‘Pallywood,’ Netanyahu's son spreads fake video online
With social media giants making an effort to quell the spread of incitement, Yair Netanyahu posts 2013 video from Egypt, claiming it's from Gaza

Thu, 20 May 2021 18:00:34 +03:00
After widespread civil unrest in Israeli cities, over 90 percent of those indicted are Arabs
Most of the 170 people charged to date, mainly over attacks in mixed Jewish-Arab communities, are accused of being motivated by racism â–  In one case in Jaffa, an indictment for attacking a Jew doesn't mention racist motives

Thu, 20 May 2021 17:39:04 +03:00
To be a grandmother, a mother and a woman in the bombarded Gaza Strip
A personal message from Gaza, where the airstrikes never end, the worries never end, and the questions from a very inquisitive 3-year-old never end. (This was previously published on the writer’s Facebook page)

Thu, 20 May 2021 17:37:49 +03:00
U.S. lawmakers condemn Erdogan’s ‘antisemitic’ remarks on Israel’s Gaza operation in bipartisan rebuke
Chairs of House's antisemitism task force say Turkish president's comments accusing Israelis of 'sucking blood' are a blood liberal against the Jewish people

Thu, 20 May 2021 17:33:47 +03:00
The new front in the New York City mayor's race: Israel-Palestine
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang draws fire from fellow Democrats for tweeting that he is 'standing with the people of Israel' amid Gaza rocket fire, as other candidates cope with a changing political landscape in the city

Thu, 20 May 2021 17:31:51 +03:00
Netanyahu says Iran sent armed drone into Israel in meetings with European diplomats
Speaking with German FM, Netanyahu says Iran bears responsibility for recent attacks on Israel

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:26:11 +03:00
Israel is losing on a new front: The gaming world
The current round of fighting ignited a virtual powder keg, with developers and gamers slamming Israel fiercely. Even the veteran gaming site IGN was caught up in the fray

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:05:44 +03:00
Facebook sets up Hebrew, Arabic center to fight incitement during Gaza flare-up
Special operation center is an attempt to fight hate speech, threats of violence, incitement, graphic violence in Hebrew and Arabic, social media giant says

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:00:34 +03:00
Bernie Sanders moves to block U.S. arms sale to Israel
U.S. Senate has to vote on the proposal to thwart a pending $735 million arms sale of precision-guided missiles to Israel, which is unlikely to succeed

Thu, 20 May 2021 15:52:45 +03:00
Detention of Islamic Movement leader in Israel extended on suspicion of incitement
An Israeli court orders that Sheikh Kamal al-Khatib be held another four days on suspicion of incitement and belonging to a terror organization

Thu, 20 May 2021 15:04:48 +03:00
'Gaza is totally closed off. There's no choice but to fire missiles at Israel'
'Let us live or let us leave': a Gaza journalist explains what's happening in the Strip right now, and how residents feel about Hamas

Thu, 20 May 2021 15:03:16 +03:00
Jaffa's new normal: Checkpoints, stun grenades and police brutality
The toll of the Gaza war and riots in mixed cities on Israeli Arabs: There is no official police curfew in Jaffa, but for Arab residents it’s the de facto routine. Testimonies provide a glimpse of life in the Jewish-Arab part of Tel Aviv as its res...

Thu, 20 May 2021 14:49:02 +03:00
Report: Cease-fire talks may lead to return of Israeli captives, bodies of IDF soldiers held by Hamas
The bodies of Israeli soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, and civilans Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu are being held by Hamas as bargaining chips

Thu, 20 May 2021 14:21:25 +03:00
Why the IDF told Israelis near Gaza to turn off their webcams
Before sunset Friday, Israelis living near the Gaza border were asked to disconnect their webcams. The IDF didn’t want Hamas to see what happens next

Thu, 20 May 2021 14:12:49 +03:00
Lod counts its losses: Torched synagogues and coexistence in this Jewish-Arab city
The images of people rescuing Torah scrolls have become a symbol of one of the most difficult weeks in the history of a mixed city that erupted in violence last week amid Israel's flare-up with Gaza

Thu, 20 May 2021 13:30:58 +03:00
Iran's Rohani says 'agreement in principle' has been achieved in nuke talks
'All parties to the talks have agreed to lift all major sanctions on oil, petrochemicals, shipping, insurance, the central bank and so on,' Iran's president was quoted as saying

Thu, 20 May 2021 13:21:14 +03:00
Despite the rioting: Israeli Arabs want to live the Israeli dream
The anger in the Israeli Arab community is real but so is the rise of an educated, aspirational middle class. Jewish Israelis shouldn’t learn the wrong lessons of this week’s violence

Thu, 20 May 2021 13:17:32 +03:00
Death Retouched

Thu, 20 May 2021 12:13:09 +03:00
Jewish agency head, bereaved mother announce candidacy for Israel's presidency
Isaac Herzog and Miriam Peretz are vying for the the largely ceremonial role â–  The Knesset will elect Israel's next president in a secret ballot on June 2

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:28:15 +03:00
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attack Jews in LA in two separate incidents
A group of men waving Palestinian flags attacked diners at a sushi restaurant and an Orthodox Jewish man was chased by a caravan of Palestine supporters

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:14:26 +03:00
Netanyahu and Hamas are working together to destroy my Israel
The only thing the prime minister was ever any good at was taking Israel apart from the inside, and I have five words I need to say to him and his partners in crime, Hamas

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:28:11 +03:00
Hamas chief: We will continue fighting until Al-Aqsa mosque is liberated
Netanyahu says Israel has changed the equation with Hamas â–  Israel lifts all emergency restrictions after Gaza cease-fire â–  PM's office says truce will be 'unconditional' â–  At least 248 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 12 in Israel

Thu, 20 May 2021 06:20:21 +03:00
Why Netanyahu is in no rush to listen to Biden on Gaza
Flanked from both sides and searching for a victory narrative, Netanyahu is unlikely to heed to demands for a ceasefire. In the meantime, he is continuing to play games with the media

Thu, 20 May 2021 02:27:41 +03:00
An Arab police chief in Israel, now

Thu, 20 May 2021 01:23:34 +03:00
A pampered Israel carries out violence because it can

Thu, 20 May 2021 00:09:23 +03:00
To protect its citizens, Israel must say no to arming civilians

Thu, 20 May 2021 00:01:48 +03:00
Israel preparing to scale back Gaza operations amid cease-fire efforts
After Biden tells Netanyahu he expects to see a de-escalation, Netanyahu says he's 'determined to continue.' But some Israeli officials say Netanyahu's remarks do not contradict moving toward a cease-fire

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:48:12 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:46:23 +03:00
General strike highlights Israel's dependency on Palestinian workers
The Israel Builders Association said the strike over the situation in Gaza, Jerusalem and in mixed cities across Israel paralyzed building sites, causing estimated losses of nearly $40 million

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:26:48 +03:00
Attacks on Israeli journalists on the rise after years of right-wing 'delegitimization'
Some high-profile Israeli correspondents were provided security details in response to violent threats

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:21:35 +03:00
Israel has abandoned all its citizens, not just its Arab ones
Much of the bitterness and violence that erupted in ‘mixed’ Arab-Jewish cities last week was about resentment over privilege. But it was also about poverty and inequality, and augurs ill for any potential one-state solution

Wed, 19 May 2021 22:53:30 +03:00
Gaza fighting: Kuwaiti protesters burn Israeli flag, reject normalization deals
Protesters, who were only granted access to a main square on foot to limit numbers, chanted 'Death to Israel'

Wed, 19 May 2021 22:08:39 +03:00
Israeli comedian slams John Oliver over 'unfair, unjust and simplistic' Gaza monologue
Oliver said Israeli airstrikes on civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip 'sure seem like a war crime' and blasted Israel for using disproportionate force

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:42:21 +03:00
Three congressional Democrats introduce resolution calling for halt to arms sale to Israel
Such an attempt to stop the planned sale of precision-guided missiles will be the first ever by sitting members of Congress to block an arms sale to Israel

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:21:46 +03:00
Israeli airstrike cripples Gaza’s only COVID center
Vaccination of 3,000 people a day grinds down; 17 hospitals, clinics reportedly damaged by Israeli strikes

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:11:04 +03:00
Gaza fighting: Hamas’ successes belie Israel’s victory speeches of the past
After previous rounds over the past three years, the defense and political chiefs said Hamas and Islamic Jihad had been set back years. But now came the surprisingly strong rocket barrages on Tel Aviv

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:04:39 +03:00
Turkish Jews defend Erdogan from antisemitism allegation by U.S. State Department
In a speech Monday, Erdogan used 'Jews' and 'Israelis' interchangeably, said Biden has 'bloody hands,' and claimed 'a Jewish prime minister' had told him on a state visit that he enjoyed killings Palestinians

Wed, 19 May 2021 20:42:02 +03:00
Support for the Palestinians is growing in Washington, and it's not just about Gaza
Leading Palestinian thinkers and activists say support for their cause in D.C. didn’t begin with the latest flare-up in Gaza, and after the war it is only set to expand

Wed, 19 May 2021 20:22:26 +03:00
Palestinian woman shot dead after opening fire at Jewish settlement, Israeli army says
The Israeli military said the woman had opened fire at soldiers and civilians at the entrance of the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron â–  No Israeli casualties were reported

Wed, 19 May 2021 19:37:08 +03:00
Israel's second largest Arab city declares general strike after police shoot dead teen
The family blamed the police for the death of 17-year-old Mohammed Kiwan, while authorities are looking into the possibility that the case is related to another incident that night in which a cop was hit by a car

Wed, 19 May 2021 19:30:37 +03:00
Lebanon foreign minister quits after angering Gulf allies
Charbel Wehbe suggested on Monday that Gulf states had supported the rise of Islamic State, among other disparaging comments

Wed, 19 May 2021 19:16:41 +03:00
Dems step up pressure on Biden 'to prevent any further loss of life' in Israel-Gaza fighting
A resolution by Sanders, Warren and Van Hollen states that 'every Palestinian life matters' and 'every Israeli life matters' â–  A letter by House Democrats warns against 'an unfolding human tragedy of unimaginable dimensions'

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:59:14 +03:00
EU top negotiator says confident deal will be reached in Iran nuclear talks
As negotiations continue on a new deal, European mediator Enrique Mora says 'there will be an agreement, yeah, sure'

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:55:40 +03:00
EU eases COVID travel restrictions, opens doors to vaccinated foreigners
Current restrictions let people from only seven countries, including Israel, enter the EU on holiday, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:08:15 +03:00
China preens in UN spotlight over Mideast as U.S. isolated
China's Foreign Minister has called out Washington for 'obstruction' after repeatedly opposing a statement by the 15-member UN Security Council on hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza

Wed, 19 May 2021 17:53:43 +03:00
Gaza flare-up: Biden tells Netanyahu he expects immediate 'significant de-escalation'
After the fourth call between the two leaders in a week, Netanyahu said he was 'determined to carry on with this operation'



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