The pullout of the White Helmets from Syria, carried out by Israel on the US’ and Canada’s request, reveals “true colors and hypocrisy” of the controversial group, showing who actually controls it, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. The rescue operation, which emerged Sunday, “speaks for itself” and clearly shows who exactly the group serves, the ministry […]
Germany to Offer Asylum to Selected Syrian White Helmets…
Hamas Calls on Palestinian Authority to Lift Sanctions or Disband…
Hamas on Tuesday called on the Palestinian Authority government to either lift its sanctions imposed on the Gaza Strip or resign. The terrorist organization also accused the PA government of continuing with its “policy of misinformation, instigating tensions, and deliberate neglect” toward the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip. The PA government is ignoring the […]
‘A Severe Blow’: Reactions to the U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO…
The United States will be leaving the United Nations’ cultural agency at the end of 2018, the US State Department told UNESCO on Thursday. A few hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country is also preparing its withdrawal from UNESCO. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, whose successor will be named on Friday, […]
Fatah and Hamas Agree to Form Palestinian Unity Government…
After years of deadlock, which saw the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which controls Gaza, fail to reach any accord, the two parties have today, signed a unity agreement in Cairo. This is the first time Palestine will be governed by a unitary political force since Hamas took over Gaza in […]
Palestinian Cabinet Convenes in Gaza in Move to Reconcile with Hamas…
Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday chaired the first meeting of the Palestinian cabinet in Gaza for three years in a move towards reconciliation between the mainstream Fatah party and Islamist group Hamas. Hamas seized the Gaza Strip in 2007 in fighting with Fatah forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas and has ruled the impoverished […]