Tag: Palestinians
Bahrain conundrum: Will the Trump administration succeed in its first phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking?
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel’s return to the election drawing board, it sent political shockwaves throughout the country. It also proved shocking for the Trump administration since the government coalition failure...
Islamic Jihad leader: ‘Greater battle with Zionist enemy to come, we were hours away...
In an interview with Lebanese Mayadeen TV last week, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh said the terrorist group had demonstrated only a portion of its “power and determination” in its armed conflict with...
Rep. Tlaib: Palestinians enabled ‘safe haven’ for Jews after the Holocaust
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) claimed on a podcast published on Friday that the Palestinians enabled a “safe haven” for Jews after the Holocaust, thereby reiterating her support for a one-state solution.
“There’s always kind of...
Kushner: Mideast peace plan to seek ‘tough compromises’ from Israelis, Palestinians
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that the highly anticipated so-called “deal of the century” will “demand tough compromises from Israelis and Palestinians.”
“Normally they start with a process … what we’ve...
Sanders: Netanyahu’s governing coalition is ‘right-wing, dare I say racist’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, labeled the government under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “racist” on Monday.
The self-described Socialist, who lived on a kibbutz back in the...
Tel Aviv University students hold moment of silence for ‘martyrs’ in the Gaza Strip
In response to the recent escalation in the Gaza Strip, students at Tel Aviv University held a moment of silence on Tuesday for Palestinian “martyrs” there.
“This is a moment of silence in memory of...
IDF aircraft strikes groups of Gazans launching incendiary balloons towards border
Israeli military aircraft shot two groups of Palestinians who launched incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, announced the Israel Defense Forces.
This comes days after the IDF retaliated, hitting dozens of “terror sites” in...
Hamas arrests, beats seven journalists covering economic protests in Gaza
Seven Palestinian reporters were in Hamas’s custody on Sunday, reported The Times of Israel, citing a source with the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, as they were covering protests over Gaza’s increasingly severe economic hardships and high cost...
Palestinian leader calls for boycotting merged US embassy in Jerusalem
Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat called for boycotting the updated U.S. embassy in Israel, which officially absorbedthe U.S. Consulate General earlier this week.
Erekat said on Thursday that the international community should “not to engage in any...
Israelis and Palestinians unite to create economic viability
With so many new businesses sprouting up in Israeli and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria, isn’t it possible to create some form of collaboration between them to share resources and take advantage of...