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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/AP.

Abbas: ‘martyrs’ are ‘the most sacred thing we have’

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The Palestinians cannot be removed from their homeland, and every building built by the Zionist occupation will be destroyed, said Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in a video uploaded to his Facebook page earlier...
File photo: Israeli soldiers seen near IDF tanks stationed near the Israeli border with Gaza on May 6, 2019. Credit: Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

Will Israel launch a military ground operation in Gaza?

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under attack for his perceived inaction on the Gaza front with some saying that he is more concerned with election polling calculations. Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza...
The British oil tanker "British Heritage." Source: Screenshot, vesselfinder.com.

Bahrain becomes first Gulf state to join US, UK coalition against Iran

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Bahrain announced on Monday that it would join the U.S.-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf after Iranian aggressive and violent behavior in the area. Bahrain King Hamad met with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)...
Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Palestinian groups behind Omar-Tlaib canceled trip express anti-Semitism, links to terrorism

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The Palestinian groups that were part of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) canceled trip to Israel and the West Bank have a public record of openly expressing anti-Semitism, supporting the...
The Monastery, Petra, Jordan, Sept. 30, 2011. Photo: Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons.

Jordan stops production of fictional film for referencing Jewish ties to its land

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The Jordanian government has suspended the production of a film set in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra because it references historical Jewish ties to the land. The film, called “Jaber,” is fictional and based...
A view of the Temple Mount. Credit: Judy Lash Balint.

Jordan outraged after Israeli minister calls for new Temple Mount status quo

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A spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that a change of the status quo on the Temple Mount would have serious consequences. The statement came in response to Israeli Public Security...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/AP.

Abbas ‘aggressive’ in talks with Democrats, rejected overtures to working with US on peace...

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas avoided answering whether or not he believes that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state and seemed “aggressive” in talks with U.S. lawmakers regarding the Trump...
Palestinian members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, at a rally in Gaza City celebrating the 31st anniversary of Hamas on Dec. 16, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad praise ‘heroic fighters’ who murdered Israeli student

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Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad both praised the stabbing death of an Israeli yeshivah student on Thursday. In a statement, Hamas said that “our people’s heroic fighters who carried out the heroic operation that killed...
“HMS Montrose,” a Royal Navy Frigate, performs a tight turn during the Marstrike 05 series of exercises on March 22, 2005. Credit: Mick Storey via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to participate in US ‘Operation Sentinel’ in Strait of Hormuz

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Israel is assisting the U.S.-led naval mission to bolster security for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday. According to a report by Israel’s Ynet news site, Katz...
The Tomb of Aaron, a 14th-century shrine built on top of the supposed grave of the biblical High Priest Aaron, on Mount Harun in Petra, Jordan, Sept. 27, 2008. Credit: Joneikifi via Wikimedia Commons.

Jordanian Waqf closes Aaron’s Tomb following ‘illegal’ Jewish prayer

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Lacking explicit government permission, the Jordanian Waqf closed Aaron’s Tomb to all visitors on Thursday, after it claimed a group of Israeli tourists prayed at the site in violation of Jordanian law. According to the...