Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel
Israel threatens expanding into Gaza following Land Day protests
17 Palestinians were killed, 1,400 wounded during Great Return March
Israel backtracks on plans to tax churches in Jerusalem
Israel has suspended a plan to tax church properties in Jerusalem following a backlash. In response, Christian leaders have reopened the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after closing it due to the controversial measures. The Israeli government said on Tuesday it would suspend a controversial tax and expropriation bill that Christian leaders in Jerusalem had …
Church of Holy Sepulchre closed in protest of Israeli economic policies
Israeli ministerial panel decides to postpone debate on controversial bill
Op-ed review: Trump’s Jerusalem policy, gas deal with Israel
Writers continue to debate political opposition in light of upcoming presidential election
Egypt ‘scored goal’ in becoming regional energy hub: Al-Sisi
Egyptian consumption of gas, diesel, gasoline at $1.3bn per month, says president
Eastern Mediterranean gas hub: source for regional harmony or dissension
The Eastern Mediterranean region has become a hotspot of international energy discussions in the last decade, following a series of large-scale gas discoveries off the coasts of Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel. To utilise such potential, with confirmed reserves of about 2,000bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas, plenty of export and regional cooperation scenarios are being …
Israel strikes back after Syria downs F-16
Israel has struck what it described as Iranian targets inside Syria in raids, in retaliation to the Friday downing of an Israeli F-16 jet. Israel’s raids came after it had intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering its airspace from Syria, which it labelled an “attack.” The incident marked the first occasion that …
Syria downs Israeli F-16 jet
Incident marks one of most serious incidents involving Israel, Iran, Syria during Syrian civil war
An oft-neglected Russian connection
One of the least-talked about questions is the coordination and cooperation between Israel and Russia in dealing with regional developments in the Middle East and how far this cooperation has gone in defending Israel’s security interests, particularly, against an expansionist Iran. With the Syrian government winning the war against terrorism and the armed groups which …
Catastrophe of the century
We are in a time of no rules and no politics. The whole world is like a cat that fell into a basket full of strings. The more it tries to get out of it, the more complicated it becomes. We have small and medium international interest groups in the Arab region, which increases the …
Contradicting reports continue on Pence’s visit to Israel
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Monday the visit is no longer on its schedule for January
UNESCO announces Israel’s withdrawal by end-2017
Israel has a rightful place inside the United Nations agency that is dedicated to education, culture, science, says Director General of UNESCO
Controversy over Jerusalem continues as Israel pushes other countries to move embassies
Controversy and protests have not ended 20 days after US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced plans to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the city. Demonstrations in different Palestinian cities have continued since, as local media reported violent violations by Israel’s occupying forces, especially in Jerusalem. …
Two Palestinians killed, 45 injured in clashes with Israeli forces following UN Jerusalem vote
Europe invited to mediate future peace talks following US Jerusalem declaration, Trump’s threats to cut aid
400+ UN resolutions on Arab-Israeli conflict
190+ UNSC resolutions, 43 US vetos
Op-ed review: Palestinian issue, alternatives to two-state solution
The repercussions of the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel continued to be the most discussed topic in Egyptian newspapers. Abdul Moneim Saeed wrote, in the stat-run daily Al-Ahram, in an op-ed titled “Revision of the Palestinian cause” that the two-state solution is over on the ground because “nobody is serious about …
Into the unknown
Arab foreign ministers met, in an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on Saturday, to discuss how to deal with the American decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that was announced by US President Donald Trump on 6 December. The American recognition of Jerusalem as …
Denunciation of Trump’s Jerusalem decision continues in Arab, Muslim worlds
Al-Sisi received Abbas in Cairo to assert solidarity
Lemon Tree: camera as tool to deconstruct borders in Arab-Israeli conflict
Lemon Tree brings the camera to the borders. The film takes place at the separation line, or the “Green Line”, that separates the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank from Israel. Unlike the checkpoints, the borders are not owned by any side. However, the ones who control the regulations on whom and what should …
Recognition of reality: Jerusalem capital of Palestine, Israel an occupying entity
Trump’s decision tonight will not change the reality of the city of Jerusalem, nor will it give any legitimacy to Israel: Abbas
Urgent Arab FM meeting regarding Trump’s Jerusalem declaration
UN Security Council rejects the unilateral move, US representative defends
In Cartoon: Trump discusses announcement of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Israel leads Middle East to regional, civil wars: ex-assistant foreign minister, Hussein Haridy
Haridy predicts a gloomy scenario for the Arab region that would end with the declaration of the Greater State of Israel.
Balfour centenary: Planted seed of the never Middle East conflict
The British Balfour Declaration is still debated nowadays. It enabled the Jewish community to settle in Palestine but failed to protect the rights of Palestinians
US withdraws from UNESCO over ‘anti-Israel bias’
The UNESCO has recently issued several resolutions in favour of the Palestinian state, causing the anger of Israel
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Arab League renews support of Palestinians against ‘Israeli violations’
The statement cited the latest controversial decisions of installing security cameras
Talks between Egypt and Israel on re-opening embassy in Cairo: Israeli media
Security arrangements are allegedly ongoing between Israel and Egypt to prepare for the re-opening of the Israeli embassy in Cairo and the return of its ambassador. Israeli media Haaretz reported on Monday that Israeli officials arrived in Cairo on Sunday, but The Jerusalem Post said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs abstained from commenting. Ambassador …
Gazans are the victims of their own and Israel’s leadership
The curtailing of electricity to Gaza conducted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah in connivance with Israeli authorities seriously hurts the people of that region. They have become the victims of the political fighting between the PA, ruled by Fatah, and the Palestinian leadership in Gaza, ruled by Hamas. The PA pays Israel for …
Muslim Council of Elders calls on international community to protect Al-Aqsa from Israeli violations
Council rejects “sectarian calls” for demonstrating during Hajj
Al-Sisi calls on Israel to respect Muslim’s feelings towards their holy places
Israel removes metal detector gates from Al-Aqsa compound