Palestine

A worshipper prays in the Church of the Nativity as it reopens after Palestinians ease the restrictions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mussa QawasmaBETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, reopened to…

White House adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly wants to shrink the 56-page Republican Party platform to a one-page “mission statement.” After Middle East peace and Covid-19, this should be a cinch. Kushner has been leading the charge to downsize the sprawling document over the past six months, Axios…

He hits out at Western governments and their Arab ‘puppets’ Iran’s supreme leader said it was an “Islamic duty” to fight for the “liberation of Palestine” in a landmark speech on Friday amid rising tensions with regional arch-enemy Israel.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at Western governments and their Arab “puppets”…

Officials from the U.S., Russia, EU and UN will hold a video-conference today to discuss the possibility of an international meeting to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Western diplomats tell me. Why it matters: The meeting comes amid escalating tensions, with Israel threatening to move forward with annexations in the…

Ayatollah Khamenei marked a subdued Quds Day, an annual event in support of Palestine, with a televised address. He also tacitly admitted for the first time that Iran funnels weapons to Palestine. In his annual speech on the subject of Palestine on Friday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called…

Iran’s supreme leader said it was an “Islamic duty” to fight for the “liberation of Palestine” in a landmark speech Friday amid rising tensions with regional arch-enemy Israel. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at Western nations and their Arab “puppets” for supporting the Jewish state, in his first ever address…

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader said it was an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech Friday amid rising tensions with regional arch-enemy Israel.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at Western governments and their Arab "puppets" for supporting the Jewish state, in his first…

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a “tumor” to be removed and hailed Tehran’s supply of arms to Palestinians, drawing swift condemnation from the United States, European Union and Israel. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a live televised speech marking the annual Al-Quds…

Some language discovered on Joe Biden’s website site has sparked significant backlash online from left-wing activists. On a section of his website, Biden declared his opposition to the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement, an effort to highlight businesses that work with Israel, which the movement says is committing criminal acts…

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh announced after a cabinet meeting that his government will move to implement the end of Palestinian cooperation with Israel and the United States and its withdrawal from all agreements it had signed with them. The steps were announced Tuesday by…