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The Israeli government decided to suspend contacts with the European Union and its agencies on anything related to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in a retaliatory move to the EU’s decision concerning the labeling of products made in the occupied territories. Read more
Israel Defense Force (IDF) recommended the arming and strengthening of the forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA) among others to the Jewish State’s political authorities but the government is not expected to approve the recommendation. Some authorities believe that arming Read more
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an attack on Hamas on Wednesday striking two of its infrastructures after what seemed like a rocket attack on Shaar Hanegev council, southern Israel. Neither Hamas nor any other group made a statement about a Read more
New guidelines for labeling goods and products from occupied settlements by Israel have been published by the European Union, a decision unwelcomed by Tel Aviv which reacted by halting all diplomatic dialogue with the European body. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who held his first meeting with President Barack Obama in thirteen months dubbed it “a very good and constructive meeting” and “one of the best” with “no arguments or confrontation.” Israel’s security and the ongoing tensions Read more
President Sisi of Egypt met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to discuss the situation in Palestinian territories and Egypt’s actions along the border which has restricted crossing and smugglings to Gaza. After their meeting, a statement read by Sisi’s Read more
Qatari Foreign minister Khalid al-Attiyah retracted his previous statement that Qatar would send troops to Syria if necessary stressing that it “is out of the question to have our soldiers on the grounds.” The minister who had not ruled out Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met late Monday with EU’s Foreign Policy Chief in Brussels to discuss solutions to end the ongoing violence between Israeli soldiers and young Palestinians. Abbas echoed the frustration of young Palestinians who have lost hope in Read more
United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, adopted a resolution on Wednesday strongly condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem, mainly “Israeli aggression and illegal measures restricting freedom of worship and access to the holy Muslim site of the Al-Aqsa mosque.” The Israeli foreign Read more
As clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces continue, the secretary general of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi urged the U.N and the international community to act against “aggressive and racist Israeli practices towards the Palestinian people.” Prime Minister Netanyahu Read more