RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s election call has jeopardized his political future, forcing him to negotiate demands to compete with a friendly US administration, his militants From breaking …
Read More »The ICC has cleared the way for Israeli actions to investigate war crimes
JERUSALEM (AP) – The International Criminal Court on Friday said its jurisdiction extends to areas occupied by Israel in the mid-1967 war, potentially opening war crimes investigations by its chief prosecutor for …
Read More »Israel gives Palestinians some coronovirus vaccines
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office announced on Sunday that Israel had agreed to transfer 5,000 coronovirus vaccines to Palestinians. It was the first time that Israel has confirmed …
Read More »Israel closes its only major airport in a bid to spread coronovirus
Israel will close its only major airport for a week in an effort to combat the proliferation of coronovirus and stymy new variants. The washington post Reports Israel’s cabinet agreed on Sunday, …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine reduces coronovirus infection among entire population, Israeli data
Israeli research suggests that Pfizer-produced coronavirus vaccines not only protect people from infecting COVID-19, but also help immunity prevent people from spreading the disease to others. The question of whether the vaccine …
Read More »Leading human rights group calls Israel a ‘apartheid’ state
JERUSALEM (AP) – A major Israeli human rights group has begun to describe control of Israel and the Palestinian territories as a single “apartheid” regime, using an explosive term that the country’s …
Read More »In Bethlehem and elsewhere the coronovirus dampens the joy of Christmas
Bethlehem, West Bank (AP) – Bethlehem began on Thursday on Christmas Eve with a stream of joy march bands and the triumphant arrival of top Catholic clergy in the Holy Land, but …
Read More »Top US diplomats arrive in France on a tough tour of 7 countries
PARIS (AP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Paris on Saturday with the start of a tour of seven countries in Europe and the Middle East, a visit that …
Read More »Denying Biden victory, Pompeo moves to Europe, Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) – After President Donald Trump’s refusal to give up in last week’s election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to embark on a trip to Europe and the Middle …
Read More »Denying Biden victory, Pompeo moves to Europe, Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) – After refusing to accept President Donald Trump’s defeat in last week’s election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out on a trip to Europe and the Middle East on …
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