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Jordan has submitted the draft resolution setting a timeframe for Israel’s withdrawal on occupied lands but hinted that it will seek for further consultation rather than a quick vote. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the United Nations Security Council Read more
The Palestinians will submit to the UN Security Council a new resolution seeking international recognition of statehood. The Palestinians intend to go ahead with their bid despite a warning that the US would block the move. The draft resolution would Read more
Ahead of the submission of a Palestinian-drafted resolution to the 15-member Security Council calling for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land to end by November 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S Secretary of State John Kerry in Read more
The 27th anniversary celebration of Hamas didn’t go unnoticed as around 2,000 armed militants marched through the streets of Gaza. The celebrations featured the presentation of weapons including a drone as well as the renewal of its determination to end Read more
The death of Palestinian Minister, Ziad Abu Ein, at a protest march has generated international outrage. Around 300 Palestinians were trying to plant olive trees in the village of Turmusayyain, in the West Bank; an area Israel also intends to Read more
France, Germany and Britain are drafting a UN Security Council resolution that seems to be softer than the one being drafted by the Palestinians and backed by the Arab League. The two resolutions differ on certain aspects. The Palestinian resolution Read more
Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon has announced that they will not cooperate with the UN inquiry team on the 50-day war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The announcement also coincided with the approval of 200 new homes in Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tweeted a 9 point plan solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It ranges from a peaceful solution of the conflict to the arming of the Palestinians. The plan referred to the Israeli government as a “fake Read more
Israel has decided to launch a campaign at the United Nations for the recognition of Hamas as a terrorist group by the world body. It is claiming that it has evidences to showcase the “international crimes” of Hamas. Israel is Read more
The speaker of the Israeli parliament has criticized the international donor conference for Gaza for sidelining Israel and warned that the millions being pumped into the Gaza Strip for reconstruction and rehabilitation will continue to be used by Hamas for Read more