The Israeli parliament passed the legalisation law on Monday night – a piece of legislation every bit as suspect as its title suggests. The law widens the powers of Israeli officials to seize the last fragments of Palestinian land in the West Bank that were supposed to be off-limits. Now, almost nowhere will be out […]
Netanyahu’s Hysterical Rhetoric on Iran Is Just Diversion from West Bank by Patrick Cockburn…
6 Reasons Why Iran Will Not End Their Missile Defense Program…
Iran to Continue Missile Program No Matter…
“The missiles tested by Iran are for defense purposes and the country will continue its missile activities forcefully,” Velayati told reporters on Thursday. He pointed to the recent statements by US officials against Iran, and said, “The history showed that the US officials could not resist against the wave of Islamic awakening and they were […]
Israel Greenlights 3,000 New Settler Homes Hours After ‘Legalization Bill’ Approved…
The Israeli government gave its approval for the construction of more than 3,000 new illegal settlement homes across the occupied West Bank, just hours after the widely condemned outpost “Legalization bill” — which would retroactively legalize dozens of illegal Israeli outposts — passed its final committee vote in Israel’s parliament on Tuesday…
Israel Demolishes Amona Settlement After High Court Ruled Area Was Private Palestinian Land…
After over a decade of delays and legal wrangling, the High Court ruled in December 2014 that Amona, which lies east of Ramallah, was built on private Palestinian land and must be demolished. On Tuesday residents were given eviction orders and told they must leave their homes within 48 hours. Nine homes in the adjacent […]
Trump Lets Saudis Off His ‘Muslim Ban’…
Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem Will Escalate the Arab-Israeli Conflict…
Israel is the only country in the world that does not have the ability to have its chosen capital recognized by her closest allies. It’s an exception that defies diplomatic history. Jerusalem is indeed the international capital of the Jewish People: it’s the historical capital, it’s the geographic capital, and it’s the spiritual capital…
Obama’s Pardon of Gen. James Cartwright Is a New Twist in the War on Leaks…
Late last year, Cartwright pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about disclosing classified information on the Stuxnet computer virus to reporters from the New York Times and Newsweek. The former general, a vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who was known as Obama’s “favorite general,” was due to be sentenced this month […]
Palestinian President Writes to Trump over U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem…
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has written to US President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, official Palestinian media said on Monday. The Palestinian news agency Wafa did not say when the letter was sent but said it aimed to explain the “risks” of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv […]
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